Media Contact:
Peyton Taylor
904-940-4059
ptaylor@wghof.org
World Golf Village Community Fireworks
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Limited Number of Dinner and Movie Packages Available
Join one of the largest fireworks displays in Northeast Florida as the World Golf Village celebrates Independence Day Thursday, July 2, 2009. Guests are welcome to bring blankets or lawn chairs and find a spot around the Walk of Champions for the fireworks show, set to begin after dark.
A limited number of “dinner and a movie” packages to complement the fireworks show will be available for pre-purchase at www.wgv.com or by calling 904-940-4010. Attendees will have the opportunity to enjoy an All-American buffet dinner at Fairways Café beginning at 5:30 p.m. followed by a special showing of “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” at the World Golf Hall of Fame IMAX® Theater. The package also will include free putting on the Hall’s 18-hole putting course and two adult drink tickets. Prices are $35 for adults and $30 for children.
Other World Golf Village restaurants and shops will be open to the public prior to the fireworks show. Coolers will not be permitted in to the event and a parking fee will be required upon entry to World Golf Village. World Golf Village Community Fireworks event is presented by the World Golf Village Associates: Grande Villas at World Golf Village, Honours Golf, the Renaissance Resort at World Golf Village and the World Golf Hall of Fame.
For more event information, call 904-940-4123 or visit www.wgv.com.
World Golf Village in St. Augustine, Fla. is home to the World Golf Hall of Fame and encompasses the flagship Renaissance Resort at World Golf Village and adjoining St. Johns County Convention Center; Grande Villas at World Golf Village, a Bluegreen Vacation Club resort; Laterra Resort & PGA TOUR Spa; two championship golf courses, Slammer & Squire and King & Bear; and the PGA TOUR Golf Academy. Complementing these attractions is the PGA TOUR STOP retail center, several restaurants (including Murray Bros. Caddyshack), a 300-seat IMAX® theater and a variety of residential neighborhoods.
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As sole founding partner of World Golf Hall of Fame, The First Tee and World Golf Village, Shell Oil Company provides financial support and plays the lead role in charitable initiatives aimed at introducing golf to young people, and through the golf experience promotes scholastic achievement, community service and those values intrinsic to the game of golf: honesty, integrity and sportsmanship.
