Below is the official press release from last years event. It was held on October 5, 2005

Corona, CA – The Ricky James/Next Steps Foundation Golf Tournament, held at Trilogy Golf Course at Glen Ivy in Corona, Ca. last Wednesday had over 120 golfers and brought in over $70,000.00 in donations from participants.

“I was a little nervous when we first started putting together the event.” says tournament coordinator and event Founder Rick James. “I had never done anything like this and was feeling the pressure” says James. “But, when we started getting the confirmations I started feeling better and when the event closed and I saw our total, I was elated.”

All net proceeds from the event go to the Reeve-Irvine Research Center (www.reeve.uci.edu) at the University of California, Irvine through the Next Steps Foundation, California chapter. The research center is working on new and promising technologies to cure paralysis caused by spinal cord injury.

Sponsorship levels for the tournament range from $200.00 to Titanium Corporate sponsorship level of $5000.00. “We wanted to have a way for almost anyone to participate.” says James.

For more information call Rick James at (909) 376-3302 or via email at rjames@younghomes.com or visit the Ricky James website at www.rickyjames824.com