May 14 Golf Tournament and Dinner Benefit Wonderland Developmental Center

Event to be held at The Golf Club at Newcastle

Businesses and individuals can tee up and dine with Wonderland Developmental Center for good cause at the Justin Van Hollebeke Memorial Golf Tournament, Dinner and Auction on Saturday, May 14, 2011, at The Golf Club at Newcastle.

Now in its 12th year, the tournament and dinner raise money for Wonderland, a Shoreline nonprofit that provides services for infants and toddlers with developmental disabilities and delays and their families.

     As an infant Justin Van Hollebeke suffered from severe brain damage and began receiving care from Wonderland when he was six months old. In the next two and a half years he received help with mobile, speech and responsiveness issues. The family also received emotional support and help with provider and financial resources.

     Under Wonderland’s care Justin progressed to a point where he could actually become an active participant in his family’s life. He transitioned successfully into a 3 to 5 year program. Justin epitomizes the depth of care Wonderland provides children with disabilities. The event named in his honor benefits children like Justin and changes the lives of families.

The event will include a variety of golf related activities in addition to eighteen holes of play at the nationally recognized Golf Club at Newcastle. Registered golfers will also receive a one-year membership to “boxgroove.com,” a company that provides off-hour golfing at premium courses across the country.

The Ballroom at Newcastle

Non-golfers can also enjoy a post tournament cocktail hour, auction and gourmet dinner, all with a breathtaking view of the Seattle area from the heights on which the links are located.

For 41 years Wonderland’s programs have offered infants and toddlers with developmental delays or disabilities and their families a bridge to a brighter future through an array of services designed to nurture child development and to strengthen family units. Early intervention includes speech, language and occupational therapies; special education, parent, caregiver coaching and education; family resource coordination; mental health services; mixed abilities playgroups; and transition programs and summer camps for children ages 3-5.

Wonderland children reflect a variety of diagnoses such as speech and language delays, autism, Fragile X, Down Syndrome, cerebral palsy, and Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. Wonderland provides these services through Edmonds, Northshore, Shoreline, and Seattle School Districts, King and Snohomish Counties, and the cities of Shoreline, Bothell, and Kenmore.

For more information on the event and sponsorships, contact Cassie Franklin 206-364-3777 x11.