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Tony Casillas to Host Golf Classic; Benefit Tournament for Dallas Can! Academy Set for November 6, 2006.


DALLAS -- Tony Casillas Tony Steven Casillas (born October 26, 1963 in Tulsa, Oklahoma) was an American football defensive lineman in the NFL from 1986 through 1997. He was a defensive tackle who helped the Dallas Cowboys win consecutive championships in Super Bowl XXVII and XXVIII. , former defensive tackle for the NFL NFL
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 Dallas Cowboys
    The Dallas Cowboys are a team in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference (NFC) in the National Football League. They are based in the Dallas suburb of Irving, Texas.
    , will host the 2006 Dallas Can! Academy Golf Classic on Monday, November 6, 2006, at the Oak Cliff The introduction to this article may be too long. Please help improve the introduction by moving some material from it into the body of the article according to the suggestions at  Country Club, 1234 Red Bird Lane, in Dallas.

    Proceeds for the event will benefit the students at Dallas Can! Academies, a network of charter schools dedicated to helping academically and socially "at risk" Texas youth get a second chance at an education.

    "I am proud to host this tournament to benefit the kids at Dallas Can!" said Casillas, a two-time Super Bowl Champion. "These students are overcoming hardships and working very hard to succeed - and I want to honor their determination."

    The Dallas Can! Academy Golf Classic will kick-off at 9:30 a.m. with a putting contest with the opportunity for contenders to win $10,000 (shared equally by the player and the school). At 10:40 p.m., a Media Shootout Shootout

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     will be conducted.

    The 18-hole classic, featuring a four-person shotgun shotgun: see small arms.
    shotgun

    Smoothbore shoulder firearm designed to fire a number of pellets, or shot, that cover a large target area after they leave the muzzle. It is used mainly against small game such as birds.
     format, will start at 11 a.m. Golfers will have the opportunity to win prizes for the Longest Drive and Closest to the Pin on all Par 3 holes. The Sewell Family of Dealerships will support the tournament by providing forecaddies from the Caddie Club. A post-tournament Awards Reception will wrap up the festivities fes·tiv·i·ty  
    n. pl. fes·tiv·i·ties
    1. A joyous feast, holiday, or celebration; a festival.

    2. The pleasure, joy, and gaiety of a festival or celebration.

    3.
     that evening.

    Entry fees for four-person teams are $3,000 ($750 for individual players). The entry fee includes golf fees, cart, brunch and snacks on the course, a box lunch, awards reception, and special player amenities. Corporate sponsorship opportunities are also available.

    For information on participating in or sponsoring the 2006 Dallas Can! Academy Golf Classic, contact Cheryl Rios at 972-274-KIDS (5437) or via email crios@texanscan.org.

    For more information on the relationship-based education of the Dallas Can! Academies, or for enrollment information, visit www.dallascan.org.

    About Texans Can! Schools:

    Celebrating 21 years of serving academically at-risk youth, Texans Can! is a unique network of 10 public schools of choice throughout Texas. Using our three core values: discipline in private, reward in public; rules without relationships breed rebellion Rebellion
    Absalom

    conspires to overthrow father, David. [O.T.: II Samuel 15:10–18:33]

    Bastille Day

    celebration of day Paris mob stormed prison; first outbreak of French Revolution (1789). [Fr. Hist.
     and behavior is based on need, more than 7,000 students a year are getting a second chance at life. 76% of our graduates plan on going on to post-secondary education. Visit our website for more information at www.texanscan.org where you can donate a computer, a car, boat or plane!
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