“I am honored and excited to be asked to serve the Rescue Mission. Mary Gay Abbott-Young runs a first class operation. And Bonnie Blair and the rest of the Board are truly dedicated to the cause. It is a responsibility I don’t take lightly,” Karla reflected.

Karla grew up in Mercer County and has seen the positive impact the Rescue Mission has had on individual residents and the community. She was introduced to their good work through her father, Ken Tillman, who served on the Rescue Mission Board prior to moving to Virginia in 2003.

The Rescue Mission of Trenton, New Jersey
is the agency in the City of Trenton that serves the truly needy men and women who have no place to turn for shelter, food, and clothing. The Mission provides a safe, clean, warm refuge for the homeless, the hungry, the transient, and the addicted.

The Mission provides services and counseling to encourage individuals to reach their greatest potential. The Mission creates an environment where one can live with dignity, build self-esteem, experience love, responsibility, and hope.

The belief in the intrinsic worth of each individual continues to motivate the Rescue Mission of Trenton to provide the highest quality care and to offer support, encouragement, and a sense of dignity to all who enter through its doors.

For Immediate Release
Contact: Mary Gay Abbott-Young, CEO, (609) 695-1436, ext. 101, mgay@rmtrenton.org

Trenton, New Jersey – The 6^TH Annual Adam Shanks Mission Miniature Masters Tournament will take place on February 26th (snow date March 5^th) at the Rescue Mission of Trenton.

The miniature golf tournament takes place indoors within the Rescue Mission facility.  Two 9- hole golf courses are designed and constructed by the Mission’s residents and run throughout the halls of the Mission’s various buildings. “It’s absolutely amazing what you make from an old pallet, wooden crate, a bed sheet, some aluminum studs, elevator rope, 4 hose clamps, 2 curtain rods, 4 barrel lids, 1 door knob, 2 shelf brackets, 4 spray can lids and miscellaneous plumbing washers if you are creative,” said Mary Gay Abbott-Young, the Mission’s CEO.

The event starts at 11:30 am.  A complete barbecue lunch is served in the main dining room beginning at 12:45 pm. At 1:30 pm, silent auction winners are announced and awards presented to Mercer County’s best putters.

The cost per golfer is only $50 or $175 for a foursome including lunch.  Hole Sponsorships are available at $125 per hole.  This year’s event is being co-sponsored by the Shanks Family, The Penguin Group, Hutchinson Industries, and Wilmington Trust. The Borden Perlman Agency is once again hosting the fantastic “summer time” barbecue lunch.

Proceeds from the event support the Rescue Mission’s work to remove barriers that prevent individuals from being self-sufficient and leading healthy lives.  “We are facing severe loss of revenue from government sources, which makes this fundraiser even more critical,” notes Bonnie Baker, President of the Rescue Mission’s Board of Directors.  “At the same we know others are tightening their belts, so we did not raise prices for this year’s tournament,” she added.

For further information on participating in 6^TH Annual Adam Shanks Mission Miniature Masters Tournament, call Irwin Stoolmacher at (609)-393-0855.  Spaces are limited so call early. http://www.rescuemissionoftrenton.org/2010GolfRegistrationForm.pdf

About the Rescue Mission of Trenton

The Rescue Mission of Trenton, New Jersey, is the agency in the City of Trenton that serves the truly needy men and women who have no place to turn for shelter, food, and clothing. The Mission provides a safe, clean, warm refuge for the homeless, the hungry, the transient, and the addicted. The Mission provides services and counseling to encourage individuals to reach their greatest potential. The Mission creates an environment where one can live with dignity, build self-esteem, experience love, responsibility, and hope.

For more information, please visit: www.RescueMissionofTrenton.org.

The Rescue Mission of Trenton is located at 98 Carroll Street (at the corner of Perry Street, just off Route 1), Trenton, NJ 08605

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Photo caption: Mary Gay Abbott-Young, Rescue Mission CEO beside a covered wagon built completely from re-cycled items by Mission residents for the “Old West” hole.