The Curchin Group Announces Local Charities to Benefit from Fifth Annual Miniature Golf Tournament

RED BANK, New Jersey (July 13, 2010) – The Curchin Group, LLC ("Curchin"), a mid-sized, full-service accounting firm based in Red Bank, New Jersey, announced today the two locally-based nonprofit organizations that will be receiving all proceeds from the Firm's 2010 annual indoor miniature golf tournament for charity, The Curchin Open: 180 Turning Lives Around and the Monmouth County Historical Association.  This fall will mark the fifth year of the fundraiser which will take place indoors at Curchin's Red Bank office on November 3, 2010 from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m.  Player fees are $20.00 per person, which includes one round of golf, food and beverages. Curchin is offering sponsorship opportunities to local businesses that would like to help the selected charities as well as raise their profile in the community.  For further information about sponsoring the Fifth Annual Curchin Open, please contact Peter Pfister at ppfister@curchin.com or at 732.747.0500, or visit the Curchin Web site at www.curchin.com. 

Located in Hazlet, New Jersey, 180 Turning Lives Around, Inc. is a private Monmouth County nonprofit organization dedicated to ending domestic and sexual violence. 180 Turning Lives Around provides programs and services in the areas of crisis intervention, compassionate support, court advocacy, community education and professional training. Said Connie DeSpirito Heath, Director of Development for 180 Turning Lives Around, "Public awareness is a key component of 180's mission to end domestic and sexual violence. We are so grateful to the Curchin Group for naming 180 as a recipient of the Fifth Annual Mini-Golf Tournament and we are really looking forward to this event." To find out more about this organization, visit www.180nj.org

Monmouth County Historical Association has served the community for over a century, preserving the region's rich history, sharing archival resources, offering award-winning museum exhibitions and providing educational programs for area school children.  Last year, nearly 5,000 students learned about history at Monmouth County's historic sites or in their classrooms through outreach programs.  According to Lee Ellen Griffith, Director of Monmouth County Historical Association, funding from the Open will be used to support and expand those educational programs. To find out more about this organization, visit www.monmouthhistory.org.

Celebrating over 50 years in Monmouth County, New Jersey, The Curchin Group, LLC is a certified public accounting firm that helps small to mid-sized businesses and individuals reach their financial goals through providing a broad range of Assurance; Tax; Financial Planning; Outsourced Accounting; Business Advisory; and Litigation & Valuation Services. The firm is dedicated to giving solid accounting and financial advice, sustaining long-term relationships with its clients and employees and giving back to the surrounding community.