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Hollywood gives back as celebrities embrace CCGI

Saturday, June 20, 2009

LOS ANGELES, USA - RISARC Consulting LLC and its charitable arm, the CCGI Foundation, are pleased to announce its celebrity participation for this year's Fifth Annual Caribbean Classic Golf Invitational (CCGI) in Montego Bay, Jamaica during the week of June 24 - 28.

Cedric The Entertainer

Each year CCGI events attract celebrities, sports figures and comedians alike. Talent participating in this year's invitational include Cedric 'The Entertainer', Mekhi Phifer, Dave Annable, Tim Daly, Bill Bellamy, Anthony Anderson, Flex Alexander, Carmine Giovinazzo, Jill-Michele Meleán, Johnny Sanchez, Alan Thicke, Salli Richardson, Brendan Fehr, Saleisha Stowers, Grant Show, Vanessa Marcil, Odette Yustman, Bruce Greenwood, Roger Cross, Chris Jacobs, Bruce McGill, Peter Weller, Richard Roundtree and others.

Among the events scheduled during the week are a celebrity-pro golf tournament, comedy night, Champions of Champions II Muay Thai fight night, fashion show and black tie gala.

Commenting on CCGI's festivities Cedric The Entertainer said, "I am very excited to once again partner with CCGI and take part in the wonderful work that the organisation is doing in the Jamaican and Caribbean community." Cedric will not only attend the week's action-packed festivities but will also host the invitational's comedy night showcase with performances by comedians Bill Bellamy, Jill-Michele Meleán, Johnny Sanchez and more. Additionally, celebrities taking part in the celebrity-pro golf tournament include Mekhi Phifer, Bruce Greenwood, Dave Annable, Grant Show, Alan Thicke, Brendan Fehr, David James Elliott, Bruce McGill, Peter Weller and Carmine Giovinazzo, and Jerry Rice.

Proceeds raised from the event will be used by CCGI Foundation to donate brand new computers to schools to establish technology learning centres in economically challenged countries in the Caribbean, starting with Jamaica. The foundation's mission is to develop a generation of future leaders by providing the primary schools with much-needed computers to help students acquire the skills they need to be globally competitive in our digital, technology driven era. The foundation's programme fosters computer literacy while empowering children to fulfil their dreams.

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