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(NEW YORK and BOSTON) Aug. 1, 2005 � Deutsche Bank and the Tiger Woods Foundation announced today that they have selected the Tiger Woods Learning Center and nine New England-area charities as beneficiaries of the 2005 Deutsche Bank Championship. The third-annual Deutsche Bank Championship, which in the past two years has generated $2.9 million for charity, is scheduled for Aug. 30 � Sept. 5, 2005 at the Tournament Players Club of Boston in Norton, Mass. The primary beneficiary of the Deutsche Bank Championship is the Tiger Woods Learning Center, with Agassiz Village, Boston Cares, Boston Ballet City Dance, Healthworks Foundation and Bottom Line returning as beneficiaries for the third consecutive year. The 2005 Deutsche Bank Championship also will benefit first-time recipients Artists for Humanity, G-Row Boston (Girls Row), St. Mary�s Women and Children�s Center and Young Entrepreneurs Alliance (YEA). �We are very proud of the legacy of charitable giving we are creating with the Deutsche Bank Championship,� said Seth Waugh, CEO, Deutsche Bank Americas. �We enjoy being known in the US and around the world for our charitable giving focused on children, education and organizations that serve distressed communities.� "The Deutsche Bank Championship has played an important role in the development of the Tiger Woods Learning Center which I am excited to officially open in February 2006,� said Woods. �The championship has also enabled my Foundation to support a number of powerful youth-focused charitable organizations throughout New England. I am proud of our accomplishments and look forward to continued success in 2005.� �We have in partnership selected nine charities whose missions and philosophies are in line with that of the Tiger Woods Foundation and the Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation,� said Executive Director Jay Monahan. �Our collective goal is to support organizations that are determined to make a difference in the lives of children in the lower income population of our community as well as empowering young people to reach their highest potential by initiating and supporting community-based programs that promote the health, education and welfare of children. We believe that both of these efforts will help us build a stronger community.� In addition, the Deutsche Bank Championship will be one of 35 PGA TOUR stops in the 2005 season featuring the Crestor Charity Challenge. Now in its second season, the Crestor Charity Challenge features a $100,000 donation each week � half to the Championship�s charities and half to the health care charity of the winning player�s choice. By the end of the 2005 season, the Crestor Charity Challenge will have donated a total of $3.5 million to various healthcare charities in the United States. The Tiger Woods Learning Center (TWLC), located on 14-acres in Anaheim, California, is a youth-educational facility that will feature seven classrooms, a computer lab, multi-media center, a student lounge, a 250-seat auditorium and caf�. Once completed, the TWLC will help thousands of students from diverse backgrounds broaden their perspective of the world, explore their interests and investigate new possibilities for the future. Day, after-school and weekend programs will focus on career exploration, character development and community involvement. For more information visit www.twlc.org Boston Cares, Greater Boston's premier volunteer service agency, develops and delivers team-oriented volunteer opportunities that make a tremendous impact in our communities. The organization serves more than 100 non-profit agencies, matching volunteers and companies with more than 150 service projects each month. Boston Cares is a member of the Hands On Network, a national alliance of 43 volunteer service organizations. Founded in 1935 and located in Poland, Maine, Agassiz Village is a non-profit residential summer camp that helps develop leadership and life skills to over 750 girls and boys ages 8-17 from the greater Boston area. 'Villagers' come from a range of racially, economically and socially diverse backgrounds and spend a portion of their summer being exposed to new skills and experiences in a positive and fun setting. Boston Ballet�s CityDance is a scholarship dance program offered to Boston�s third-grade students. It provides students of all socio-economic backgrounds the chance to learn various dance forms. The Healthworks Foundation promotes the health and empowerment of women and children from all cultural and economic backgrounds, through fitness outreach efforts, scholarship programs, and many community-based efforts. Bottom Line was established as a resource for disadvantaged Boston youth to gain enrollment and graduate from college. The organization uses a three-pronged approach focused on access, transition and retention. This method has resulted in a 98% success rate in college acceptance and a greater than 80% success rate in Bottom Line alumni earning college degrees � a rate more than double the national average for disadvantaged college students. Artists for Humanity's mission is to bridge economic, racial and social divisions by providing at-risk youth with the keys to self-sufficiency through paid employment in the arts. G-Row Boston (Girls-Row Boston) is the first rowing and relationship-building program designed specifically for girls in the Boston public schools. G-ROW builds girls� strength and confidence, and also aims to diversify the traditionally exclusive sport of rowing. The program was launched in 1998 under the vision of Olympic gold medallist Holly Metcalf. Today, G-ROW is a program of Community Rowing, Inc., and reaches over 200 girls each year. St. Mary's Women and Children's Center is a community-based human service agency that provides shelter, education and job training, and support services to women, teens, infants and children. A member of the Caritas Christi Health Care System, St. Mary's serves the largest population of homeless and low-income women and children in the city of Boston. The Young Entrepreneurs Alliance (YEA) is a non-profit company dedicated to supporting teens at-risk for criminal behavior to turn their lives around through business ownership, job training, financial education and academic support. We work with teens to build the skills they need to attain long-term economic independence. About Deutsche Bank With Euro 964 billion in assets and 63,652 employees, Deutsche Bank <NYSE: DB> offers unparalleled financial services in 74 countries throughout the world. Deutsche Bank competes to be the leading global provider of financial solutions for demanding clients creating exceptional value for its shareholders and people. Deutsche Bank ranks among the global leaders in corporate banking and securities, transaction banking, asset management, and private wealth management, and has a significant private and business banking franchise in Germany and other selected countries in Continental Europe. www.db.com About the Tiger Woods Foundation Established in 1996 by Tiger Woods and his father Earl, the Tiger Woods Foundation empowers young people to reach their highest potential by initiating and supporting community-based programs that promote the health, education and welfare of all of America�s children. Information on the Foundation can be found at www.tigerwoodsfoundation.org About IMG IMG, who is managing and staging the event, is the world�s largest, most diverse and only truly global company dedicated to the marketing and management of sport, leisure and lifestyle. IMG employs a staff of nearly 3,000 people and has offices, sports academies and IMG-managed real estate facilities in 34 countries. About The Tournament Players Club of Boston The Tournament Players Club of Boston is an addition to the PGA TOUR's prestigious Tournament Players Club Network. Featuring a signature Arnold Palmer-designed course, the TPC of Boston offers a quality golf experience for all levels of play. The course offers five sets of tees, measuring 7,178 yards from the championship tees, and features a 10-acre practice facility and elegant 34,000 square-foot clubhouse. Located in the Great Woods of Norton, MA, the TPC of Boston opened in June 2002 as the 22nd Tournament Players Club, which is owned by PGA TOUR Golf Course Properties. The Network includes more than 30 facilities, including licensed courses and international facilities.
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