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Trent Tucker Celebrity Golf & Poker Tournament Kicks off Thursday at Running Aces Harness Track

MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Trent Tucker, former University of Minnesota and NBA basketball star and founder of the Trent Tucker Non-profit Organization, along with a host of sports celebrities, is set to appear at the Trent Tucker Celebrity Poker Tournament, Thursday, Sept. 16 at 8 p.m. at Running Aces Harness Track in Columbus, Minn.

Former NBA superstar and Basketball Hall of Famer Michael Jordan has confirmed his participation in the other weekend Trent Tucker Celebrity Tournament events, including a celebrity party at the Crave at the Shops at West End, St. Louis Park, Friday, Sept. 17 at 9 p.m., and the golf tournament at Rush Creek Golf Club, Maple Grove, Saturday, Sept. 18, shotgun start at 10 a.m.

The event - themed "A weekend of fun; a lifetime of impact," - is the annual fundraiser for the Trent Tucker Youth Program, an initiative that provides Twin Cities at-risk middle school students with educational opportunities, leadership training and career development.

"We welcome participants and spectators to join our sports celebrities at our weekend events, with the knowledge that their generous support makes a meaningful impact in the lives of young people in our area," Tucker said. "This tournament is our annual springboard to helping students in our after-school programs gain the opportunity to learn, grow and make a real difference in their communities."

Since 1998 the tournament events have raised more than $1 million for local charities and Tucker's youth program. Supporters of the organization's work may also become a member of the Trent Tucker Non-profit Network for $50. For details, a current list of celebrity participants, and to register for the events, visit www.trenttucker.org, e-mail kathy@trenttucker.org or call 952-837-3045.

Major sponsors of the 2010 Trent Tucker Celebrity Tournament are: Sight Marketing, Walgreens, 1500 ESPN, Good to Go Fundraising and Running Aces Harness Park. Other sponsors are: Crave, Chris & Rob's, Rush Creek Golf Club, SS Design, BMW of Minnetonka, Welsh, Office Works, Marquette Hotel, All Over Media, World Poker Store and Fiji Water.

About the Trent Tucker Youth Program

The Trent Tucker Youth Program, established in 2001 by the Trent Tucker Non-profit Organization, empowers Twin Cities-area at-risk youth by developing the skills they need to make positive choices.

The objectives of the program are to promote early college awareness; familiarize students with a university campus; provide opportunities to interact with college students, faculty, and staff; and enhance their academic skills and knowledge in core subject areas, such as math and science.

For more information, visit www.trenttucker.org or call 952.837.3045.

    CONTACT:
    Kathy Hara
    952.837.3045
    kathy@trenttucker.org

    or

    Mario Nozzarella
    612.325.3600
    mario@marionozzarella.com

SOURCE Trent Tucker Non-profit Organization