TORONTO, May 12 /CNW/ - The third annual Scotiabank Women's Charity
Challenge will feature golf elite, Annika Sorenstam, Morgan Pressel and
Alena Sharp. This will mark Sorenstam's first Canadian appearance since
announcing her retirement on May 13, 2008. Nine of Canada's top nationally
ranked junior female golfers have been selected to compete with Sorenstam,
Pressel and Sharp in a nine-hole charity challenge.When: Tuesday May 20, 2008
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    Event Schedule:

    2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Clinic by Annika Sorenstam, Morgan Pressel and
    Alena Sharp

    2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Media Session and Q&A with Sorenstam, Pressel and
    Sharp

    3:00 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. Nine-hole charity challenge match featuring the
    nine junior female golfers, Sorenstam, Pressel and Sharp

    Where: Magna Golf Club, Oak Ridges Moraine, 14780 Leslie Street, Aurora,
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    Who: Golf elite Annika Sorenstam, Morgan Pressel and Alena Sharp will be
    joined by nine Junior Golfers from across Ontario and Quebec:

    Jacqui Yanch of Barrie;
    Augusta James of Tamworth;
    Marilyn Cadieux of Deux-Montagnes;
    Natalie Gleadall of Stratford;
    Jennifer Kirby of Paris;
    Rebecca Lee Bentham of Richmond Hill;
    Laura Hildebrandt of Ancaster;
    Brittany Henderson of Smith Falls and;
    Nicole Vandermade of Brantford;Scotiabank and key presenting sponsors, Fidelity Investments and KPMG,
look forward to building on the $500,000 raised for charities over the
previous two years that this event has been held. All proceeds benefit a host
of women's charities across Canada. Recipients have included a variety of
charities supporting women's shelters, employment services, treatment centres
and cancer foundations nation-wide.

    Scotiabank is committed to supporting the communities in which we live
and work, both in Canada and abroad. Recognized as a leader internationally
and among Canadian corporations for its charitable donations and philanthropic
activities, in 2007 the Bank provided more than $43 million in sponsorships
and donations to a variety of projects and initiatives, primarily in the areas
of healthcare, education and social services. Scotiabank is on the World Wide
Web at www.scotiabank.com.