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Follow on Google News | Black Enterprise Magazine Partners with Jersey Girl Sports to Host "1st & Flirty" at Golf and TennisJersey Girl Sports kick-off Football Clinic for Women at Black Enterprise's Golf and Tennis Signature Event in Miami
This year's Black Enterprise Pepsi Golf & Tennis Challenge continues to be the largest and most successful African American sporting and lifestyle event with over 1,200 participants each year. Understanding that not all power plays occur in the boardroom, the Golf & Tennis Challenge provides not only a venue but also a platform for networking, entertainment and relaxation. This year, Black Enterprise added this football 101 event hosted by Jersey Girl Sports through Jersey Girl Sports University (JGSU) known as 1st & Flirty. JGSU is the place to learn all-things sports offering the game basics and much more. Not only are women able to be the sexy 'Jersey Girl' at the sports bar or the game-she will also be one who can learn the game, speak the game and be the game! The event takes place Thursday, September 2-6 at the newly renovated Doral Golf Resort & Spa. Celebrities such as Ledisi, Ne-Yo and Wyclef Jean are confirmed attendants . Because of the corporate heavy hitters and innovative entrepreneurs in attendance, Golf & Tennis has gained the reputation of being the premier African American power networking event in the country. Angela Davis, co-founder shares, "We are excited to partner with Black Enterprise magazine to bring 1st & Flirty to this great event. With the start of the NFL regular season just three days after the event; professional women will be ready to join the Monday morning sports talk with their male colleagues." Launched in June 2009, Atlanta-based Jersey Girl Sports was created by two best-friends who were determined to take their love, passion and knowledge for sports to other women like themselves. The company tag says "Where Women and Sports Meet on Our Terms" is the exact feeling that Angela Davis and Marcelle English, the founders, want this niche medium of female fans to experience at 1st & Flirty. "1st & Flirty is that playbook that every woman wish she had when watching sports with her boyfriend or husband," says, Marcelle English, "We give women the 1-0-1 in our interactive sports classrooms complete with learning the basics to help women stay connected to what's going on with the game as well as giving the ladies an opportunity to get up-close-and- So, who is a Jersey Girl? According to http://www.JerseyGirlSports.com, Jer∙sey Girl: [jur-zee gurl] n. --A woman who likes sports; a woman who embraces sports as a part of her lifestyle; the successful woman at the end of the bar who enjoys sports as much as any man, just with better shoes. To sign up for 1st & Flirty or to learn more about Jersey Girl Sports, please visit the website at http://www.jerseygirlsports.com. Limited media passes are available for this event. To request media passes and/or request for media interviews, please contact our press contact. Jersey Girl Sports is available to provide sports media content, for speaking engagements and special on-air and broadcasting opportunities. All media inquiries or requests for interviews should be directed to Tamika Morrison at 404.593.0607 via email. # # # T.MORRISON Agency is a boutique lifestyle public relations and brand management company specializing in managing the media of Brand Influencers and Change Agents. Known for personalized and impactful results. End
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