BRIDGET MOYNAHAN TO HOST FML CPAS CELEBRITY MINI GOLF TOURNAMENT AT THE TRAVELERS CHAMPIONSHIP

HARTFORD, Conn., June 18, 2015 – Actress and Hole in the Wall Gang Camp Celebrity Ambassador Bridget Moynahan will host the FML CPAS Celebrity Mini Golf Tournament on Wednesday, June 24, in the Farmington Bank Kids Zone within the MetroHartford Alliance Fan Zone, and will be emceed by local radio host Renee DiNino. Local media celebrities and UConn coaches will compete for a chance to win $5,000 for the charity of their choice.

“We are proud to host the FML CPAS Celebrity Mini Golf Tournament again this year,” said Travelers Championship Tournament Director Nathan Grube. “This event allows for golfing and non-golfing celebrities to join forces and generate $5,000 for charity.”

The FML CPAS Mini Golf Tournament will be split into two shotgun times at 9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Teams will consist of threesomes where each winning team will be awarded $2,500 to donate to a charity of their choice. There will be bleachers and a video wall displaying the action for enhanced viewing for fans. Also, many of the holes have been redesigned to include special twists from tournament partners such as LEGO® and The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp.

Members of the UConn Division of Athletics will participate, including Head Football Coach Bob Diaco; Head Women’s Basketball Coach Geno Auriemma; and Associate Head Women’s Basketball Coach Chris Dailey. Other participants include TV personalities from FOX CT, NBC Connecticut, WFSB-TV, and WTNH NEWS 8; radio personalities from iHeart Media,1029 The Whale, WTIC AM 1080; and representatives from The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp.

Bridget Moynahan, star of the CBS hit drama, “Blue Bloods,” first captured the attention of audiences in Disney’s “Coyote Ugly.” She went on to star in numerous blockbuster films including the futuristic summer hit “I, Robot” with Will Smith, Touchstone Pictures’ “The Recruit,” “The Sum Of All Fears,” “Battle: Los Angeles,” and most recently in the movie “John Wick.” She is hosting the mini golf tournament in support of The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp, a charity beneficiary of the Travelers Championship that’s dedicated to providing “a different kind of healing” to seriously ill children and their families.

Local radio host Renee DiNino has been involved in the Celebrity Mini Golf Tournament since its inception in 2013.

She is the mid-day host on The River 105.9. Her show entertains listeners through the workday with lifestyle and Hollywood celebrity updates. Renee is also the Director of Community Affairs for iHeartMedia. She can be heard weekly on all eight iHeart Stations as the host of the 30-Community Access program.

This is the second consecutive year that the FML CPAS has sponsored the Celebrity Mini Golf Tournament. FML CPAS shares the same charitable vision as the Travelers Championship and wanted to activate their brand in a unique and fun way. Throughout the week, fans will also be able to use the FML CPAS mini golf course while at the Travelers Championship.

“On behalf of the partners and staff at FML CPAS, we are proud to sponsor the Celebrity Mini Golf Tournament at the 2015 Travelers Championship,” said FML CPAS partner Kevin Donovan. “The event is not only a fun way to kick off the Championship, it is also an integral part of raising awareness and resources for charities doing tremendous work throughout our local communities here in Connecticut. We would like to thank all the celebrities who have generously committed their time to the event, all the supporting business partners, as well as the Travelers Championship and the PGA TOUR for their continued support.”

The FML CPAS Celebrity Mini Golf Tournament is one of the many special events throughout tournament week at the Travelers Championship. Tickets for the 2015 tournament are on sale now at TravelersChampionship.com. This year’s Travelers Championship field already includes top players such as Bubba Watson, Jason Day, Sergio Garcia, Ernie Els, Hunter Mahan, and reigning champion Kevin Streelman. The Travelers Championship will be held June 22 – 28 at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Conn.

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About the Travelers Championship
As the first PGA TOUR event of the season in the Northeast, the Travelers Championship is one of the region’s premier sporting events. The tournament proudly supports the PGA TOUR’s Tradition of Giving Back by donating 100 percent of net proceeds to charities. Travelers, a leading provider of property casualty insurance for home, auto, and business, is the Official Property Casualty Insurance Provider of the PGA TOUR and became the tournament’s title sponsor in 2007. The company has been doing business in the community for more than 150 years and has been a corporate sponsor of this event each year since its inception in 1952. Complete details are available on www.TravelersChampionship.com.

About the FML CPAS
Fiondella, Milone & LaSaracina LLP is an independent accounting firm specializing in audit, tax and business consulting. Based in Glastonbury, CT the firm has offices in Stamford, and Bristol, CT, and includes nine partners and a staff of nearly 60 professionals. The firm prides itself in partnering with clients to help them solve problems and achieve their goals.  More information is available by visiting http://www.fmlcpas.com.