Mint Green Group Joins Canadian PGA Retirement Advantage Program
Mint Green Group Joins Canadian PGA Retirement Advantage Program
ACTON, ON (August 18, 2008) – The Canadian PGA announced today that premium golf industry brand supplier, Mint Green Group, has joined the Canadian PGA’s Retirement Advantage Program.
“We are very excited to welcome the Mint Green Group into our Retirement Advantage Program,” states Steve Carroll, Executive Director for the Canadian PGA. “The Mint Green Group supports and advocates Canadian PGA Professionals and the nine Canadian PGA Zones across the country. This new partnership with our Retirement Advantage Program will only enhance our relationship.”
Modeled after the successful PGA of America plan, the Canadian PGA Retirement Advantage Program is an arrangement by which the Mint Green Group and other supplier’s sales’ incentives can be contributed directly to a group RRSP account on a tax free basis for Canadian PGA Professionals.
The Retirement Advantage program is organized and administered by the Canadian PGA on behalf of its membership. Members can contribute annually with no administration or service fees. The investments are managed by Manulife one of the largest and most successful RRSP providers in the country. Canadian PGA Members can also choose from a variety of investment funds and access their accounts on-line.
“We are very excited to become an integral partner in the Canadian PGA Retirement Advantage Program,” said Ted Fletcher, President of Mint Green Group Inc. “This is a great way to support the Canadian PGA and their 3,500 Members across the country through all stages of their career and it’s also an excellent way to showcase our variety of premier products through various means.”
The Mint Green Group, Inc. is a Montreal based company that supplies the Canadian Golf Industry as well as the corporate market with premium brands such as Fairway & Greene, Tehama, Zero Restriction, Puma Golf, Imperial Headwear, Monterey Club and MacGregor.
About the Canadian PGA
Established in 1911, the Canadian Professional Golfers’ Association is a non-profit association comprised of approximately 3,500 golf professionals across the country with a mandate to promote and advance the game of golf, serving the needs of both its membership and the golf public through professional and junior golf development programs and high-calibre competitive events. The National Office is located in Acton, Ontario with nine Zone Offices across the country. For more information, visit www.cpga.com
About Mint Green Group Inc.
The Mint Green Group, Inc. is a Montreal based company that supplies the Canadian Golf, Licensed Sportswear and the Corporate Market with premium brands such as Fairway & Greene, Tehama, Zero Restriction, Imperial Headwear, Monterey Club, Puma Golf, MacGregor and Old Time Hockey.
For more information:
Jeff Dykeman
Manager of Business Development
Canadian PGA
jeff@cpga.com
519.653.5450
Erica Bury
Communications Coordinator
Canadian PGA
erica@cpga.com
519.853.5450
Jessica Hawker
Sales/Marketing Coordinator
Mint Green Group
Tel: (514) 738-3486 ext. 2195
Fax: (514) 333-4463
jhawker@mgg.ca