Maccabi USA, the national organization that helps send Jewish athletes to Maccabi Games in Israel, Europe and Latin America, is holding a fundraiser at Lake Merced Golf Club.
The San Francisco Golf and Bridge Tournaments are scheduled for Oct. 19. A brunch is slated for 9:30 a.m. with a dinner and auction following the golf and bridge.
According to Maccabi USA’s Sara Feinstein, the event will raise money to send athletes from economically struggling countries in Eastern Europe to the World Maccabiah Games in Israel in 2017. The goal of this event and others is to raise more than $500,000 to fund more than 100 athletes from countries such as Serbia, Croatia,
Armenia, Moldova and Kazakhstan.
Lake Merced Golf Club is at 2300 Junipero Serra Blvd., Daly City. For info, visit www.tinyurl.com/maccabi-lakemerced. For costs, click the “RSVP” button.