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Commonwealth National Foundation Gifts $78,500 to Six Local Charities

Matrix Golf and Hospitality-Owned Commonwealth National Golf Club Has Hosted Charitable Event for 11 Years

HORSHAM, Penn. – The Commonwealth National Foundation, a non-profit charitable organization formed in 1999 by members of the Matrix Golf and Hospitality-owned Commonwealth National Golf Club, has announced that it recently raised more than $78,000 for six local charities during a October 1 golf outing featuring a near record field of 120 participating golfers teeing up for a good cause.

To date, the foundation has donated a total of $639,500 to 17 local charities. This year’s recipients are:

Special Equestrians, a therapeutic riding and hippotherapy program offering services to individuals with disabilities in the Greater Philadelphia area.

HealthLink Medical Center, a free clinic serving the working uninsured of Bucks and Montgomery counties, including offering primary care and dental services to qualifying patients.

Gilda’s Club Delaware Valley, one of 26 clubs nationwide founded by the late comedian Gilda Radner to offer programs and emotional and social support to people living with cancer.

Crossing the Finish Line, a Blue Bell, Penn.-based cancer support that helps provide young families facing late-stage cancer treatments and terminal diagnosis with opportunities to spend carefree and cost-free time together in comfortable and secure travel environments.

Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Montgomery County, part of the national organization to match at-risk youth with mentors to produce a direct and measurable impact on the children’s lives.

The Center for Parenting Education, a not-for-profit agency founded in 1997 to help educate and support parents to raise children in an emotionally healthy way.

The Commonwealth National Foundation’s mission is to raise money for the support of local charities.

Commonwealth National Golf Club is a private golf club located in Horsham, Penn. The club, designed by Arnold Palmer, is owned and operated by Matrix Golf and Hospitality, a division of Matrix Development Group, one of the Northeast’s most respected real estate investment and development companies, headquartered in Cranbury, N.J.

Matrix Development Group

Matrix Development Group is a privately held, full-service real estate investment and development company with offices in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The company is active in the commercial, industrial, urban, residential, golf and hospitality markets throughout the Northeast and mid-Atlantic regions. Since its founding in 1979, the company has developed real estate valued in excess of $1 billion and has been recognized for its leadership by numerous charitable, community and real estate organizations.

For more information on Matrix Development Group, please contact the company’s Cranbury, N.J., office at 732-521-2900 or visit www.matrixcompanies.com.

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HORSHAM, Penn. – The Commonwealth National Foundation, a non-profit charitable organization formed in 1999 by members of the Matrix Golf and Hospitality-owned Commonwealth National Golf Club, has announced that it recently raised more than $78,000 for six local charities during a October 1 golf outing featuring a near record field of 120 participating golfers teeing up for a good cause.

To date, the foundation has donated a total of $639,500 to 17 local charities. This year’s recipients are:

Special Equestrians, a therapeutic riding and hippotherapy program offering services to individuals with disabilities in the Greater Philadelphia area.

HealthLink Medical Center, a free clinic serving the working uninsured of Bucks and Montgomery counties, including offering primary care and dental services to qualifying patients.

Gilda’s Club Delaware Valley, one of 26 clubs nationwide founded by the late comedian Gilda Radner to offer programs and emotional and social support to people living with cancer.

Crossing the Finish Line, a Blue Bell, Penn.-based cancer support that helps provide young families facing late-stage cancer treatments and terminal diagnosis with opportunities to spend carefree and cost-free time together in comfortable and secure travel environments.

Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Montgomery County, part of the national organization to match at-risk youth with mentors to produce a direct and measurable impact on the children’s lives.

The Center for Parenting Education, a not-for-profit agency founded in 1997 to help educate and support parents to raise children in an emotionally healthy way.

The Commonwealth National Foundation’s mission is to raise money for the support of local charities.

Commonwealth National Golf Club is a private golf club located in Horsham, Penn. The club, designed by Arnold Palmer, is owned and operated by Matrix Golf and Hospitality, a division of Matrix Development Group, one of the Northeast’s most respected real estate investment and development companies, headquartered in Cranbury, N.J.

Matrix Development Group

Matrix Development Group is a privately held, full-service real estate investment and development company with offices in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The company is active in the commercial, industrial, urban, residential, golf and hospitality markets throughout the Northeast and mid-Atlantic regions. Since its founding in 1979, the company has developed real estate valued in excess of $1 billion and has been recognized for its leadership by numerous charitable, community and real estate organizations.

For more information on Matrix Development Group, please contact the company’s Cranbury, N.J., office at 732-521-2900 or visit www.matrixcompanies.com.