CHARACTER COUNTS! is calling on all good sports to sign up for the fifth annual “Tee It Up for Character” golf tournament.

The tournament will be played at Monarch Country Club on Thursday, April 26. The format is a four-person scramble, and play begins with a 1 p.m. shotgun start.

This year, hole-in-one prizes include a resort getaway, a travel package, an electronics package, and golf equipment, plus a 2007 Toyota Hybrid Highlander courtesy of Toyota of Stuart.

Also, for the second straight year, Stuart News columnist Ray McNulty will challenge players to "Beat the Scribe" to get closest to the pin for a $10 donation.

The round of golf will be followed by a buffet, awards ceremony, live auction and raffle.

The $125 entry fee per player includes a dinner buffet, goodie bags and awards. Every player also receives a complimentary future round of golf at Monarch and an Enjoyment Dining Out Book. The fee for dinner only is $35.

The dinner features a live auction, with prizes including a timeshare in the Canary Islands, a Caribbean cruise, foursomes at The Medalist Golf Club, Loblolly Golf Club, The Tesoro Club and McArthur Golf Club and more. There also will be a raffle, with prizes including Lyric Theatre tickets, dining out packages, a foursome at Stuart Yacht & Country Club and more.

Sponsors of the event include Toyota of Stuart, The Enjoyment Book, Monarch Country Club, Lively Orthodontics, Ampersand Graphics, Phyllis Kordick, Peggy McCluskey, Florida Coca-Cola Bottling Co., Pure Graphics – Geiger Bros. Inc., The Palm Beach Post and Hometown News.

Please call CHARACTER COUNTS! director Holly Laiben May at (772) 283-4800, ext. 234, for information about sponsorships or registration. Registration forms also are available online at www.charactercounts.net.

“For 11 years CHARACTER COUNTS! has provided character-building activities in schools, civic organizations and businesses, encouraging sportsmanship and increasing public awareness of the importance of core ethical values,” Mrs. Laiben said. “This golf fund-raiser will help to ensure these activities continue.”