Since 1997, Asher & Company, Ltd. has been breaking ground in office golf. Founded as a tax season stress-buster for all employees, the Asher Open has become synonymous with the firm.

The Asher Open transforms the office into a 9 hole miniature golf course, complete with hills, traps, trick holes and a pro shop. The success of the first year’s event guaranteed subsequent Asher Opens. What no one realized at the time, however, is that the light-hearted busy-season breather would develop into a great fund-raiser too.

Support a Great Cause

Our defending champion Doug Hall chose Alex’s Lemonade Stand as the benefactor of this year’s Asher Open.   Doug says, "When I first heard about Alex's Lemonade Stand, I was in awe of a four year old girl who decided she was going to raise money herself to fight pediatric cancer by selling lemonade.  Alex Scott was truly an inspiration to thousands and that is evidenced by the fact that her simple lemonade stand has evolved into a nationally known charity that is raising money and awareness in the fight.  Pediatric cancer hit closer to home for me when a child in my neighborhood was diagnosed with cancer in 2004.   He spent months at CHOP receiving treatment and has been cancer free now for nearly three years.  To see a child suffer that way and then fight back is really amazing.  So, I have chosen Alex's Lemonade Stand for my charity of choice to help the researchers and doctors continue the fight for treatments and cures for pediatric cancer."

This is the only time that Asher asks our friends, alumni, contacts, clients, and vendors for support during the year!  If you’d like to participate in this year’s Asher Open on March 19 please email us by March 14.  If you can’t make the date, you can still send contributions to Asher any time during the year, and we will forward them to Alex’s Lemonade Stand.  You can also donate online anytime.  Join us today at one of our sponsorship levels:

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Asher Open in the News
Overwhelming interest in the novel idea brought ABC’s local affiliate to the office for the second Asher Open. Channel 6’s Don Polec featured the firm in a lengthy special interest segment that prompted a host of phone calls and comments from clients and friends of the firm. The third year, Asher & Company was visited by Comcast sports commentator, Pete Christie, who again gave the organization a sizable chunk of air time during his sports segment during his dual with Steve Carr. Of course, Steve got to say, "I beat Pete." The fourth Asher Open was filmed for CBS’s local station, Channel 10, who aired the clip on the eleven o’clock news. The fifth annual Asher Open rated a spot on Channel 10's early news. Aside from TV coverage, the Asher Open has fared equally well with the print media. Since its inception, it has been the subject of several articles appearing in publications such as: Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Business Journal, CPA Journal and CPA News.

Asher Open Champions
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