SPAR GOLF TOURNAMENT RAISES OVER $500,000 TO FIGHT CHILD ABUSE ( image)

TARRYTOWN, N.Y., September. 6, 2002 - SPAR Group has raised more than $500,000 in the last seven years, and $90,000 this summer alone, to fight child abuse by sponsoring the Pierre Larouche Invitational Golf Tournament at Ardsley Country Club in Westchester County, N.Y. SPAR Vice Chairman Bill Bartels thanked Larouche, 130 participating golfers and many contributors for their enthusiasm and involvement.

The SPAR Golf Tournament benefits The Exchange Club Child Abuse Prevention Center of New York, Inc. based in nearby White Plains. The Center was founded in 1982 to help reduce the incidence of child abuse and neglect, break the generational abuse cycle and strengthen the parent-child relationship. It provides volunteer counselors to local families and connects families with support agencies and networks.

Hockey legend Pierre Larouche has been active with the SPAR Golf Tournament and The Exchange Club Center since 1989. He played 14 years in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers and Hartford, Montreal, Pittsburgh and two All-Star teams. He was the only player in NHL history to score 40+ goals for three different teams. Career-wise, he has three Stanley Cup rings, played 812 games and scored 395 goals and 427 assists.

Larouche now competes on the Celebrity Golf Association Tour, where he's sponsored by SPAR Group. He's one of the lowest scorers on the Tour and won the Dodge Shootout two years in a row.

SPAR has enthusiastically supported this golf tournament for 14 years. Many employees from their Tarrytown headquarters and national field offices participate. SPAR is a marketing services company that provides retail merchandising, database marketing, market research, eTraining, teleservices and sales information to American business.