Blackstone Country Club at Vistancia, located within the 7,100-acre Vistancia master plan in northwest Peoria, will host the 2012 Toys for Tots Maricopa Charity Golf Event at 11 a.m., Monday, Dececember 17^th.

Event participants will experience the award-winning Jim Engh designed course featuring deep, chiseled channels and sheer rock faces, while offering much-needed gifts for children throughout the community this holiday season.

The cost to participate in the non-competitive charity golf event is $110 per player and includes 18-holes of play and a holiday buffet at the prestigious Blackstone Country Club. Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. with the shotgun start at 11 a.m. The festive holiday buffet will follow play at 3:30 p.m.

Event participants are asked to bring an unwrapped toy for donation to children in the community. Upon donation, contributors will be entered into a raffle to win a twosome at Blackstone Country Club. Individual prizes will also be awarded for long drive, closest to the pin and long putt.

Named for the volcanic rock indigenous to the area, Blackstone Country Club at Vistancia offers unique experiences and resort-style amenities for every member of the family located in a magnificent setting featuring a pristine natural desert backdrop, spectacular mountain vistas, and gently sloped hills surrounded by nature’s stunning beauty.

Registration is available at www.theteetimestore.com/events/2012-toys-for-tots-blackstone-country-club. For additional event information, contact Blackstone Country Club at 623.707.8710 or visit www.blackstonecountryclub.com.

Blackstone Country Club offers engaging and unique experiences for every member of the family. Featuring a myriad of first-class amenities and activities geared for enjoying a private country club lifestyle in addition to spectacular golf, the comfortable luxury found at Blackstone’s Hacienda-styled clubhouse is truly like an extension of a resident’s home.

The jewel of the Blackstone at Vistancia community is its private, 18-hole championship golf course designed by Jim Engh, Golf Digest’s first “Architect of the Year” and four-time Golf Digest national award winner. The Blackstone Country Club golf course is created around dramatic terrain featuring elevation changes on every hole, panoramic mountain views, majestic saguaros and an abundance of desert wildlife.

Vistancia is now home to a second community entrance and exit, providing both north and south access. Take Loop 303 to the new Lone Mountain Parkway (exit 127). The Vistancia Information Center is located at the guard-gated entrance of Blackstone at Vistancia. For Blackstone at Vistancia community and real estate information visit www.vistancia.com. For more information about Blackstone at Vistancia, call 480.585.6500.