The owner-operator’s 2013 Charity Classic events raised the funds for more than 100 charitable organizations, spanning 125 clubs and nearly 14,000 individual participants. The annual philanthropic efforts showed a 10 percent increase over the previous year’s event total.
ClubCorp has announced that its 2013 Charity Classic events raised a record $2.4 million for more than 100 charitable organizations, including Muscular Dystrophy Association’s Augie’s Quest, the ClubCorp Employee Partners Care Foundation, and dozens of national and local charities. This marks a new ClubCorp fundraising record and a 10 percent increase over last year’s event total.
The Charity Classic, ClubCorp’s major annual philanthropic effort, has raised more than $12 million since its 2007 inception. Between the months of April and November, more than 125 ClubCorp clubs host open-to-the-public Charity Classic events, which can consist of golf and tennis tournaments, concerts, galas, auctions, and unique dining experiences. Across the U.S., nearly 14,000 people participated in this year’s Charity Classic events.
“One of our company’s most important annual initiatives, the Charity Classic continues to build relationships and enrich lives on local and national levels,” said Eric Affeldt, ClubCorp President and CEO. “We applaud our members, employees, event participants, and sponsors for whole-heartedly embracing the Charity Classic and making the 2013 event possible, and the most successful one to date.”
National and local organizations benefitting from the Charity Classic events include Habitat for Humanity, Make-A-Wish Foundation, the Boys & Girls Club, Wounded Warrior Project, The First Tee, CHOC Children’s Hospital of Orange County and dozens more.
“ClubCorp is a key partner in our efforts to find effective treatments for ALS. The entire network and all its members should be proud of the tremendous progress their support has enabled,” said Augie Nieto, Chief Inspiration Officer of Augie’s Quest and co-chair of MDA’s amyotrophic lateral sclerosis division from 2005-2013. “They have given hope to hundreds of thousands of people the world over in urgent need of a cure.”
The official date for the Eighth Annual ClubCorp Charity Classic event is September 19, 2014, with events throughout the country to be held from April through November.
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