Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida’s third annual golf fundraiser was held May 19 at Coral Oaks Golf Course in Cape Coral. Over 100 players put on their golfing shoes for the event, which raised over $11,000 in gross proceeds to benefit the agency’s programs and services.
Fred Parham, Ted Myers & Anthony Myers from Myers & Parham walked away with a first place score of 54, while SunTrust finished in second place with 56, and The Thompson Agency finished at third with a score of 57.
Despite coming in last place, Gulfcoast Consulting Group walked away with a Bowland bowling party gift certificate to try their hand at another sport.
“We cannot say enough about how much we enjoyed the Goodwill Golf Classic,” says Teely Byrd, of Gulfcoast Consulting Group, Inc. “Everyone involved was great and the event was extremely organized. We can surely say that we will be back next year to protect our title of the team with the highest score!”
Contests, raffles, and games were all featured during the tournament including a hole-in-one contest that offered a golfing excursion to Pebble Beach valued at $7,500 to the winner. While no one landed an ace on the grand prize hole, Bob Bravard, a teacher at Caloosa Elementary, was lucky enough to get his first career hole-in-one during the tournament on an auxiliary hole, winning a $500 Visa gift card.
“I’ve been playing for 46 years,” says Bravard. “This is my first hole-in-one. It’s great!”
Another contest was the Fuzzy Dice Game, which gave players a chance to roll a die in order move to a closer tee-off point. This year, the Fuzzy Dice Game was run by Florida Sled Hockey Association coach Ron Robichaud and some of the team’s players. The team, which is comprised of athletes with physical disabilities and is sponsored by Goodwill, was able to raise over $430 during the tournament.
Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida, Inc. helps people with disabilities and disadvantages overcome their barriers to employment and independence. In 2012, Goodwill assisted over 30,000 individuals in Southwest Florida. Supported programs include Job-Link employment resource centers, the Four Wheels For Work vehicle assistance program, L.I.F.E. Academy, and the Southwest Florida MicroEnterprise program. For more information about Goodwill’s programs in Southwest Florida, please visit http://www.goodwillswfl.org.