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United Way donates $500,000 at 35th annual Jacky Pierce Charity Classic - KCBD
United Way of Lubbock and its vendor partners raised $500,000 for 24 nonprofit organizations through the 35th annual Jacky Pierce Charity Classic golf tournament, held August 30 and 31. Checks went out to the 24 groups at a recognition event Sunday evening, the night before tournament play began Monday.
Checks went out to the 24 groups at a recognition event Sunday evening, the night before tournament play began Monday. Sidney Hopper, president of The United Family, credited the continued generosity of vendor partners for making the donation possible, calling the event a cornerstone of the company's charitable giving.
Since the tournament launched in the early nineties, it has raised more than $7.5 million for nonprofits across Texas and New Mexico, touching organizations on both sides of the state line.
For people here, $500,000 spread across 24 groups means real money landing at organizations that stretch their budgets year-round. These aren't grants from a distant foundation. The dollars come from local business relationships, raised on a golf course and handed over in person the same weekend. This year's half-million haul ranks among the larger single-year totals in the tournament's three-decade run.
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How much did the Jacky Pierce Charity Classic raise this year?
- The 35th annual Jacky Pierce Charity Classic raised $500,000, split among 24 nonprofit organizations. United Way of Lubbock partnered with vendor partners to make it happen, with checks distributed at a recognition event the Sunday evening before tournament play began.
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