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THE IMMOKALEE FOUNDATION’S
CHARITY CLASSIC EVENTS PROVIDE SILVER LINING
OF SUCCESS FOR STUDENTS
by Steven Kissinger TIF STUDENTS AT 2015 CHARITY CLASSIC CELEBRATION TASKED WITH EVENT SUPPORT
L ong-time supporters of The Immokalee The Charity Classic Celebration, an evening of fine dining and entertainment,
Foundation have joined together to lead the takes place at The Ritz-Carlton, Naples, beginning with a reception at 6 p.m. and
organization’s signature events – the Charity dinner at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $550 per guest.
Classic Celebration and Pro-Am – during this, the
foundation’s silver anniversary year. Attendees can support the youth of Immokalee during Fund A DreamTM,
a unique live bidding experience enabling donors to contribute to Immokalee’s
Parker Collier, who joined with other community children in specific and tangible ways by supporting programs that provide
leaders to found The Immokalee Foundation in 1991, students with opportunities to
will serve as honorary chair of the Charity Classic grow, learn and advance. The Fund
Celebration on November 11. Board members Don A DreamTM auction includes the
O’Neill, Mac McDonald and Jay “Dick” Stonesifer opportunity to support college funding
are co-chairing the foundation’s biggest and most and vocational scholarships, reading
important fundraising gala of the year, while board support and intervention, college
member Kevin Johnson is organizing the November success, and experiences that build
14 golf tournament for the fifth consecutive year with leadership and life skills such as study
Mark Lye, a Golf Channel analyst who is one of The abroad, access to arts and technology,
Immokalee Foundation’s Pro-Am founders. and youth leadership programs.
This year’s theme, “25 Years of We Are The Immokalee Foundation’s
Immokalee,” highlights the successes of Immokalee Charity Classic Pro-Am at Bay
students through the combined support of the Colony Golf Club in Naples matches
nonprofit’s benefactors, board members, corporate more than two dozen of the world’s
sponsors, mentors, community partners, instructors greatest golfers – including 2016 PGA
and volunteers. Champion Jimmy Walker and LPGA
JIMMY WALKER, 2016 PGA CHAMPIONSHIP WINNER
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