It is chiefly heartwarming in light of the lasting recession to know that the 2009 BMW Charity Pro-Am Golf Tournament raised $651,829. This charity amount will be divided amongst 78 charities in the Upstate and western North Carolina. The amount raised through the charity is no doubt a bit less than in the top years.
This makes the grand total to approximately $7.3 million that the BMW golf event has been able to make over the past 9 years for 125-plus charities in this area. Bobby Hitt, BMW Manufacturings manager of public affairs and president of South Carolina Charities Inc., running the golf tournament stated that “We’re here to tell you we’re here to stay.”
This remark by Bobby Hitt is music to the ears of many local charities which finds their financial situation predominantly bleak if not for the check made possible by the BMW Charity Pro-Am.
The BMW Charity Pro-Am not only aids local charities, but also does so much more for the society, too. It appeals to some great professional golfers and invites them to the area for the Nationwide Tour.
Source: Jolly People