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Golf event benefits City Mission
Paul Winters prepares for his first shot at the 6th annual Huntington City Mission Golf Classic at Sugarwood Golf Course in Lavalette Saturday, June 12, 2010.
Purchase this photoLAVALETTE -- Two hundred people played golf Saturday so more than 600 plates of food daily can continue being served.
The sixth annual Huntington City Mission Golf Classic took over Sugarwood Golf Course in Lavalette Saturday, generating between $40,000 and $45,000 to help with the expenses of the Huntington City Mission.
"We're just so proud of the way the community has responded to this event. We're growing this golf scramble every year and it has become the largest in the Tri-State and one of the largest in the state of West Virginia," said Lynn Clagg, the mission's special events coordinator. "We have so many professionals involved and they all love the mission and we're happy to have them."
On an average day, the Huntington City Mission feeds 200 people three meals at a cost of $2.45 per plate. They also help with housing and assist folks with no insurance by guiding them to physicians for needed medications. The funds generated this weekend go into the general fund to be used as needed, whether for a utility bill, food or children's programming.
"Pastor Pete (Davidson) has always been good to try to make sure that people who are in a bind have help, and the money we raise from the tournament goes toward making sure that the needs of the homeless are met," Clagg said. "If we didn't have this fundraiser, we would still be here, we just wouldn't be able to function quite as well as we do."
The Golf Classic is the Mission's largest fundraiser, incorporating a minimum of 50 teams at a cost of $65 per person or $260 per team of four. Golfers received one of two tee times, a continental breakfast, T-shirt and, this year, a Mexican dinner complete with chicken and steak fajitas. There are always door prizes ranging from cabin getaways in Pigeon Forge, Tenn., to cash gifts.
"It's nothing but the best for our people," Clagg said.
Dr. Alan Wild, a Mission board member, was on-hand at Sugarwood early Saturday morning behind the wheel of a golf cart. He said the event is all about raising money and awareness for the Mission.
"Besides that, it's a lot of fun and everybody has a good time," he said.
"Sugarwood is a premier course in this area and everyone seems to enjoy it," Clagg added.
She credited this year's sponsors, including Dan's Sporting Goods, Tom and Cindy Cannon and Randie and Deanna Lawson for helping to offset the cost of the overhead, which funnels more money into the City Mission's account.
"They are staunch supporters of the Mission and we are just very happy they chose our charity," Clagg said.
