Kwame Foundation to break $1 million in total funds raised for scholarships with 11th Annual Golf Tournament

Kwame Foundation to break $1 million in total funds raised for scholarships with 11th Annual Golf Tournament

ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI – Kwame Foundation will host its 11th Annual Golf Tournament on Thursday, August 28, 2014 at the Norman K. Probstein Golf Course at Forest Park in St. Louis.

Kwame Foundation has raised $993,000 for scholarships to-date and will break the $1 million mark with this year’s golf event. The foundation endows $150,000 a year in scholarships and grants at colleges and universities that improve educational opportunities for minorities.

11th Annual Kwame Foundation Golf Tournament
Norman K. Probstein Golf Course – Forest Park

Schedule
11:30 a.m. – Registration and Lunch
1:00 p.m. – Shotgun Start – Four-Person Scramble
5:00 p.m. – Cocktail Reception, Silent Auction and Happy Hour
6:30 p.m.
 – Awards Ceremony and Auction

Sponsorships opportunities from $150 to $10,000 are available, with recognition at the event, on the website and in the program. Individual entry for the tournament, lunch and events is $375 and non-golfer participation is $75.

For online registration or sponsorships, visit http://kwame.golfreg.com. Contact Sonja Branscomb (314) 862-5344 [email protected]
 for more information.

Kwame Foundation funds scholarships and endowments at these colleges and universities:
• Barnes-Jewish Hospital College of Nursing
• Fontbonne University School of Journalism
• Harris-Stowe State University School of Business
• Interdenominational Theological Center
• Jackson State University
• Maryville University School of Education
• Morehouse School of Medicine
• Ranken Technical College
• St. Louis Community College
• Saint Louis University College of Arts and Sciences
• Saint Louis Zoo
• Tryone Thompson Institute for Nonviolence
• University of Kansas School of Architecture
• University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law
• University of Missouri-St. Louis
• Washington University School of Engineering
• Washington University School of Medicine
• Webster University School of Business & Technology

Kwame Foundation is a non-profit charitable organization founded by Kim and Anthony Thompson of Kwame Building Group to develop a doorway of opportunity into the professional world for youth in underprivileged communities through mentoring programs and scholarship opportunities. For more information, visit www.kwamefoundation.org or call 314.862.5344

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Captions
1 – St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay and KWAME CEO Anthony (Tony) Thompson
2 – Dr. Michael Middleton, University of Missouri-Columbia
3 – Brian Hoelscher, Metropolitan Sewer District; Tim Lewis of Saint Louis University

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Source: Kwame Building Group – News

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