Bend Golf and Country Club donates course for the tournament. Local nonprofit Deschutes Children’s Foundation will be the beneficiary of the Chip in Fore Kids Golf Tournament on October 11 at Bend Golf and Country Club.Bend Golf and Country Club has donated the use of their course to Deschutes Children’s Foundation, ensuring 100% of the proceeds will benefit the Deschutes Children’s Foundation mission: promoting a community of services for children and families.
There are still spots available for golfers who would like to play in the tournament. Cost ranges from $150 for individuals to $500 for a foursome.
“Bend Golf and Country Club’s generosity is truly meaningful. Their timely gift comes when our centers are seeing increased traffic with the new school year starting,” says Deschutes Children’s Foundation Executive Director, Kim McNamer. “Their support will help us as we work to keep our centers rent-free for our partners, allowing them to help as many children and families as possible.”
With 28 nonprofit partners expected to assist over 20,000 children and families at Deschutes Children’s Foundation’s four centers this year, gifts like Bend Golf and Country Club’s only serve to create more opportunities for available community services.
“We knew that donating the course for Deschutes Children’s Foundation’s use would allow them to impact more children and families in our community,” said Erik Nielsen, head PGA Professional at Bend Golf and Country Club. “These are challenging times, and we are privileged that our club can make a difference in our community right now.”
The Chip in Fore Kids Golf Tournament is a charity tournament with golfers of all skill levels expected to participate. The tournament is a scramble format featuring a hole-in-one shoot out and other games. Chip in Fore Kids is presented by The Payne Brewer Harding Group at Morgan Stanley, and sponsored in part by Deschutes Brewery, Knife River, Cascade Business News, SUBWAY Restaurants, KBNW and KQAK.
About Deschutes Children’s Foundation
Deschutes Children’s Foundation manages and maintains four nonprofit centers (called community campuses) in Bend, Redmond and La Pine, and donates the office space on the campuses to independent nonprofit and government agencies that directly serve children and families. This brings a collaborative mix of nonprofits together, makes it easier for children and families to access the services they need, and reduces the overhead costs for resident programs. This means more services are readily available to the children and families of Deschutes County.
For more information on the non-profit’s many services or donation and volunteer opportunities, visit www.deschuteschildrensfoundation.org
