BOCA RATON, Fla., Dec. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/
-- Continuing its year-round community generosity, St. Andrews
Country Club membership has been in a full give-back mode during
the 2021 holiday season. From member fundraising activities and
popular donation match incentives offered by fellow members at the
Club to teaming up with fellow area country clubs to feed those in
need, St. Andrews Country Club raised both funds and spirits for so
many.
Onsite Fundraisers Generate $49,000+
Among the holidays-inspired giveback, St. Andrews Country Club
hosted three onsite fundraisers benefiting U.S. military veterans,
Boca Helping Hands, and PGA Hope.
- A Veteran's Day spa event that raised $2,000 for the Connected Warriors organization
that supports Palm Beach County
veterans who are struggling with PTSD.
- A members' golf tournament held on the Club's Fazio II golf
course benefited the South Florida PGA Foundation, raising more
than $33,500 to support PGA HOPE (Helping Our Patriots Everywhere), the
flagship military program of PGA
REACH, the charitable foundation of the PGA of America.
PGA HOPE introduces golf to Veterans
with disabilities to enhance their physical, mental, social, and
emotional well-being. The SFPGA Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit
organization founded in 2004 under the direction of the South
Florida PGA to support the South Florida community, with a focus on
junior golf, education and scholarships, and charitable
gifting.
- Its second annual two-mile 2BThankful Walk on Thanksgiving
raised more than $13,650 for Boca Helping Hands, a nonprofit that
provides food, medical and financial assistance to over 27,000
people annually to meet basic human needs as well as provide
education and guidance to create self-sufficiency and make lasting
changes within the Palm Beach County area.
St. Andrews Country Club Led a 13th Annual Area Country Clubs
Partnership to Support "Feed the Community" That Yearly Serves Up
Hope and Holiday Spirit
In addition to onsite fundraisers, St. Andrews Country Club led
area country clubs in an annual collaboration to support the "Feed
the Community" program founded 38 years ago by the Kantor Family
Center for Justice of Congregation B'nai Israel (CBI) in partnership with the Ebenezer
Missionary Baptist Church. Serving up pre-Thanksgiving dinner to
thousands in the communities of Boca
Raton, Deerfield Beach,
Delray Beach, and West Palm Beach, the program also provides
additional food items for the week. This year more than 2,400
chocolate chip, sugar cookies, and muffins were baked and pallets
of water were donated by St. Andrews Country Club, Addison Reserve,
Boca Grove, Polo Club, and Woodfield
Country Club to finish off Thanksgiving meals for 350 families and
300 individuals.
As in 2020, "Feed the Community" was a drive-through event that
adhered to Covid protocols during which each car was given a bag of
groceries with everything they needed to make a Thanksgiving dinner
at home for their families with additional foods to eat for the
week. Event organizers CBI and Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church
reported that since turkeys have been in short supply and growing
in cost, this year attendees received 10 lbs. of chicken. For the
homeless who had no way of cooking their holiday dinner, Subway
donated 300 turkey subs/boxed lunches.
"These holiday-timed humanitarian efforts are reflective of the
'generous traditions' driven by our membership," said St. Andrews
Country Club COO/General Manager Rick
Dente. "Once our members learn of a need, they respond
quickly and often perpetually, jumping into action as individuals
and families and in close club camaraderie to help lift the
community in which they live, work, play, learn and heal."
According to Dente, giveback happens at St. Andrews Country Club
every single day, including a dedicated emergency fund to support
employees experiencing family or health hardships. "Many in the
Club serve in senior leadership and major donor capacities for a
variety of nonprofit missions of their choosing, but all unite when
the Club identifies an area of great need within our
community."
About St. Andrews Country Club
St. Andrews Country Club of Boca
Raton, a resident-only Elite Distinguished Club of the
World, a Platinum Club of America and ranked in the Top Ten of
America's Healthiest Clubs and 2019 North America Best Day Spa by
World Spa Awards is internationally recognized for its grand estate
residences and superior amenities. Embarking on a $27.5 million club renovation program to meet and
exceed the evolving lifestyle of a year-round membership, the
enhancements will be set amidst its two 18-hole championship golf
courses, including an Arnold Palmer Signature Design® and a Fazio
II. St. Andrews has played host to numerous PGA golf exhibitions on
its courses led by touring pros such as Phil Mickelson, Arnold
Palmer, John Daly and
Rocco Mediate, and is the home
course to LPGA Touring Professional and resident Morgan Pressel. Club amenities include a
125,000-square-foot Clubhouse with five dining venues and men's and
women's card rooms, a full-service spa and salon, a stand-alone
fitness and tennis center, and a pristine Recreation & Aquatic
Center features three pools, poolside dining, Splash Club and
state-of-the-art playground equipment and air-conditioned game
room. Golf facilities include a comprehensive Golf Performance
Center with indoor hitting bay, private practice area, V1 Digital
Coaching System and FlightScope Launch Monitor® technologies, and a
Callaway Golf® branded club fitting area. To learn more, visit
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