Record amount brings TOURās all-time total tonearly $3 billion
For 19 years, every Monday through Friday, Sets Tasaka, 80, has taken the bus from his home in Wailuku, Maui, to Hale Makuaās Adult Day Health Center. Hale Makua ā whichĀ improves the well-being of those in its care through compassionate, personalized health servicesĀ and is a primary beneficiary of last weekās Sentry Tournament of Champions ā has been a second home to Tasaka, who for decades served the Maui community frozen treats with his brother, Henry, at their familyās century-old Tasaka Guri-Guri shop.
Impacting the lives of Tasaka and hundreds of thousands of others, the PGA TOUR and its tournaments generated a record $190 million for more than 3,000 charitable causes in 2018, announced during the Sentry Tournament of Champions.
The charitable total, which brings the all-time total to $2.84 billion, includesĀ donations made by tournaments on the PGA TOUR, PGA TOUR Champions, Web.com Tour, Mackenzie Tour-PGA TOUR Canada, PGA TOUR LatinoamĆ©rica and PGA TOUR Series-China.
āThrough the world of golf, the PGA TOUR and its tournaments, backed by its network of volunteers, drive positive impact at unprecedented levels to support and improve local communities,ā said PGA TOUR Commissioner Jay Monahan.
āBy supporting a PGA TOUR event, you make an impact on countless philanthropic organizations in your community. As remarkable as our nearly $3 billion in donations is, what really matters are the remarkable stories like Setsā that every tournament has. Itās a credit to our partners ā host organizations, title sponsors, volunteers, the fans in the communities in which we play, as well as our players, who are relentlessly supportive of the impact the TOUR makes on so many lives.ā
Since its move to Maui in 1999, the Sentry Tournament of Champions has generated more than $6.3 million in charitable impact for the community, including the Hale Makuaās Adult Health Center.
āWe are privileged to help so many great people who, in some cases, just need to be reminded they are loved,ā said Hale Makua CEO Wesley Lo. āThe goal of Adult Day Health is to assist with maintaining or restoring their ability to live on their own at home. Without the financial support of the Sentry Tournament of Champions and the PGA TOUR, this and so many of our other programs simply could not exist.ā
āAdult Day Health gives me something to do every day,ā said Sets Tasaka, who lost Henry, his regular lunchtime visitor at Hale Makua, when he passed away in 2015. āAt home, I would have had nothing to do, and just watched TV. Every day Iām here, I feel good.ā
Each PGA TOUR tournament is an opportunity to give back to your community in one of three ways ā attending an event, volunteering, or donating money. Not-for-profit tournaments under the PGA TOUR umbrella donate their net proceeds to support local organizations, totaling close to $3 billion in donations to date. The impact these tournaments make throughout the year is possible thanks to the 100,000 volunteers annually who commit their time to ensure each event is a success.
To learn more about the PGA TOUR and the positive impact of its tournaments, volunteers, players, sponsors and fans, please visitPGATOUR.COM/IMPACT.
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By showcasing golfās greatest players, the PGA TOUR engages, inspires and positively impacts our fans, partners and communities worldwide.
The PGA TOUR co-sanctions more than 130 tournaments on the PGA TOUR, PGA TOUR Champions, Web.com Tour, PGA TOUR LatinoamĆ©rica, Mackenzie Tour-PGA TOUR Canada and PGA TOUR Series-China. Members on the PGA TOUR represent the worldās best players, hailing from 25 countries (88 members are from outside the United States). Worldwide, PGA TOUR tournaments are broadcast to more than 1 billion households in 226 countries and territories in 23 languages.
Virtually all tournaments are organized as non-profit organizations to maximize charitable giving. In 2018, tournaments across all Tours generated a record $190 million for local and national charitable organizations, bringing the all-time total to $2.84 billion.
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