4th Wendy's Charity Classic 
Raises $140,000!

(Jackson, MI) - The 4th Wendy's Charity Golf Classic LPGA Pro-Am held at the Country Club of Jackson included 26 LPGA Tour Professionals and 104 amateurs all teeing it up to support adoption. This year's event raised over $140,000 for the Dave Thomas Foundation. In four years, the Wendy's Charity Golf Classic has raised over $520,000 for adoption programs in Michigan and northern Ohio.

 

An exciting "live" and "silent" auction were featured at the "Safari Night Adoption Benefit & Pairings Party" held the night before the pro-am. The auctions raised over $85,000 in a single night! Items in the live auction included a trip for four to the Masters in April 2005 and tickets to this year's Ryder Cup taking place in September at Oakland Hills, also in Michigan. Other hot items were a family vacation for 4 to Disney World and an industrial chicken fryer. The silent auction presented over 60 high quality items, ranging from fine jewelry to autographed sports memorabilia to wonderful home decor pieces.

 

Golf action the next day was kicked off with a "Pro Shoot-out on the Range." All 26 pros lined up to hit 20 numbered balls each. Numbered balls were pre-sold to 520 people, all vying for a trip for 2 to Hawaii. The closest ball to the target won the trip. LPGA Tour Pro Annette DeLuca hit the winning shot. The shoot-out raised $4,690 and was an outstanding prelude to a perfect day of golf and fun for participating LPGA pros and amateurs. Over 120 volunteers helped make things happen and worked behind the scenes to pull this very successful event together.

 

Many of the participants, sponsors and volunteers are from the Wendy's family - whether franchisees or employees of various stores in Michigan, a number of the event's supporters are associated with Wendy's. The Toledo, Grand Rapids, Flint/Saginaw, Lansing/Jackson, Detroit and Northern Michigan DMA's all pooled their resources and collectively donated $15,000 to the event.

 

For more information, contact Sue Fracker, Tournament Director at 517-784-4094, ext. 145. See photo summary.