COLUMBIA – Enjoying 4 Hope hosted its first annual golf event Monday to boost cash to assist assist its applications. The group helps kids within the hospital and offers colleges provides and promotes psychological well being consciousness in public colleges.
“As we increase extra funds, we’re in a position to give, not solely items to the households, however we’re in a position to financially assist them,” Brian Thomas, the chief director and president of Enjoying 4 Hope, stated. “After which, lots of, if not 1000’s, of youngsters as we get into Columbia’s grade colleges and colleges past Columbia as nicely.”
Thomas stated they’re splitting the cash raised Monday between Enjoying 4 Hope and their new marketing campaign Gamers 4 Hope, to allow them to can proceed going into hospitals and colleges.
On the event Monday, there have been a number of methods individuals may give cash to the group. There was a raffle, silent public sale and banquet following the event.
“It is a good looking day,” Alex Crows, a golfer on the event, stated. “Everybody ought to be in good moods to spend some cash and put it towards a great trigger.”
Crews stated he didn’t know a lot about Enjoying 4 Hope earlier than his good friend requested him to golf within the event, however was excited to play as soon as he knew the place his cash was going.
“I used to be like, ‘Okay, that is gonna be actually cool really,’” Crews stated. “It is simply sort of good to be out right here, and be out right here for a great trigger.”
Thomas stated the funds will present extra monetary assist to households of youngsters within the hospital, and provides again to “underserved” college students at native colleges.
“For us, ‘underserved’ encompasses not solely monetary, but additionally psychological and emotional wellbeing,” Thomas stated.
He stated at their pilot faculty in Lebanon, the group has already seen the affect of psychological well being talks the Gamers 4 Hope marketing campaign brings to varsities. He stated extra college students are going to the counselor and searching for assist after they want it.
For extra info on Enjoying 4 Hope and future occasions, go to its web site.