Lucy C. Laney Museum hosting 6th Annual Golf Tournament Fundraiser

AUGUSTA, Ga (WJBF)- Saturday, the Lucy Craft Laney Museum will host its sixth annual golf match fundraiser. It’s one in every of two massive fundraising occasions the museum holds every year.

They’ve a number of fundraisers every year, in addition to sponsors and donors that assist them preserve operating. This yr, funds raised from the golf match will go in the direction of reworking the administration constructing.

It’s an historic constructing with structural points that must be addressed for security.
Leon Maben, Vice President of the Board of Administrators for the museum, mentioned there’s plenty of work to be performed and it’ll value roughly $300,000.

“This yr our funds will go in the direction of our administrative home. Which is know because the Snypse Home. It’s a historic constructing. The inspiration is giving us issues. And we’re elevating funds to renovate it,” he mentioned.

The museum was closed for 9 months in 2021 for renovations which are actually full. Now, he mentioned it’s time to work on the administration home.

The Snypse-Allen Home, as it’s also recognized, is on its authentic basis. When it was constructed, they didn’t use stable slab foundations. As a substitute, brick columns have been constructed to assist the constructing. Maben mentioned now these columns are falling aside, inflicting the flooring to sag and the partitions to crack.

“The inspiration must be uplifted. The roof. The home windows for conserving vitality. The flooring as soon as once more. Maybe redo the loos.”

The Golf Event weekend begins Friday evening, with a reception to honor 50 years of service to the Augusta Nationwide Black Caddies. On the reception, Jim Dent might be inducted into the Caddie Corridor of Fame.

The Event will tee off at 8:30 a.m., Saturday morning on the Augusta Municipal Gold Course. The match roster is full, with 84 gamers and 21 groups. The occasion is open to the general public and is $5 for spectators.

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