2020 NEEDTOBREATHE Classic welcomes pro athletes, musicians to Daniel Island

Recording artists Chris Tomlin, Echosmith and David Nail will join NEEDTOBREATHE for the 2020 NEEDTOBREATHE Classic golf tournament and concert on Daniel Island. The sold-out celebrity golf tournament, auction and after-party concert is Monday, March 30 at the Daniel Island Club. This event supports the work of Charleston-based nonprofit OneWorld Health as it empowers communities around the world to achieve long-term improvements in health and quality of life.

OneWorld Health has built 12 medical clinics in Uganda and Nicaragua, helping hundreds of thousands of people receive life-saving medical care. The 2019 NEEDTOBREATHE Classic raised a record $300,000. In total, this event has brought in $1,199,000, helping to provide 400,000 people with quality, affordable health care through the work of OneWorld Health.

For this year’s event, several professional athletes and musical guests will lend their support to this event, joining players and sponsors for a day of golf, followed by an evening of music with NEEDTOBREATHE.

Taking the stage with NEEDTOBREATHE for the concert is Grammy-award winner Chris Tomlin, a Christian music artist and prolific songwriter. Hailed as one of the most successful artists in contemporary Christian music, Tomlin has sold more than 7 million records.

Also participating in this year’s NEEDTOBREATHE Classic is Echosmith, a Southern California-based pop band comprised of three siblings. The group released its second full-length and first independent album, “Lonely Generation,” in 2019.

Returning to the NEEDTOBREATHE Classic is David Nail, who has spent a decade in modern country music. His 2018 record “Only This and Nothing More,” was a project by Nail and two long-time partners. The album matches Nail’s “melodic chops with atmospheric rock and roll guitars, lush keyboards, drum loops, and rule-breaking arrangements.”

Also scheduled to play in the NEEDTOBREATHE Classic are:

• Chandler Catanzaro, former NFL kicker
• Phillip Crosby, former NFL fullback
• Harold Green, former NFL running back
• Adam Humphries, NFL receiver
• Ed Marinaro, actor and former NFL player
• Corey Miller, former NFL linebacker
• Andrew Novak, pro golfer
• Bradley Pinion, NFL punter
• Hunter Renfrow, NFL receiver
• Stanton Seckinger, former Clemson University receiver
• Sterling Sharpe, former NFL receiver
• James “Bonecrusher” Smith, former professional boxer
• Tyler Thigpen, former NFL quarterback
• Christian Vande Velde, Olympic cyclist
• Jared Wolfe, pro golfer
• Tony Womack, former MLB player
• Kevin Youngblood, former NFL receiver

The annual charity golf tournament was started by Commonwealth Cares Foundation, the charitable foundation of Daniel Island financial services firm Commonwealth Financial. In 2013, NEEDTOBREATHE partnered with Commonwealth Cares Foundation, lending its name to the golf tournament and adding a musical concert.

“Once again, we’re humbled by the support for the NEEDTOBREATHE Classic. We’re grateful to NEEDTOBREATHE, the sponsors and the professional athletes and musicians who give their time to support this event,” said Britt Gilbert, founder of Commonwealth Cares Foundation. “Yes, we all enjoy a great day on the golf course, but we’re also reminded of how this event impacts people around the globe. In Uganda, there’s one doctor for every 10,750 people. Providing people with quality, affordable health care is something we can all get behind.”

NEEDTOBREATHE, which has roots in South Carolina, is a long-time partner of OneWorld Health. One dollar from every concert ticket sold goes back to the band’s support of OneWorld Health. To date, NEEDTOBREATHE has raised more than $2 million through ticket sales, fan donations and the golf tournament and helped to open two NEEDTOBREATHE Medical Centers in Tola and Jinotega, Nicaragua. NEEDTOBREATHE band members include Bear Rinehart (vocals, guitar), Bo Rinehart (guitar, vocals), Seth Bolt (bass, vocals), and Josh Lovelace (keys, vocals).

“The NEEDTOBREATHE Classic has become a homecoming event for us as a band,” said Bear Rinehart. “This is our favorite time of the year, and we are looking forward to being in Charleston again with our friends and family to raise money for OneWorld Health. See y’all out there!”

 

ABOUT COMMONWEALTH CARES FOUNDATION

Founded in 2007 as a 501(c)(3), Commonwealth Cares Foundation is the charitable arm of Commonwealth Financial, a Daniel Island-based comprehensive financial services firm with a division focused on providing financial planning services to physicians and the medical community. The firm brings a values-based philosophy, offering clients independent advice through a consultative, team-oriented approach. For more information, visit commonwealthcares.org.

 

ABOUT NEEDTOBREATHE

NEEDTOBREATHE is a GRAMMY-nominated rock band hailing from South Carolina, comprised of brothers Bear Rinehart (vocals, guitar) and Bo Rinehart (guitar, vocals), Seth Bolt (bass, vocals), and Josh Lovelace (keys, vocals).

Their sixth studio album H A R D L O V E debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top Albums, Top Current Albums, Top Rock Albums and Top Alternative Albums charts and #2 on the Billboard 200, their biggest debut to date.

The album’s title track “HARD LOVE” recently became the band’s 3rd RIAA-certified Gold single… joining the company of Rivers In the Wasteland’s “Brother (feat. Gavin DeGraw)” and The Outsiders’ “Something Beautiful.”

NEEDTOBREATHE recently released their first-ever fully acoustic album – Acoustic Live Vol. 1. The album, which was entirely self-recorded, produced and mixed/mastered, represents over a decade of music from the GRAMMY-nominated band, with songs spanning across five of their six studio albums.

Well known for the aggressive touring schedule and impressive live show, NEEDTOBREATHE recently celebrated four consecutive sold out shows at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, as well as sell outs at Greek Theatre (Los Angeles), Ascend Amphitheatre (Nashville), Aragon Ballroom (Chicago), Verizon Theatre (DFW) and more.

NEEDTOBREATHE will release new music and tour in 2020. For more information, visit needtobreathe.com.

 

ABOUT ONEWORLD HEALTH

Our vision is to see impoverished communities take ownership in a sustainable healthcare model, so that they become empowered to bring about long-term change and tangible improvements in their health and quality of life. Our mission is to provide quality, affordable healthcare to people in need. We have developed a model that provides affordable health care to the communities who need it most and does not require ongoing support to keep the doors open. Each OneWorld Health medical center offers a full scope of healthcare services to the community, delivered by trained nationals and offered at a price point that is affordable to the overwhelming majority of the population. Patient fees offset the costs of running the clinic, eventually meeting or exceeding the total monthly operating costs. For more information, visit oneworldhealth.com.