29th Annual BI-LO Charity Classic Raises $5,104,362 for Non-Profits Across Southeast
June 6, 2012
GREENVILLE, SC – June 4, 2012 – As the 29th annual BI-LOCharity Classic golf tournament came to a close on Monday evening, June4, BI-LO Charities announced this year’s tournament raised a total of$5,104,362 to aid non-profit organizations across South Carolina, NorthCarolina, Georgia and Tennessee which benefit BI-LO Charities’ three keyinitiatives: enhancing the lives of children, improving education andnourishing the hungry.
BI-LO is honored to be an integral part of the communities we serve.The 2012 tournament marks another year of success, said BI-LO Presidentand Chairman of BI-LO Charities Michael Byars. Due to the support ofour suppliers, our teammates and members of our community, we lookforward to seeing these funds make a positive, lasting impact.
Since 1984, the BI-LO Charity Classic has raised more than $63 million for hundreds of charities throughout the Southeast.
Festivities began on Saturday evening, June 2, with the President’sParty held at Hartness Estate for top level sponsors. Tournamentparticipants and guests were treated to a Pairings Party and Auction onSunday, June 3, at Hartness Estate. The golf tournament took place onMonday, June 4, at 11 of the top courses in Upstate South Carolina andWestern North Carolina. More than 1,200 golfers and their gueststraveled from across the country to participate in this unique event. For more information about the BI-LO Charities and the organizationsthat it supports, visit www.bi-locharities.org.
About the BI-LO Charity Classic
The BI-LO Charity Classic began in 1984 as a fundraiser for GreenvilleCounty Meals on Wheels and has grown to be the largest one-day charitygolf tournament in the United States. During the past 29 years, thetournament has raised more than $63,000,000 to support hundreds ofcharities throughout BI-LO’s four-state operating area of SouthCarolina, North Carolina, Tennessee and Georgia. Funds from the CharityClassic go toward supporting organizations that further BI-LO Charities’mission of enhancing the lives of children, improving education andnourishing the hungry.
