Charity Receives $2,026,000 from 2007
Boise, ID, December 13, 2007: The Albertsons Boise Open presented by First Health announced today that donations from this year’s tournament have reached a new high for donations to Boise area non-profit organizations, distributing over $2,026,000 to charity at a breakfast hosted today by SUPERVALU at The Boise Centre on the Grove. This year’s contribution has set a new record for the Nationwide Tour for an individual tournament’s single year donation, a record previously set by the tournament in 2006. In addition, the total provided to charity of $8,421,439 by the Albertsons Boise Open presented by First Health since its inception also leads the entire Nationwide Tour in charitable giving by a single tournament.
The tournament’s twelve primary beneficiaries collectively received $300,000, with each receiving an equal share of $25,000. The primary beneficiaries include: The Boise Art Museum – School Tours Program, The Idaho Shakespeare Festival – Theater for Youth, Idaho Human Rights Education Center – Anne Frank Exhibit, Make a Wish of Idaho, New Heritage Theater Company – Teen Response Program, Idaho Foodbank – Children’s Nutritional Services, Boys and Girls Clubs – Ada County – Dinner Shack, Life’s Kitchen – Job training for youth at risk, Syringa House – Transitional living program, Idaho Recreation Unlimited – Adaptive ski program, Boys and Girls Club – Nampa- Teen Center, SNAPS – Special needs adoptive parent’s services.
SUPERVALU and the tournament provided Boise area non-profit organizations with the opportunity to sell tournament tickets and retain 100% of the proceeds for their causes through the Sara Lee Tickets FORE Charity campaign. Additionally, SUPERVALU and Sara Lee provided a bonus pool of $50,000, which was distributed among the participating charities based on each charity’s sales. Over sixty-five non-profit organizations participated in the Sara Lee Tickets FORE Charity promotion and generated $529,348.50 in ticket sales in 2007. When combined with the Bonus Pool, the charitable donations generated from the Sara Lee Tickets FORE Charity campaign totaled $579,348.50.
The $1,000,000 Kraft Shoot-Out presented by J.A. and Kathryn Albertson Foundation featured an incredible $1,000,000 purse thanks to a generous contribution by the J.A. and Kathryn Albertson Foundation. Four non-profit organizations in the midst of major fund-raising projects benefited from the Shoot-Out. Based on the results of the competition, 2009 Special Olympics World Winter Games and Treasure Valley YMCA’s Horsethief Camp each received $250,000 while Boys and Girls Club-Meridian Club won $170,000 and the Community Detox Center-a community project with the United Way was the big winner with $330,000 in winnings for a total of $1,000,000.
The Rocky Mountain Section PGA Foundation, based in Eagle, Idaho, received a $30,000 donation to assist in the growth of junior golf activities and scholarships as well as funding educational programs for the PGA Golf Professionals and golfing public.
SUPERVALU and the tournament announced additional donations of $25,000 to America’s Second Harvest, $57,500 to the Albertsons Stores Charitable Foundation, $16,000 to the Noon Optimist Club of Boise and $2,400 to The Bishop Kelly Foundation.
The tournament and SUPERVALU also continued the long-standing tradition of supporting the men’s and women’s golf teams at both the University of Idaho and Boise State University. Each school received $5,000 donations from this year’s tournament totaling $10,000.
Lastly, the tournament announced Nationwide, the Tour’s umbrella sponsor, provided the First Tee Chapter of Idaho with a $5,000 donation to aid in the First Tee’s mission of impacting the lives of young people by providing learning facilities and educational programs that promote character development and life-enhancing values through the game of golf.
Non-profit grant applications for the 2008 Albertsons Boise Open presented by First Health are now available. Applications may be downloaded from the tournament website, www.albertsonsboiseopen.com.
Owned and operated by the PGA TOUR, the Nationwide Tour completed its 18th season in 2007. Nationwide, one of the world’s largest insurance and financial service providers, finished its fifth year as the umbrella sponsor of the Tour. The Top 25 money winners on the 2007 Nationwide Tour automatically earned playing privileges on the 2008 PGA TOUR. The PGA TOUR is headquarted in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, and its web-site is www.pgatour.com.
The 2008 Albertsons Boise Open presented by First Health will take place September 8-14 at Hillcrest Country Club. The tournament will continue to be broadcast internationally on The Golf Channel to over 117 million subscribers. The tournament is managed by Jeff Sanders Promotions, Portland, Oregon.
Contact:
Jeff Sanders Promotions, Inc.
5671 SW Arctic Drive
Beaverton, OR 97005
Tel: 503-644-6057
Jeff Adams
Nationwide Tour
Tel: 904-273-3397
