The BayPort Foundation raised $136,175 at its second annual Charity Golf Classic event, which was held on April 27 in Newport News.
Forty-two businesses sponsored the tournament, including the 84 golfers who played the award-winning golf course at the James River Country Club.
The successful fundraising outcome was made possible by the support of sponsors of all levels and Gold Sponsor business partners: Data-Search, Haywood Floor Covering, Mastercard, North River Construction, and Zogo.
All of the money raised at the Charity Golf Classic goes directly to fund grants supporting the foundation’s mission, including its $100,000 scholarship program and charitable grant awards to promote financial literacy, family health and wellness, and hardship and emergency assistance.
In 2022, the BayPort Foundation partnered with two leading companies to launch the half-million-dollar Accelerating Change Together Grant or the ACT Grant, a three-year, step-down grant for education and workforce develo...