Kwame Foundation will host its 10th Annual Golf Tournament on Thursday, August 29 at the Norman K. Probstein Golf Course at Forest Park in St. Louis.
The foundation endows $150,000 a year in scholarships and grants at colleges and universities that improve educational opportunities for minorities. It recently sponsored a spring break bus tour of Historically Black Colleges and Universities for 48 local students.
Sponsorships opportunities at the tournament are available from $150 to $10,000, with recognition at the event, on the website and in the program. Individual entry for the tournament, lunch and events is $375 and non-golfer participation is $75.
The Kwame Foundation Golf Tournament funds scholarships and endowments at the following colleges and universities:
• Barnes-Jewish Hospital College of Nursing
• Fontbonne University School of Journalism
• Harris-Stowe State University School of Business
• Interdenominational Theological Center
• Jackson State University
• Maryville University School of Education
• Morehouse School of Medicine
• Ranken Technical College
• St. Louis Community College
• Saint Louis University College of Arts and Sciences
• Saint Louis Zoo
• Tyrone Thompson Institute for Nonviolence
• University of Kansas School of Architecture
• University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law
• University of Missouri-St. Louis
• Washington University School of Engineering
• Washington University School of Medicine
• Webster University School of Business & Technology.
Kwame Foundation is a non-profit charitable organization founded by Kim and Anthony Thompson of Kwame Building Group to develop a doorway of opportunity into the professional world for youth in underprivileged communities through mentoring programs and scholarship opportunities.
The schedule for the tournament, held at the Norman K. Probstein Golf Course in Forest Park, is: 11:30 a.m. – Registration and Lunch; 1 p.m. – Shotgun Start – Four-Person Scramble; 5 p.m. – Cocktail Reception, Silent Auction and Happy Hour; 6:30 p.m. – Awards Ceremony and Auction.
For online registration or sponsorships, visit http://kwame.golfreg.com. Contact Sonja Branscomb (314) 862-5344 or sbranscomb@kwamebuildinggroup.com.
