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Safeway International raised $758,000 for local charities
Monday, June 28, 2004 - Phoenix, AZ
Tom Maletis, President of Tournament Golf Foundation Inc. (TGFI), today announced that the 2004 Safeway International, presented by Coca-Cola, generated $758,000 to benefit Arizona-based charities.
The 2004 Safeway International was held in March at Superstition Mountain Golf and Country Club and was won by Annika Sorenstam. The charitable proceeds from the event will be directed from TGFI to the Phoenix division chapter of Safeway Foundation for distribution to local area charities. The LPGA event, which began in 1983, has now donated almost $10 million to local charities.
Banner Health Foundation, the fundraising arm for the state's largest nonprofit healthcare provider, has been identified as the primary beneficiary of charitable funds from the tournament. Banner Health Foundation is a major partner in the annual tournament, recruiting and managing more than 1,000 volunteers for the event. The organization will receive $489,000 for cancer-related programs.
"Our goal for the inaugural Safeway International was to donate at least half as much money to charity as we had in our $1.2 million purse, which we exceeded," said Maletis. "Thanks to Safeway, Banner Health Foundation, Superstition Mountain Golf and Country Club, local sponsors and incredible volunteers, the event drew unprecedented crowds, generated record proceeds for charity and created a $12-$15 million economic impact on the local area. We look forward to building on our success."
The 2005 edition of the The Safeway International, will be held March 14-20. Annika Sorenstam, the top women's player in the world, will return to defend her title.
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