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In its sixth year, Build Fore Good tournament proceeds reach more than $360k for Arizona nonprofits

We recently completed our sixth annual Build Fore Good tournament in partnership with hardison/downey, which so far has raised more than $360,000 for Arizona-based charities.

Held at the Westin Kierland Golf Club, the sold-out tournament field was 220 players on both courses. Players were treated to breakfast, lunch, challenges and entertainment throughout the day, including a “break the glass” station, corn hole, a hole-in-one featuring a brand new Audi (which was awarded to a very lucky golfer) and speed hole. Each golfer was also treated to a Nike certificate good for an on-site purchase of shoes or other merchandise.

This year’s beneficiary was the Boys & Girls Club of Metropolitan Phoenix. The title sponsor was Mark-Taylor, and silver sponsors were Lockton and American Openings.

See the video recap: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTTeo50YtQM&feature=youtu.be

Build Fore Good nets more than $300k for nonprofits since inception

In its fifth year, the Build Fore Good golf tournament has grown into a fun and unpretentious day for professionals in the building industry, with the side benefit of raising a remarkable amount of money for local nonprofits. This year’s beneficiary is the Foundation for Blind Children, which received a $60,000 contribution from the tournament proceeds, bringing the total dollars raised for local charitable organizations to more than $300,000 since the tournament’s inception.

Held at the beautiful Kierland golf course during November’s prime golfing season, the 2017 tournament hosted 216 golfers on three courses and was produced by 30 volunteers from Kitchell and hardison/downey construction, inc. Foursomes were treated to competitive challenges and diversions peppered throughout the golf course, including massage stations, corn hole, hole-in-one, longest drive and speed hole competitions. The tournament’s title sponsor was Mark-Taylor. Other sponsors were Lockton and American Openings.

“It’s important for us to support organizations to which our employee-owners are connected,” said Kitchell CEO Jim Swanson. “With many of our team members working on the Foundation’s physical expansion and seeing firsthand how expansive their reach is, selecting them as this year’s beneficiary just made sense.”

The Foundation for Blind Children (www.seeitourway.org) serves the blind and visually impaired of all ages, striving to serve as the community resource for blind, visually impaired and multi-handicapped children, adults and their families. The organization has locations in the East Valley, West Valley and Central Phoenix.

The Foundation is one of many nonprofit recipients of Kitchell’s generosity, which has exceeded $500,000 over the past year benefiting communities where Kitchell has offices and operations throughout the country. Support throughout the year has encompassed K-12 schools, Teach for America, Ryan House, Phoenix Children’s Hospital Foundation and Desert Mission Food Bank, among others. This year, Kitchell employees, through the Foundation, also contributed more than $34,000 to hurricane relief efforts in Texas and Florida.