Proceeds from team registrations and
sponsorships of the event will benefit the Anderson County, Tennessee homeless assistance
group
OAK
RIDGE, Tenn., July 25,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Tennessee Out-Reach Center for
Homeless (TORCH) and LaFlare Golf, an East Tennessee golf enthusiast's club, have
joined forces to host the 2024 Torchbearer Classic golf
tournament on Saturday, Aug. 17 at
the Centennial Golf Course in Oak Ridge,
Tennessee, to benefit the homeless assistance and advocacy
group.
"The Torchbearer Classic will be so much more than just a great
day of golf, it is also an opportunity for the community to come
together in fun and fellowship to help the homeless population of
Anderson County on their journey
to self-sufficiency," said TORCH Executive Director Andy O'Quinn. "Participants and sponsors are so
much more than just a name on event announcements. They are
partners who are working to ensure that no child in Anderson County sleeps outside."
LaFlare Golf was founded by a group of friends after a two-day
golf weekend to help facilitate turnkey golf events for both
corporate and nonprofit organizations. In its three years of
existence, it has grown from a dozen friends to more than 800
members who play tours throughout East
Tennessee.
One of LaFlare's founders and its CEO, James Michel, is the son of TORCH's founder and
board member, Sheila Michel. He said
he organized the tournament as a tribute to his mother.
"I watched my mother build TORCH from the ground up, advocating
for the homeless population of Anderson
County even when times were tough," James Michel said. "She helped these families
find housing and build skills to become self-sufficient. I decided
to take the skills I've learned in helping organize more than 50
golf tournaments over the past five years to help build the
Torchbearer Classic into an ongoing fundraiser for TORCH."
The Torchbearer Classic is a premium golf event. For the
$400 registration fee, teams will
receive a custom sleeve of commemorative golf balls and a bag tag,
custom koozies, tees and stickers, and exclusive discounts. Lunch,
snacks and beverages will be available throughout the day. Teams
can register for the event by visiting
https://www.torchclassic.org/register.
TORCH is also accepting sponsors for the event. Sponsorship
packages include gold, silver, bronze, contest and hole. Visit
https://www.torchclassic.org/sponsor to learn more about how
to sponsor the event.
TORCH opened its doors in January
2013 as Anderson County's
only comprehensive homeless service. Because there is no group
shelter in the county, TORCH helps families "Shelter in a Future
Home" as the most cost-effective way to assist the unhoused. For
more information on TORCH, please visit
https://oakridgetorch.org/. To donate to TORCH, visit
https://oakridgetorch.org/donate/.
About TORCH
Tennessee Out-Reach Center for Homeless (TORCH) opened its doors
in January 2013 as the only
comprehensive homeless service in Anderson County, Tennessee. Because there is
no shelter in the county, TORCH operates the Housing First model.
Efforts are made to find affordable, sustainable housing as quickly
as possible and can help provide additional financial assistance if
a client is qualified. TORCH partners with other agencies in
Anderson County to work together
to assist their clients in the most efficient, productive manner.
TORCH is Lighting a Path to a Brighter Tomorrow. For more
information, please visit https://oakridgetorch.org/.
MEDIA CONTACT:
Heather
Ripley
Ripley PR
865-977-1973
hripley@ripleypr.com
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