NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – The BayPort Foundation of Bayport Credit Union said it raised $136,175 at its second annual Charity Golf Classic event.
Forty-two businesses sponsored the tournament, including the 84 golfers who played the award- winning golf course at the James River Country Club in Newport News.
The successful fundraising outcome was made possible by the support of sponsors of all levels and Gold Sponsor business partners: DataSearch, Haywood Floor Covering, Mastercard, North River Construction, and Zogo, the credit union said.
One-hundred percent of the Charity Golf Classic funds go 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 development. It was awarded to the Virginia Beach City Public Schools to fund the addition of a new two-year, half-day Advanced Technology Center Renewable Energy Technologies program.