On June 19th at the Travelers Championship, 280 young professionals came to Tee it Up for Charity to raise money for
The First Tee of Connecticut and
Junior Achievement of Southwest New England. Everyone enjoyed the sunshine, delicious food and live music and helped us raise
$15,616 for these two great organizations!
It was a beautiful day and we couldn't be more thrilled
with the turnout and the support that everyone gave by bidding on the silent auction items and participating in the 3-hole golf tournament. Congratulations to Brian Engstrom who ended up taking first place!
Thank you to the Travelers Championship for their support
of this event, it wouldn't be possible without their enthusiasm for bringing young professionals to the tournament. Thank you also to
May, Bonee & Walsh,
Zag Interactive and
Travelers for their support of the event. Thank you to
Allegra Anderson Photography for the amazing photos,
The Jeff Mainville Duo for the live music,
Powerstation Events for helping with the AV setup,
Aramark for the delicious food and Budweiser for being the alcohol provider. Also thank you to
Trumbull Kitchen for hosting our after party year after year!
The monies raised will help
The First Tee and
Junior Achievement provide more programming for students in Connecticut. You can visit their websites to learn more about what they do, but Lou Golden, President of Junior Achievement had this to say about our support:
“With financial support from HYPE, our JA Entrepreneurial Academy provided a meaningful experience for fifteen students in 2013. The opportunity to conceptualize, formulate, and operate a company left this group of high school students with sophisticated business knowledge and enthusiasm to apply that knowledge in the real world. As a result, the lessons learned will impact these students well into their futures. The funds from HYPE helped us launch last year’s pilot program, and helped us to expand the program in 2014 to two sites; New Britain and Hartford! This program would not have been possible without HYPE’s support.”
Here are a few photos from this year's event, you can see more on our Facebook page, courtesy of Allegra Anderson Photography.
