Community News
3rd Annual Tournament Focuses on Two Great Causes this 3rdYear Annual
T
The 3rd annual CrossFit Asheboro & Majestic Floor Covering Golf Tournament will be held on August 23rd. Mike Key, owner of Majestic Floor Covering and Michael of CrossFit Cystic Peele fibrosis is a Asheboro and NorthView Partners have been friends since progressive, genetic early high school. The two not only have a long disease that causes time personal relationship but a strong professional persistent lung infections relationship in the development and construction industry. When Key began organizing last year’s and limits the ability to tournament,breathe he reachedover out totime. Peele about Theentering a four man team into the tournament. Peele mission of the Cystic immediately said yes. However, the next day on Outstanding Organizations his drive to Fibrosis Raleigh, he Foundation called Mike backis and asked Benefiting in need. Both 2believe physical, mental nor financial to cure cystic fibrosis how he could do more. Key explained the differentVictory Junction & Cystic Fibrosis Foundation needs should ever deprive a kid from being a kid. sponsorship levels. and hisall partners in CrossFit and to Peele provide people “One of the things many people do not see is the Asheboro, Kevin Lineberry and Robert Hurley, then emotional and physical toll caring for a child with a with the disease the became the title sponsor for the opportunity to event. lead Both Key physical or mental disability takes on a parent. This and Peele have a strong passion for helping children tournament provides funds for children to attend full, productive lives by camp for a week through Victory Junction and gives funding research and those parents a much deserved break themselves drug development, without the worry of how to pay for it. Peele is very grateful Key has allowed him to be a part of this promoting individualized effort and hopes his contacts in the triangle area treatment, and ensuring will draw in more donors and golfers. access to high-quality, “With Mike adding the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation specialized care. this year, the tournament is also able to help provide much needed funds to help find a cure for Cystic Fibrosis.” Peele Many people have inquired why Mike chose CF to be added to the cause. The answer became very simple as he began to follow the journey of a local family, Kimberly and Nathan Houston who have two children, Kelsie and Mackenzie with CF. “It became evident that more is needed to be done to help find a cure for this devastating disease so that these girls never have to worry about their futures,” Mike said. Kimberly told us that when Mike approached
22 | asheboromagazine.com
