3rd Annual Crossfit Asheboro & Majestic Floor Covering Golf Tournament

3rd Annual Tournament Focuses on Two Great Causes this Year

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 Peele of CrossFit Asheboro and NorthView Partners have been friends since early high school. The two not only have a long time personal relationship but a strong professional relationship in the development and construction industry. When Key began organizing last year’s tournament, he reached out to Peele about entering a four man team into the tournament. Peele immediately said yes. However, the next day on his drive to Raleigh, he called Mike back and asked how he could do more. Key explained the different sponsorship levels. Peele and his partners in CrossFit Asheboro, Kevin Lineberry and Robert Hurley, then became the title sponsor for the event. Both Key and Peele have a strong passion for helping children in need. Both believe physical, mental nor financial needs should ever deprive a kid from being a kid.

“One of the things many people do not see is the emotional and physical toll caring for a child with a physical or mental disability takes on a parent. This tournament provides funds for children to attend camp for a week through Victory Junction and gives those parents a much deserved break themselves without the worry of how to pay for it. Peele is very grateful Key has allowed him to be a part of this effort and hopes his contacts in the triangle area will draw in more donors and golfers.

“With Mike adding the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation this year, the tournament is also able to help provide much needed funds to help find a cure for Cystic Fibrosis.” Peele said.

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 her about making the CF Foundation one of the beneficiaries of the golf tournament she said, “I was overwhelmed with gratitude and deeply appreciative of his additional support and generosity. Fundraisers like this one mean the world to our family. We know that the research needed to discover new lifechanging therapies for CF is extremely expensive and takes years to develop. Because CF is a rare disease, research in this area does not receive any federal funding and therefore, depends on the efforts of family, loved ones, and generous sponsors to monetarily support the Foundation. Every dollar raised for this organization gets us one step closer to seeing a cure for this disease in our girls’ lifetime and that is a hope we cling to each and every day.”

Kimberly and Nathan, along with Mark Hayes, family and friends are heavily involved with Great Strides of Wake County, one of the largest local fundraising organization’s supporting the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

This past May, with the help of their family and friends they organized a local fundraiser in Pittsboro where Mike and his family were able to attend and support “Team Take It Away.” The Key’s fell in love with the Houston’s spirit and resilience and the desire to help find a cure for this disease that led him to add CF as a beneficiary of this year’s golf tournament. Mike’s goal is to raise an additional $25,000 specifically earmarked for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation while still having the goal to raise $40,000 for Victory Junction.

CF is an inherited disorder that causes severe damage to the lungs, digestive system and other organs. It’s a very rare disorder as there are only about 30,000 cases in the United States (70,000 worldwide). Through research and advanced treatments over the past 10 years people with CF now may live into their mid to late 30’s on average and some are living well into their 40’s and 50’s which makes this tournament even more crucial and needed.

“In the past 2 years of hosting this event, we have raised over $144,000 for Victory Junction; enough funds to send 56 kids to camp,” Mike said. Camp is a life changing event for them as they suffer with chronic medical conditions. For one week they get to experience doing normal activities like swimming, fishing, climbing, archery, and bicycling, playing games – just like a normal kid! The cost for sending one kid to camp is $2,500 for one week and there is no charge to the parents.

This year’s tournament has been moved up to August to avoid hurricane season, but most importantly schools are still on summer break which allows more of our youth to participate in the tournament.

This year Mike added Forest Oaks Country Club located in Greensboro to the tournament. This offers a closer option for those teams traveling from Raleigh and around the Triangle, as well as offering an alternative for Randolph County players as well.

“We want to have an impact and make a difference. The people who take the time off work to play, along with all the amazing sponsors donating, others giving of their time and resources for these two worthwhile causes is what makes this tournament special. We truly appreciate them more than they can ever imagine. We recognize these donors work extremely hard and give so generously out of their own pocket to make this tournament a success and that can’t be overstated,” Mike told me.

100% of the proceeds of the tournament are going to these designated charities. With the addition of Forest Oaks Country Club, the tournament can now accommodate up to 108 teams of four. There are still sponsorship opportunities available, and room for more teams to come play and help these worthwhile causes. If you are interested, contact Mike Key at 336.653.5630 or email him at mike. key@majesticflooringnc.com.