Notable 2022 Footprints on the Green initiatives:

Holston Hills CC

Every December, Holston Hills Country Club partners with Bucky’s Bikes to raise money and donate bikes to Mission of Hope, a local charity that provides services for underprivileged people in East Tennessee and the Southern Appalachia region. In 2022, 344 bikes were donated by people in the Knoxville community.

The CC at Wakefield Plantation

The 10th Annual We Care Golf Classic, hosted by Wakefield Senior Men's Golf Association, hit a major milestone with more than $1 million in funds raised and $820,000 being donated to multiple causes over the last decade. This year's tournament highlighted PTSD and two charities that specialize in caring for North Carolina National Guard soldiers and veterans: Soldiers and Airmen Assistance Fund Inc. and The Joel Fund. Proceeds raised from the tournament also benefited the We Care Scholarship Fund, USO of North Carolina, and Purple Heart Homes.

Porters Neck CC

The Porters Neck Homeowners Association partnered with members and staff from Porters Neck Country Club to help the people of Ukraine in 2022. Thanks to the help of PNCC member, Bob Walsh, they were able to have a location for residents and community members to make donations.. There was an outpouring of generosity from many people in the community, including some who volunteered to help categorize and pack donations in boxes. Donations consisted of winter clothing items, baby supplies, first aid supplies, blankets, eyeglasses, sleeping bags, towels, and food. Thanks to everyone’s efforts, over 60 containers were filled with donations that were shipped out of Moto Leader Global in Nevassa.

The Water’s Edge CC

We Care began in 1990 with the goal of providing Christmas to a few underprivileged children in Franklin County. The goal was met that first year, with the help of some local businesses and individuals. Since then, We Care has grown to provide gifts to more than 1,000 underprivileged children each Christmas. As part of The Water’s Edge FOTG initiative, members and staff helped We Care by collecting new and unwrapped toys in November and December 2022.

Member Spotlight

by Stephanie Trotter