The Whirlpool Community Charity Golf Event, held August 6 and 7, has raised $3 million for young people in Berrien County.
Whirlpool says the event included rounds of golf on six courses in and around Berrien County with 864 participants. In addition to golf, attendees were able to take part in a Fireside Chat with Hall of Famers Hale Irwin and Jerome Bettis, a silent auction, and a live auction.
In the 20 years of the event, more than $30 million has been raised for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Southwest Michigan, First Tee of Benton Harbor, and the local public school foundations of Benton Harbor, Lakeshore, and St. Joseph. That’s helped nearly 10,000 young people each year. Those organizations will share the $3 million raised in the 2023 event.
Whirlpool Corporation vice president of corporate relations and sustainability Pam Klyn says, “The programs enhanced with this funding make an incredible impact on the young people in Southwest Michigan.”
