We raised $47,000 at The 2022 Sunshine Foundation Golf Tournament & Luncheon
We are so honored and humbled to share that our 2nd Annual Golf Tournament and Luncheon raised $47,000 for suicide prevention and mental health advocacy.
From our volunteers who worked tirelessly to put this event together to our incredible sponsors and everyone who participated from near and far, this event would not have been possible without your thoughtfulness and generosity. Check out the photos of the event above a video from the event here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ep8bfFrzZMA
With the funds raised at the event, we immediately got to work supporting important mental health and suicide prevention programs in the South Florida area and across the nation:
We have supported the Henderson Behavioral Crisis Stabilization Unit, which is available anytime for people experiencing an emotional crisis. The South-Florida based response teams provide immediate on-site assessment, crisis intervention and counseling, linkage and referral, follow-up to promote crisis resolution and evaluation, and inpatient hospitalization as necessary.
We have teamed up with America's Vet Dogs to sponsor one puppy's training to become a service dog for a Veteran in need. The organization places highly-skilled service and guide dogs to individuals with physical injuries, hearing and vision loss, PTSD, and seizures. Through this program we are given the opportunity to name the puppy, and we've chosen the name Hope.
Similarly, we've contributed to K9s for Warriors sponsoring their facility to house more dogs for service dog training. Determined to end veteran suicide, K9s For Warriors provides highly-trained Service Dogs to military veterans suffering from PTSD, traumatic brain injury and/or military sexual trauma. With the majority of dogs coming from high-kill rescue shelters, this program allows the pair to build an unwavering bond that facilitates their collective healing and recovery.
We've continued to support the HOPE Sunshine Clubs through Mental Health America and FISP.
We have helped fund the 2-1-1 Broward Teenspace program, which offers free, anonymous, 24/7 support for teens when they feel they can't go to anyone else. They can simply call 2-1-1 or 954-567-8336 (TEEN) to share experiences and get support or simply a listening ear.
We are also offering financial assistance for therapy services as many insurance companies do not cover it and therefore individuals in need are often left without many options. If you or someone you know needs financial assistance to take of their mental wellness, please reach out to us at dylanssunshinefoundation@gmail.com.
We'd like to take a moment to shout out our event sponsors once more, as without them none of this would be possible.
TOURNAMENT HOST: Vilar-Hoynack Construction
PATRON SPONSOR: Sharpe Project Developments
PROGRAMMING SPONSORS: Stuart Building Products, A&A Fonte
LUNCHEON SPONSOR: Craft Construction
GOLF TOWEL SPONSOR: Karpas Strategies
HOLE-IN-ONE SPONSOR: Coastal Construction
LONGEST DRIVE SPONSOR: Perez & Perez Architects Planners
CLOSEST TO THE PIN SPONSORS: CRP Steel & Dade Construction
DRIVING RANGE SPONSOR: Landmark Custom Homes
HOPE SPONSORS: Boardroom PR, The Birnbaum Family, The March Family, Stiles Construction, The Nestor Family
FRIENDSHIP SPONSORS: NSU Broward Innovation Center, The Rosenthal Family, The Mizels Family, Haimes Coleman Group, GPG Law Firm
SUNFLOWER SPONSORS: The Weisman Family, The Moran Family
And of course, we have to commemorate our tournament winners!
1st Place
Chad Schneeman
Chris Moran
Greg Cooke
Mike Hermiller
2nd Place
Ryan Lynch
Tim Roberts
Aaron Randall
John Humphreys
3rd Place
Nick Sanchez
Felipe Prellezo
Juan Pablo Lorido
Alejandro Nunez
Thank you to everyone involved for your support throughout the event and this whole year!