2015 Recap
8th Annual Greg Jennings Celebrity Golf Classic - June 22, 2024
Thank you to all who participated!
The 8th Annual Greg Jennings Celebrity Golf Classic presented by Starkey Hearing Technologies took place on June 22 at the Rush Creek Golf Club in Maple Grove, Minnesota. Greg and Nicole were thrilled to be hosting this event for the first time in Minneapolis, where the funds raised from this event will go to empower and improve the lives of youth in the greater areas of Kalamazoo, Mich. and Minneapolis, Minn.
Through this Greg Jennings Celebrity Golf Classic and charity auction more than $114,000 was raised to fund programs in the BE GREAT Youth Initiative, including the BE GREAT After School Program Grant and the BE GREAT School Challenge.
We would like to thank the 24 sponsors of the event. Each partner was a valuable asset in helping the Greg Jennings Foundation improve the education and lives of countless youth in Michigan and Minnesota. Major Sponsors of the 2015 Golf Classic included the following:
• Presenting Sponsor – Starkey Hearing Technologies
• Eagle Sponsor – Robert & Marjo Burk
• Birdie Sponsors – Lupient Automotive Group, Pritzker Military Museum & Library and the Creative Partnership Group
• Celebrity Golf Shootout Sponsor – Shakti Warriors
The Golf Classic, presented by Starkey Hearing Technologies, which uses hearing as a vehicle to reflect caring and sharing to help improve the lives of individuals, families and communities around the world, brought locals as well as celebrities together on the greens including Greg Jennings, Miami Dolphins, Larry Fitzgerald, Arizona Cardinals and Mike Phillips, Saxophonist and many more.
The Golf Classic kicked off on Monday, June 22 with a sponsor and celebrity VIP Breakfast and was followed by a Celebrity Golf Shootout tournament. The Golf Classic shotgun start began at 12:00 noon, and the evening event included live and silent auctions of sports memorabilia and other luxury auction items to raise money to support The Greg Jennings Foundation. After greetings from Greg Jennings and Presenting Sponsor, Brady Forseth, the evening continued with an awards presentation and concluded with cocktails and hors d'oeuvres while guests enjoyed saxophonist, Mike Phillips joined by a live band.
2014 Recap
We want to thank all of our Sponsors, Celebrity Guests and Golfers that participated in the 2014 - 7th Annual Greg Jennings Celebrity Golf Classic.
The 7th Annual Greg Jennings Celebrity Golf Classic presented by Starkey Hearing Foundation took place on Friday, June 6, and Saturday, June 7, 2014, at the Kalamazoo Country Club in Kalamazoo, Mich. Greg and Nicole were thrilled to be hosting this event for the seventh year once again in their hometown. The funds raised from this star-studded event will go to empower and improve the lives of youth in the greater areas of Kalamazoo, Mich. and Minneapolis, Minn.
The weekend kicked off on Friday, June 6, with a sponsor and celebrity guest cocktail reception where saxophonist Mike Phillips was joined by a live band and entertained guests at Kalamazoo Country Club. In addition, there were live and silent auctions of sports memorabilia and other luxury auction items to raise money to support The Greg Jennings Foundation. The next morning a celebrity golf shootout kicked-off the golf tournament followed by the shotgun start at 10 a.m. and the weekend concluded with an awards presentation.
Through this Greg Jennings Celebrity Golf Classic and charity auction more than $126,000 was raised to fund programs in the BE GREAT Youth Initiative, including the BE GREAT After School Program Grant and the BE GREAT School Challenge.
The golf classic brought locals as well as celebrities together with Greg Jennings on the greens. Larry Fitzgerald, Arizona Cardinals; Mike Phillips, Saxophonist; Brandon Marshall, Chicago Bears, Jared Allen, Chicago Bears, Cordarrelle Patterson, Minnesota Vikings, and Kelly Perine, Actor & Comedian and other celebrities joined the golfers. We would like to thank the 42 sponsors of the event. Each partner was a valuable asset in helping the Greg Jennings Foundation improve the education and lives of countless youth in Michigan and Minnesota. Major Sponsors of the 2014 Golf Classic included the following:
• Presenting Sponsor – Starkey Hearing Foundation
• Diamond Sponsor – Robert & Alice Strobel Foundation
• Gold Sponsors – National Athletic Pastoral Care and Robert & Mario Burk
• Silver Sponsors – Greenleaf Trust, Guitar Center, Hand of Hope, Maestro, PNC, Miller Lite, S&T Law Service Landscaping, Shakti Warriors, Southwest Michigan First, Superior Imaging Printmill, Posh Mommy, WSI and Leisure Limousines.
