While the world watched the incredible feats taking place in Rio, the locally based Adopt-A-Family of the Palm Beaches celebrated another competition win that just raised a significant amount of money for the 4-star rated charity. The Florida-based, Team Celedinas Insurance Group, led by golfers Joe Carron, Damien Barr, Michael Katzenberg and Cachi Garcia Velez won the national finals competition of the AIG Private Client Group Invitational Golf Tournament in Pebble Beach, CA. The grand prize win gave $62,000 to the team’s chosen charity, Adopt-A-Family of the Palm Beaches.
The AIG Private Client Group Invitational began in 2012 by bringing together insurance brokers from across the country to compete in regional competitions benefitting their local charities of choice. The Invitational culminates with a championship round among all regional winners in Pebble Beach, CA. In lieu of an entrance fee, each firm’s team contributes $1,000 to a nonprofit organization selected by their regional winner and sets aside an additional $1,000 for the Invitational champion’s chosen organization. AIG Private Client Group then matches the donations. Following Team Celedinas Insurance Group’s regional win, Adopt-A-Family was thrilled to announce the $8,000 award. However, the team’s overall win in the finals led to a full-scale celebration in honor of Adopt-A-Family’s longtime supporter Joe Carron and the remarkable Team Celedinas Insurance Group’s foursome.
"We are thrilled that Joe Carron’s skills on the course helped the team win big as he eagled on the acclaimed 18th hole at Pebble Beach to win the tournament by 1-stroke," shared Adopt-A-Family’s CEO, Matthew Constantine. “This is a tremendous gift to our agency that will greatly benefit the families we serve. We want to send a huge thank you to the team for their continued support of Adopt-A-Family of the Palm Beaches, and especially Joe for his incredible golf skills!”
Named one of the Top Ten Fiscally Responsible Agencies in America by Worth Magazine, and receiving its ninth consecutive 4-star rating from Charity Navigator for its consistency in executing its mission in a fiscally responsible way. Adopt-A-Family of the Palm Beaches operates programs to assist families experiencing homelessness or at risk of becoming homeless. In 2015 alone, the organization worked with 2,166 families.
For more information on Adopt-A-Family, or to learn how you can support the programs the nonprofit provides to families in need, please contact (561) 253-1361 or visit www.adoptafamilypbc.org.
ABOUT ADOPT-A-FAMILY:
Adopt-A-Family, located in Lake Worth, is a Palm Beach County agency dedicated to providing programs that empower families in crisis and offer solutions for self-sufficiency. Adopt-A-Family’s mission and core activities center on the belief that a family's basic needs must be met before change can occur within the family or individual. To achieve this mission, the agency provides physical housing units, rental assistance, homeless prevention services, youth educational programming and supportive services. For more information about the agency, please call (561) 253-1361 or visit www.adoptafamilypbc.org.
