Proceeds benefit the Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital and ABC Cares Foundation
Associated Builders and Contractors Florida East Coast presented a $10,000 check to the Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital. The funds were raised at its 2018 Spring Golf Tournament presented by ANF Group. Proceeds from the event also benefitted the ABC Cares Foundation, Inc.
The tournament, which was held at the Jacaranda Golf Club in Plantation, gave golfers the opportunity to enjoy international food and beverage pairings every third hole, including tacos, jerk chicken, beef and crab sliders, Funky Buddha beer and Malibu pineapple cocktails. 87 golfers made up the 22 teams in attendance.
“This year’s tournament took us on a trip around the world,” said Peter Dyga, president and CEO of ABC’s Florida East Coast chapter. “It’s always a great time when our members get together, especially for a Fridayafternoon golf outing, but knowing we are playing for two great causes made the afternoon more than just a social outing.”
The Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital in Hollywood, Florida opened its doors in 1992. The hospital uses the latest technology to offer treatment for a wide scope of medical conditions and sees more than 65,000 emergency visits and 8,000 surgeries in a given year.
Baby Siegel, who received treatment at the hospital, was also in attendance.
Since 2010, the ABC Cares Foundation has donated more than $60,000 to construction professionals and their families in times of need. Since then, the goal has been to provide financial assistance and support before disability or insurance payouts are available. Previous initiatives have included grants and scholarships, events to benefit local charities, partnerships with the American Red Cross and providing funding for medical expenses and unexpected costs due to the loss of a loved one.
About Associated Builders and Contractors Florida East Coast Chapter (ABC FEC)
The East Coast Chapter represents General and Specialty Contractors, associate and supplier members from Key West to Brevard County who share ABC’s belief in open and competitive processes, in the importance of industry education, training and safety services, and in the role the association plays in these areas. For more information, call: 954-984-0075 or visit: http://www.abceastflorida.com/
About the ABC Cares Foundation
The ABC Cares Foundation was formed to administer an extensive and broadly-based program that through the raising of funds shall provide grants, scholarships, awards, training supplies and other forms of assistance to qualified individuals, organizations or families which are or have been pursuing and/or applying knowledge and/or skill in the construction industry or trades and which maintain merit shop and free market principles.
