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Southern Glazer Wine & Spirits Golf Tournament: A Driving Force Behind Educational Scholarships

September 20, 2023

Another spectacular day on the golf course for Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits Golf Tournament!

The high-energy golf tournament was filled with lively music, delicious refreshments, and opening remarks from Ryan Lumaco, Vice President and General Manager SGWS WA, Brandon High, General Manager Coastal Pacific Wine & Spirits, and James Dorsey, President & CEO of College Success Foundation. The evening featured a reception with exciting raffle drawings and an energetic live auction.

The annual golf tournament was established in 2018, thanks to SGWS leadership’s desire to support educational pathways for low-income, first-generation college students in Washington state. This year’s tournament raised an incredible $192,000 in total to benefit CSF Scholars. And, thanks to donations made by Safeway, Haggen, QFC and Kroger, $80k was raised during the live auction this year. Since the event’s inception, $730,000 has been raised to create scholarships and provide other supports to CSF Scholars.

Special thanks to Executive Level Sponsors Ste. Michelle Wine Estates and Beam Suntory for their exceptionally gracious support for this year’s event.

And, big thank yous go out to the SGWS staff who made this event possible. We appreciate you and your support of our mission for all these years.