Champions for Child Safety Pro Am Golf Tournament raises $457,000 for the Monique Burr Foundation for Children
The 2023 Champions for Child Safety Pro Am Golf Tournament raised $457,000 to support MBF Prevention Education Programs.
Funds support programs to keep children safe from bullying, cyberbullying, and abuse
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Monique Burr Foundation for Children
(MBF) proudly announces its 2023 Dream Finders Homes Champions for Child Safety
Pro Am Golf Tournament, presented by AT&T, Impact Landscaping and Irrigation, and
MJC Land Development, raised $457,000 to support MBF Prevention Education
Programs to protect children.
“Another successful and memorable event that will enable us to fuel our life-
saving work,” said Tanya Ramos-Puig, MBF Chief Executive Officer. “We are incredibly
grateful to our countless golfers, sponsors, donors, and volunteers, many of whom have
been supporting us year after year. They made the golf tournament a tremendous
success and helped MBF raise much-needed funds to support our efforts to protect
children and remove obstacles to accessing prevention education – both locally and
globally.”
Co-chaired by Jim Furyk and Mark McCumber, and hosted by MG Orender, the
annual tournament, benefitting MBF, offered corporate teams and individuals the
opportunity to golf with professional golfers at The Palencia Club in St. Augustine. Since
the tournament began, it has raised more than $5 million for MBF.
During the 2023 Pro-Am Pairings Party, presented by Lennar Homes, Lynn
Layton was honored with the Champion for Child Safety Award from MBF in recognition
of her work and dedication to child advocacy and community outreach while at the helm
of MBF from 2008-2022. MBF thanked Layton for the tremendous impact her efforts and
continued dedication have made on countless children throughout the country.
In addition, Goya Cares was recognized and honored with the Champion for
Child Safety Award at the 2023 Pro-Am Awards Ceremony. MBF and Goya Cares
joined forces to serve over 30,000 students in New York, New Jersey, and Illinois with
child safety curriculum to prevent child abuse, bullying, trafficking, and digital dangers
that can lead to other forms of child victimization. The partnership has removed
obstacles and barriers to accessing prevention education in some of the most high-risk
and underserved communities across the nation. Rafael Toro, National Director of
Public Relations at Goya Foods, accepted the award on behalf of Goya Cares.
MBF Prevention Education Programs are making a difference in the lives of
youth, protecting them from bullying, digital dangers, various forms of abuse,
exploitation, and human trafficking. MBF Programs are a series of comprehensive,
evidence-based, trauma-informed programs that educate and empower youth (grades
Pre-K to 12) with knowledge and strategies to prevent, recognize, and respond
appropriately to bullying, cyberbullying, online dangers, child abuse, and
exploitation/trafficking. MBF Programs equip students with education, tools, and
resources to recognize unsafe situations and make informed decisions to ensure their
safety. To learn more about MBF’s comprehensive, evidence-based prevention
programs, visit www.mbfpreventioneducation.org.
MBF is grateful for its 2023 Dream Finders Homes Champions for Child Safety
Pro Am Golf Tournament Pro-Am event sponsors, including title sponsor Dream Finders
Homes, and presenting sponsors AT&T, Impact Landscaping and Irrigation, and MJC
Land Development. Other sponsors include: Ahead, AndersonOrd, ARC Document
Solutions, Auld & White Constructors, Barraco and Associates, Basham and Lucas
Design Group, Black Rifle Coffee Company, Blue Stream Fiber, Bo Jahna, Callaway
Golf, Carlton Construction, Clockwork Marketing, Club Car, Cross Lake Partners,
Dennis Rosa, Donna J. Feldman and Mo Krausman, Doumar Insurance, Drummond
Press, England-Thims & Miller, Inc. (ETM), EW Consultants, Fields Auto Group, The
Fiorentino Group, FMS Bonds, GHG Insurance, Governmental Management Services,
GreenPointe Holdings, H & J Contracting, Hampton Golf, Hill Ward Henderson, Homes
By WestBay, Invision Construction, Jacobsen Textron, James Hardie Building Products,
Jax Utilities Management, JUM Group LLC, Kearney Companies, KPMG, Lee Mar
Building & Construction, Lennar Homes, Lucido and Associates, Mahoney Law Group,
MasterCraft Builder Group, The Palencia Club, Pepsi, PGA Tour, Richmond American
Homes, State Farm/Denny Doyle, Superior Construction, Taylor Morrison,
Tidelands/Higginbotham Automobiles, Tito’s Vodka, The Isaacs Family, Vallencourt
Construction, Volato, Vulcan Materials, Wells Brothers Construction, William Kappaz,
Wrathell, Hunt and Associates, and Yellow Dawg Striping.