Scottsdale Invitational scores hole in one for Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale

Board members, volunteers and other supporters of Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale were pleased to spend Monday, May 16 with prestigious members of the business and charitable community for a beautiful day of golf at the annual Scottsdale Invitational presented by Ironwood Investment Counsel, LLC, at the exclusive Troon Country Club. Jeff Shiffra of Ironwood Investment Council and Robert Winter of Mutual of Omaha co-chaired the event, which raised nearly $40,000 for the organization. The foursome from General Dynamics led by Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale Board of Governors member Craig Hadges, as well as Anthony Parker, Bobby Crosta and Matt Jones won the Invitational with a score of 55.

The event included breakfast followed by a round of golf on one of Scottsdale’s premier private golf courses. The day concluded with a lunch reception silent auction, and an awards presentation. All proceeds from the event will directly support youth development programs for children and teens served by the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale.

“Title sponsorship from Ironwood Investment Council and leadership from Jeff allows us to limit the field to 18 foursomes making the event a true invitational and ensuring that we have an intimate environment for our participants to interact and get through the golf round in less than five hours,” said Boys & Girls Clubs of Scottsdale’s Chairman of the Board David Cohen.

Since 1954, Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale has provided more than 100,000 Northeast Valley youth with a positive, supervised environment to explore the power of their potential. Today we serve 16,000 children and teens through the organization’s nine branches and 12 outreach sites located in Scottsdale, Fountain Hills, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, Hualapai Indian Community and other Northeast Valley neighborhoods. The Club offers more than 100 youth development programs emphasizing five core areas: the arts; character & leadership development; education & career development; health & life skills; and sports, fitness & recreation. For more information about the Club visit www.bgcs.org.