In December, the Kansas City, Kan., Board of Public Utilities Charity Golf Tournament committee presented a check for $25,000 to PACES: A Place to Be Safe campaign, according to a spokesman for the BPU.
This campaign was launched in 2013 to assist the Wyandot Inc. and PACES organizations in building emergency shelters for children who are experiencing a life crisis, according to the spokesman. Proceeds were raised in the corporate sponsored 2014 BPU Charity Golf Tournament event.
As part of its on-going commitment to the community, BPU employees sponsor and hold an annual golf tournament, according to the spokesman.
The tournament was held at Dub’s Dread Golf Course in Kansas City, Kan., with 180 players and 32 corporate sponsors helping contribute.
Since it began in 1992, the committee has raised a total of nearly $460,000 for area children’s charities and nonprofit organizations that benefit children and youth in Wyandotte County, the BPU spokesman said.
– Story and photo from BPU