Woody Durham's charity golf event has raised nearly $2 million over 16 years.
"The idea for the event was born in the mid-1980s when Durham and Greensboro businessman Mike Haley were on the Ronald McDonald House board of directors. As the group brainstormed for fundraising ideas, the duo hit upon the concept of a golf tournament.
"We knew we didn't want to call 100 people," Haley says. "So we went over to Woody's office, picked 25 committed Carolina people, and called them to ask them to get together a foursome."
Several of those foursomes have played in every tournament since the event's inception. The first year, the Kids Classic made about $25,000. Since then, both the charitable contributions and the size of the tournament--Haley and Durham serve as co-chairs--have grown substantially.
The endless support from the Tar Heel community prompts Haley to refer to it as "almost like a Rams Club meeting" because of the Carolina blue-tinted nature of the day.
Haley is heavily involved on the corporate side by trying to track down the necessary corporate sponsors. Durham's tasks are to make sure the event runs flawlessly on the actual day of the tournament, a task he approaches with the same meticulous preparation that he's used on Tar Heel games since 1971. "
For more information on how to participate in the Carolina Kids Classic as a golfer or as a corporate sponsor, contact the Ronald McDonald House at 919-913-2040.
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(Woody Durham was the 1977 Honorary Chairman for the Greater Greensboro Open and Mike Haley was the Mike Haley was the 1971 General Chairman for the Greater Greensboro Open and is currently the 2006 Honorary Chairman for the Chrysler Classic of Greensboro.)
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