KLQ golf, auction raise 58 K for local scholarship program
KLQ golf, auction raise 58 K for local scholarship program
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| Nancy Quinn and daughter Shana Quinn-Watkins celebrate a key shot at the KLQ Golf Tournament in Tacoma Thursday. |
Around 150 golfers representing a broad range of the rent to own spectrum braved drizzling weather Thursday to participate in the 6th annual Dan Quinn and James Webber Memorial Golf Tournament and Auction — the primary fundraiser for the KLQ Education Foundation’s home grown scholarship program — at the Hawk’s Prairie Golf Club in Tacoma, Washington.
This year, organizers estimate the event raised around $50,000 from sponsorships and golf tournament registrations. Approximately $8,000 was raised from the live and silent auctions which featured a broad range of original artwork, collectibles, specialty furnishings and memorabilia, were not available by press time.