Fundraising Goal Exceeded in NE Kansas Event

The 29th Annual Golf Classic benefiting Catholic Charities Foundation of Northeast Kansas has given hope to people of all faiths in need throughout Northeast Kansas. Golf Classic sponsors, committee members and golfers raised more than $156,000.

Funds raised will help Catholic Charities keep pace with the double digit percentage increase in requests at three local Emergency Assistance Centers. The Golf Classic was founded by the Ben and Betty Zarda Family and presented by the Ronald D. Deffenbaugh Foundation.

"We are grateful to the Ben and Betty Zarda family for their twenty-nine years of dedication to Catholic Charities and the Golf Classic. It was with their support that we were able to raise the necessary funds for those in need," Wendy Doyle, Catholic Charities Foundation of Northeast Kansas Executive Vice President, said.

More than 165 golfers gathered for a round of golf, picnic lunch, dinner, live auction and awards. The Golf Classic was held on May 17, 2010, at Shawnee Golf and Country Club.

About Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas

Founded in 1956, Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas is a nonprofit health and human services agency that assists annually more than 85,000 people of all faiths. Catholic Charities serves 21 counties in northeast Kansas with service site locations in Emporia, Leavenworth, North Johnson County, South Johnson County, Topeka and Wyandotte County. The goal is to offer help and hope and to move families from a situation of poverty and anxiety to one of self-sufficiency and stability. Catholic Charities provides a wide range of programs including: Emergency Assistance and Case Management, Early Child Care and Education, Support for Refugees, Children and Families Services, and Hospice Care.

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