Piedmont Furniture Club members and supporters raised $10,000 for juvenile cancer research at their 26th annual golf tournament, held at the Colonial Country Club here last month.
Proceeds went to support research at Brenner Children’s Hospital in Winston-Salem, N.C.
This year’s donation was made in honor of Christine O’Connor DesVergers, the late daughter of Madeline and Kevin O’Connor of Samson Marketing. The club, the local division of the Virginia/Carolinas chapter of the International Home Furnishings Representatives Assn., honored DesVergers for her courage and motivation to others during her struggle with breast cancer. She died last year at age 38.
Many participants, as well as those who could not attend the tournament, made additional contributions to Brenner’s cancer research, officials said.
Brenner officials Dr. Sharon Castellino and Nicole Witten attended the tournament and expressed their gratitude for the donation. Sean O’Connor, Christine DesVergers’ brother, and her husband, Matt DesVergers also participated.
The event drew 26 teams and several sponsoring partners, including International Market Centers, Murrow’s Transfer, Zenith Global Logistics, Wahlquist Management, SDJ Trucking, and Samson Marketing and its brands, Legacy Classic Furniture and Universal Furniture.
“The support and contributions of our sponsors and participants at each year’s tournament help make it the success that it has come to be,” said Ray Haislip, Virginia/Carolinas HFRA president.