Golfers Against Cancer

Golfers Against Cancer is a registered 501(c)(3) charity that raises money for cancer research. The organization's mission is to raise as much money as possible to fund promising cancer research projects that result in saving lives. GAC is dedicated to raising these funds as an all-volunteer organization where virtually all of the raised funds go directly to benefit cancer research (rather than to cover administrative costs). The group hosts golf tournaments, dinners with auctions, and other events in pursuit of its mission.

History

Golfers Against Cancer was started in the summer of 1997 by members of the Deerwood Club in Kingwood, Texas. The group was founded to show support to a Deerwood member and assistant pro who both had been diagnosed with cancer at the time. GAC was the idea of a Deerwood golf wife who told her husband, "If you are upset, do something about it." Bobby Jones talked to his Saturday morning golf buddies, including Everette Bernal and Rod Felts, and together they started Golfers Against Cancer. The mission of Golfers Against Cancer was to raise funds for cancer research to honor these friends battling cancer.

GAC's first fundraising golf tournament was held in 1997, and it generated $80,000. All of GAC's 1997 expenses were paid for by two funding families; the charity's standard practice is that its core sponsors cover all administrative costs out of their own pockets so that each new supporter can be sure that 100% of his/her contributions go directly to cancer research.

The growth of the organization has been rapid ever since its inception, and the charity now also hosts events in Houston, New York, Atlanta, and Greensboro, North Carolina. Through 2006, GAC has raised more than $10 million for high-impact cancer research in each of those cities.

External links

[http://www.golfersagainstcancer.org/ Golfers Against Cancer home page]