Local Company Pacific Building Group Hosting Charity Golf Tournament Benefiting Feeding San Diego on Monday, September 8
Last year’s event raised $135,000 for the hunger-relief and food rescue non-profit, company aims to surpass that total this year
Feeding San Diego is honored to have been chosen by San Diego-based construction services company Pacific Building Group as the beneficiary of the company’s annual Charity Golf Tournament, coming up on Monday, September 8 at The Crosby in Rancho Santa Fe. The day will include exclusive golf, delicious food and drinks, and a raffle and auction. All net proceeds will benefit Feeding San Diego, the region’s only Feeding America partner food bank that provides more than 31 million meals to children, families, seniors, college students, military families, and veterans in partnership with a network of more than 350 local charities, schools, colleges, faith communities, healthcare providers, and meal sites.
“As a locally owned and operated company, we believe it is our responsibility to give back to the community we help build,” said Andre Childers, president of Pacific Building Group. “Right now, children and families in our own hometown are facing food insecurity, and we want to do our part to help. Hosting this golf tournament is a way for us to come together with our partners, clients and friends to raise critical funds for Feeding San Diego so they can continue providing nutritious food to those that need it most.”
The tournament comes at a time when food banks across the country are reeling from continued inflation, federal budget cuts, and high demand for hunger-relief services. Since the start of the new year, Feeding San Diego has seen an increase of about 20,000 additional households attending its food distributions every month, up to over 170,000 households from around 150,000. The non-profit operates a multitude of hunger-relief and food programs countywide that support people facing hunger with food assistance or resources, utilizing a decentralized food rescue model to source food and redirect edible surplus food that might otherwise go to waste. Last fiscal year, the non-profit rescued 32.6 million pounds of food.
The organization is also unique in that it relies primarily on funding from the individuals, corporations, and foundations to operate its programs, with only about ten percent coming from government sources. With continued economic strain, it’s imperative that the community continue to rally behind Feeding San Diego’s mission.
“We are incredibly grateful to be chosen as the beneficiary of the Pacific Building Group Charity Golf Tournament,” said Feeding San Diego CEO Bob Kamensky. “Our corporate partners have been incredibly supportive of our mission and are stepping up once again to help nourish thousands of families across San Diego County during these challenging times. It’s inspiring to see our community come together—on and off the course—to create meaningful change and ensure that no one goes hungry.”
The day begins at 8:30 a.m. with breakfast, with golf starting at 10 a.m. and the tournament will conclude with a reception at 4 p.m. Sponsorship is welcome, with opportunities starting at $250. Twosomes and foursomes can register for the event here.
