WOONSOCKET, R.I., 2015-12-22 — /EPR Retail News/ — At a celebration today recognizing area non-profit organizations supported by the CVS Health Charity Classic, CVS Health President and CEO Larry Merlo announced that $1.3 million dollars will be donated from the 2015 tournament to support dozens of charities across Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts.
In addition, CVS Health announced dates for the 2016 CVS Health Charity Classic, which is scheduled for June 26 – 28 at Rhode Island Country Club in Barrington, R.I.
This year’s donation from the annual golf tournament, which attracts world-class golfers each year and is the largest charitable sporting event in Rhode Island, brings the total amount donated over 17 years to more than $19 million.
“Supporting organizations that make a real difference in the community and provide the support necessary to bring the CVS Health Charity Classic to life is one of the most important ways we give back in our home state,” Merlo said. “We are proud to support the meaningful work being done by these non-profits to provide assistance to those who need it most in the areas of health care, education and social services.”
Merlo, along with Tournament Chairperson Eileen Howard Boone and PGA Tour professionals and CVS Health Charity Classic co-chairs Billy Andrade and Brad Faxon, awarded the donations in front of a crowd that included CVS Health colleagues, many of the awarded non-profits, working charities that volunteer their time during the tournament and CVS Health Charity Classic sponsors.
A number of the CVS Health Charity Classic non-profit partners were on-hand to highlight how the tournament has supported their efforts throughout the year. This included a singing performance by a Boys & Girls Clubs of Providence youth and a speech by Joe Andruzzi, president of the Joe Andruzzi Foundation which supports cancer patients and their families, former New England Patriots player, Super Bowl winner and cancer survivor. “We’re very fortunate for this support from the CVS Health Charity Classic which allows us to provide assistance to more patients and families as they recover from both the physical and financial stresses of a cancer diagnosis,” said Andruzzi. “We’re truly grateful for the support we receive from such a community-minded organization, which gives us the opportunity to financially assist as many families as we can as they go through a difficult time.”
In all, 103 local non-profit organizations across Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts will benefit this year from the CVS Health Charity Classic. These include:
A Wish Come True, Inc.
American Diabetes Association, RI
Adopt-a-Family
ALS Rhode Island
Alzheimer’s Foundation of America
American Lung Association, Rhode Island
American Heart Association
American Red Cross
Amos House
Arthritis Foundation, RI
Arts Alive! Barrington
Bags of Hope
Boys & Girls Club of Blackstone Valley
Boys & Girls Club of Pawtucket
Boys & Girls Club of Taunton
Boys & Girls Club of Warwick
Barrington Community School
Barrington Education Foundation
Barrington Public Library
Barrington Senior Center
Barrington TAPIN
Bayside Family YMCA of Barrington
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Ocean State
Blessings in a Backpack
Boston Red Sox Foundation
Boy Scouts of Rhode Island
Boys & Girls Clubs of Providence
Bradley Hospital
Brain Injury Association of Rhode Island
Build Our Kids’ Success (BOKS)
Button Hole Golf
Children’s Friend
Children’s Wishes of Rhode Island
Citizens Scholarship Foundation of Barrington
City Year Providence
College Visions
Community Preparatory School
Crossroads Rhode Island
Day One
Donate Life New England
Easter Seals of Rhode Island
Economic Progress Institute
Families First Rhode Island
Gabrielle Dinsmore Heart and Hope Fund
Gaits of Harmony
Girls on the Run
Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Resource Foundation
Golf Fights Cancer
Habitat for Humanity
Hasbro Children’s Hospital Golf Invitational
Highlander Charter School
Hockomock Area YMCA
Home & Hospice Care of Rhode Island
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation of RI
Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island
Joe Andruzzi Foundation
John E. Fogarty Foundation
March of Dimes Rhode Island Chapter
Meals on Wheels
Meeting Street
Michael H. Flanagan Foundation
Operation Gratitude
Our Sisters’ School
PASA (Providence After School Alliance)
PeaceLove Studios
Project GOAL
Providence Center Golf Tournament
Providence International Arts
Resilient Kids
Rhode Island Family Shelter
Rhode Island Community Food Bank
Rhode Island Parent Information Network
Richard A. Browning Medical Education Fund
RI Burn Foundation
RI Healthy Schools Coalition
RISE
Ronald McDonald House (RI)
Salvation Army Rhode Island
Save The Bay
Serve Rhode Island
Sojourner House
South Shore YMCA
Special Olympics Rhode Island
Spurwink|RI
St. Mary’s Home for Children
Stadium Theatre Performing Arts Centre
Station Fire Memorial Foundation
The Autism Project
The Learning Center for the Deaf
The San Miguel School Providence
Tides Family Services
Tomorrow Fund
University of Rhode Island Golf Team
VIPS (Volunteers in Providence Schools)
WaterFire Providence
Wolf School
Women’s Center of Rhode Island
Woonsocket Boys & Girls Clubs
Woonsocket Park Renovation
Woonsocket Rotary Days
YMCA of Greater Fall River
Youth Pride, Inc.
“The Charity Classic has always been about great golf and great charities,” said Faxon. “We continue to be proud of the success the tournament has had in improving the lives of so many.”
“As New England natives, Brad and I are so excited that the tournament has been able to donate more than $19 million dollars,” said Andrade. “We have had the opportunity to make a positive impact through our support of local organizations, and thanks to the dedication of many individuals, that impact will be even greater this year.”
For photos and videos from today’s event and updates throughout the year, follow @CVSClassicGolf on Twitter and like CVS Health Charity Classic on Facebook.
About the CVS Health Charity Classic
The CVS Health Charity Classic is Rhode Island’s largest charitable sporting event and hosts some of the best PGA and LPGA professional golfers in the world. Funds generated by the tournament, launched in 1999, are distributed to area nonprofit organizations that provide vital funding to a range of programs serving children, families and people in transition throughout Southeastern New England.
About CVS Health
CVS Health is a pharmacy innovation company helping people on their path to better health. Through its more than 7,900 retail drugstores, more than 1,000 walk-in medical clinics, a leading pharmacy benefits manager with more than 70 million plan members, a dedicated senior pharmacy care business serving more than one million patients per year, and expanding specialty pharmacy services, the Company enables people, businesses and communities to manage health in more affordable, effective ways. This unique integrated model increases access to quality care, delivers better health outcomes and lowers overall health care costs. Find more information about how CVS Health is shaping the future of health at https://www.cvshealth.com.
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