The COVID-19 pandemic had a major impact on fundraising campaigns and efforts for non-profit organizations throughout the country. Many adapted by becoming creative. Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Capital Region was one of them. Board member Joe Holston came up with a golf challenge – playing 100 holes of golf in one day in which $60,000 was raised in August 2020. Two years later Holston and another board member are playing 144 holes of golf at Manada Golf Club in Grantville and are hoping to raise $144,000. How will that money be used for Big Brothers Big Sisters? With us today is Board Member, Joe Holston, and Events Manager, Rich Carroll.

The COVID-19 pandemic had a major impact on fundraising campaigns and efforts for non-profit organizations throughout the country. Many adapted by becoming creative. Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Capital Region was one of them. Board member Joe Holston came up with a golf challenge – playing 100 holes of golf in one day in which $60,000 was raised in August 2020. Two years later Holston and another board member are playing 144 holes of golf at Manada Golf Club in Grantville and are hoping to raise $144,000. How will that money be used for Big Brothers Big Sisters? With us today is Board Member, Joe Holston, and Events Manager, Rich Carroll.

When people come together and talk about really interesting topics, great questions spark better understanding and opportunities for new ideas to form. On The Spark from WITF, hosts Scott LaMar and Aniya Faulcon start the conversations about what’s happening in the world and at home. Share your ideas at https://witf.org/programs/the-spark.

When people come together and talk about really interesting topics, great questions spark better understanding and opportunities for new ideas to form. On The Spark from <a href="https://www.witf.org">WITF</a>, hosts Scott LaMar and Aniya Faulcon start the conversations about what’s happening in the world and at home. Share your ideas at <a href="https://witf.org/programs/the-spark">https://witf.org/programs/the-spark</a>.

The Spark

When people come together and talk about really interesting topics, great questions spark better understanding and opportunities for new ideas to form. On The Spark from WITF, hosts Scott LaMar and Aniya Faulcon start the conversations about what’s happening in the world and at home. Share your ideas at <a href="https://witf.org/programs/the-spark">https://witf.org/programs/the-spark</a>.

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