Fifth Annual Follow Me Celebrity Golf Classic Jackson Madison County African American Chamber of Commerce (JMCAACC) followed by 12 Outstanding Women in Business
JACKSON Tenn (August 18, 2015) – The four-player scramble will get underway Tuesday, September 8, 2015 at Bent Tree Golf Course, beginning with an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start. The event raises funds for the Chamber’s Follow Me Into Business® youth development program. Registration for a team of four (4) is $400 and individual registration is $100. The entry fee covers snacks, lunch, cart, free range balls, and goodie bag.
There will be an opening program at 8:00 a.m. and a closing Awards Ceremony at 1:30 p.m. The opening program will offer photo opportunities with several of Coach Burroughs’ special guests. The Awards Luncheon and Ceremony will be held at 1:30pm at the pavilion. Talk Show host and radio personality Steve Bowers will serve as emcee. Grand prize is $10,000 for a hole in one. This year’s event also will include a silent auction.
The 12 honorees for the Awards Ceremony are: Jeannie D. Bond, First Vice President, BancorpSouth; Dr. Pamela Bowers PhD, psychologist, Jackson Madison County School System; AngelaCalhoun, Team Member Relations Specialist, Toyota Bodine Alumninum; Lynn B. Henning, Director of Personnel, City of Jackson; Lynne Henning, vice president, Investments, Raymond James; Dr. Clara Hewitt PhD, recently retired director, TRIO program, Academic Affairs, Lane College; Beth James, executive director, Jackson Center of Independent Living; Alissa Nance, branch manager, Morgan Stanley; Dr. Lisa Piercey, MD, vice president, Physician Services, West Tennessee Healthcare; Mandy White, senior vice president, Economic Development, Jackson Area Chamber;Swee Har Wilcox, plant manager, Armstrong World Industries; and Mechele Williams, vice president and chief financial officer, the Tennergy Corporation.
The Follow Me Into Business® completed its 2015 summer program with an awards program on July 23. Founded in 2002, the youth development program has provided more than 500 young people, 12-18, with job training skills and business basics training as well as mentoring, employment and community involvement opportunities. In July, 12 teenagers were employed in summer jobs paid for through a grant from the City of Jackson. The opportunity resulted in one student being hired to work afterschool and weekends at Food Rite grocery store.
For more information, call 731-424-2030 or email [email protected].
Sponsored by BancorpSouth, Jackson Energy Authority, Toyota Bodine Aluminum, West Tennessee Healthcare, Armstrong Hardwood Floors, Lane College and University of Tennessee at Martin along with The Jackson Sun, Jonah Affordable Housing Organization, West Tennessee Examiner, and WOJG-FM Bolivar,
