AUGUSTA, Ga. — Augusta National Golf Club is joining with the Community Foundation for the Central Savannah River Area for a $5 million donation toward recovery efforts from Hurricane Helene.
The club made the announcement in a Thursday morning press release that the donation would go to the Hurricane Helene Community Crisis Fund.
This is on top of previous, separate donations by the club, the CFCSRA and the Medical College of Georgia Foundation toward hurricane efforts.
“I was in Augusta in the days immediately after the storm and have seen firsthand its devastating impact,” Augusta National chairman Fred Ridley said in the release. “Our employees, neighbors, friends and business owners need, and deserve, immediate and meaningful assistance to overcome the hardships being experienced at this moment throughout Augusta.
“Augusta National and the Community Foundation each take to heart our obligation to care for our community. Our goal is to make a difference when it’s needed the most, and our hope is that our gift may inspire others to assist or ask how they may contribute to this critical mission.”
The club said part of its previous donations went to the American Red Cross, which has set up mobile feeding opportunities in the Harrisburg neighborhood and a recovery center at the HUB for Community Innovation on Chaffee Avenue.
Augusta National Golf Club, in partnership with the Community Foundation for the CSRA, is donating $5 million towards the Hurricane Helene Community Crisis Fund, which will support local relief efforts in response to the devastating impact of the storm throughout the greater… pic.twitter.com/jlIWaSoKef
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