THE BOBBY NICHOLS FIDDLESTICK'S CHARITY FOUNDATION IN 2009 DONATES $572,000 TO LOCAL CHILDREN'S CHARITIES
In just seven years, the Foundation has raised $2.5 million for children’s charities. The 2009 Nichols Cup Celebrity Pro-Am Tournament, Tennis Tournament, and Kid's Walk-a-thon generated an impressive $572,000 of which $258,000 was presented to The Children's Advocacy Center of SW FL, $245,000 to Abuse Counceling Inc., and $50,000 to SWFL Addiction Services and $10,000 to the Johnny Bench Scholarship Fund.
The Foundation is thankful for this year’s presenting sponsor, Prasco Laboratories, and for the many other corporate sponsors, including: Dawson Companies, Merrill Lynch, Val Ward Cadillac, 21st Century Healthcare, Ellsworth Heating and Cooling, Suzanne and Howard Moss, FineMark Bank, Dr. Ralph Garramone, Sunday Funday Group, Colonial Bank, and Goldstein, Buckley, Cechman, Rice and Purtz
The Bobby Nichols Fiddlesticks Charity Foundation, a non-profit organization founded in 2002, is a group of Fiddlesticks members known as Pipers who volunteer to organize and run the Nichols Cup Celebrity Pro-Am Golf Tournament, Tennis Tournament, and Walk-a-thon. The mission of the Pipers and the Foundation is to raise funds specifically for local children’s charities, while recognizing Bobby Nichols, a Fiddlesticks resident since its inception and winner of 14 PGA Tour tournaments. With this year’s seventh annual events, the Foundation has now raised $2.5 million dollars for local children’s charities such as ACT and the Children’s Advocacy Center.
