The PGA Tour’s charity of the year is Fort Worth-based The WARM Place
A Fort Worth-based charity is receiving a $30,000 grant from the PGA Tour for being its 2021 charity of the year.
The PGA Tour announced that The WARM Place of Fort Worth was selected for those honors on Thursday. The WARM Place provides year-round grief support services to children 3 1/2 to 18 and their families, as well as young adults ages 19 to 25, who have experienced the death of a loved one.
The WARM Place is among the many charities that benefit from the PGA Tour’s annual stop in Fort Worth for the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial Country Club.
“All of the charitable organizations that we support are special, but The WARM Place is an incredibly special place and they do so many wonderful things for the benefit of families with children,” said Jim Whitten, tournament chairman for the Charles Schwab Challenge.
The $30,000 grant from the PGA Tour will assist The WARM Place continue its mission of providing children and families with the support they need to work through their intense feelings of grief after the loss of a loved one. More than 40,000 children and their families have been helped since the charity was founded in 1989.
“To be recognized by the PGA Tour nationally is so touching,” said Shelley Bettis, executive director of The WARM Place. “I know the Tour has a huge heart for giving back to people in need, and The WARM Place is such a wonderful organization. I couldn’t be more thankful and overwhelmed with gratitude.”
The 2022 Charles Schwab Challenge will be held over Memorial Day with tournament rounds May 26-29 at Colonial.
This story was originally published December 9, 2021 at 1:37 PM.
