Golf Tournament Raises $17K For Community Orgs, Food Banks

WOODBURY, MN — A golf tournament hosted in August by a Woodbury business raised more than $17,000 to support local organizations, education and emergency food shelves.

The Ideal Community Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the Ideal Credit Union on Tamarack Road, announced Thursday that it raised $17,265 at its ninth annual golf tournament on Aug. 23.

More than 90 golfers competed at Dellwood Country Club during the tournament, which is the primary fundraiser for the Ideal Community Foundation, according to a news release.

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Ideal Credit Union officials said the money will be used to help “local education, emergency food shelves and community organizations that enhance quality of life.”

The money will also help the MN Brain Tumor 5K and the Musella Foundation, which the Ideal Community Foundation supports every year, according to the release.

Brian Sherrick, chairman of the Ideal Community Foundation and president and CEO of the Ideal Credit Union, said the foundation is “extremely grateful for the tremendous support” it received to make its annual golf tournament a success.

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“Every contribution allows the foundation to continue to grow and serve our mission to strengthen local communities,” Sherrick said in the release.

The Ideal Community Foundation, established in 2005, has donated hundreds of thousands of dollars over the past decade and a half to early childhood development programs, financial literacy education, and local food shelves and food programs, among other causes, the release states.

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