The Reserve at Lake Keowee Charitable Foundation to Pay Forward Proceeds from the 2013 BMW Charity Pro-Am presented by SYNNEX

Thanks to the success of the 13th Annual BMW Charity Pro-Am presented by SYNNEX Corporation, The Reserve at Lake Keowee Charitable Foundation has received a gift of $21,000 as a benefiting charity partner. At a check presentation ceremony held in August, tournament officials announced that the 2013 event raised $731,152, to be divided among 20 local charitable organizations. In May, The Reserve at Lake Keowee served as a host course for the event, which has raised $9.98 million for 150+ upstate charities since it began in 2001.

The Reserve at Lake Keowee Charitable Foundation will pay the Pro-Am gift forward, by distributing the funds this December to five local charitable organizations that have been designated to receive funding from the Foundation in 2013. These benefiting organizations include Feed a Hungry Child – Pickens County, Helping Hands Children’s Shelter, Pickens County Meals on Wheels, Prevent Child Abuse – Pickens County, and Pickens Senior Center. The sizeable Pro-Am contribution has enabled The Reserve at Lake Keowee Charitable Foundation to expand its annual gift from four to five charities this year. Each of the five organizations will receive an equal cut of the total funds raised by The Reserve at Lake Keowee Charitable Foundation in 2013, the primary sources for which come from the BMW Charity Pro-Am presented by SYNNEX and the annual Reserve at Lake Keowee Charity Golf Tournament held in October.

As one of the 20 beneficiaries of the proceeds from the 2013 BMW Charity Pro-Am presented by SYNNEX, The Reserve at Lake Keowee Charitable Foundation organized 120 members of The Reserve at Lake Keowee community to serve as volunteers to help execute the tournament. Those volunteers logged more than 297 work days for the event.

In regards to the volunteer’s experience of the event, Dick Bishop, the BMW Pro-Am co-chair for the Reserve stated, "In addition to having a good time working at the BMW tournament, the volunteers who selected The Reserve Foundation as their designated charity enabled the Foundation to receive over $20,000 from the tournament.  We had close to 175 volunteers who devoted well over 1,000 hours, so that the 5 charities The Foundation chose in Pickens County will benefit directly. "

For highlights of the 2013 BMW Charity Pro-Am presented by SYNNEX at The Reserve at Lake Keowee, view the video clip.

The Reserve at Lake Keowee participated in the BMW Charity Pro-Am presented by SYNNEX Corporation as one of three host courses. The community’s Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course was added to the course rotation this year, and will be a host course for the 2014 BMW Charity Pro-Am presented by SYNNEX. The 2014 tournament will take place on May 15-18 and rotate among three courses: The Reserve at Lake Keowee, Thornblade Club, and new for 2014, Green Valley Country Club.

"About The Reserve at Lake Keowee Community and Charitable Foundations

The Reserve at Lake Keowee Community Foundation is a non-profit organization created to enhance the quality of life at The Reserve and in the local area while fulfilling a sense of community and philanthropy for The Reserve’s members. The Community Foundation sponsors regular cultural events including concerts, plays, lectures, and an annual art festival. The Foundation has four major functions: 1.) Help preserve the natural resources in the area through acts and events of environmental stewardship; 2.) Provide educational programs for members and guests of The Reserve; 3.) Promote an arts program at The Reserve; and 4.) Provide outreach activities for neighboring communities in Pickens County, SC, through the Charitable Foundation.

The Reserve at Lake Keowee Charitable Foundation ‒ the tax-free 501(c)(3) arm of The Reserve's Community Foundation ‒ funds its annual giving program in three main ways: by receiving a portion of all real estate sales from The Reserve at Lake Keowee, through proceeds raised from the Foundation’s annual Charitable Golf Tournament held each October, and now as one of the 20 charitable organizations selected to receive funds raised by the BMW Charity Pro-Am presented by SYNNEX Corporation. In 2012, the Charitable Foundation gave more than $35,000 to local organizations.