September 25, 2024
Dear Friends, Neighbors, and fellow Sawgrass Members,
Autumn is here, with some of the best weather and most exciting activities we enjoy as members of our great Club. The staff at our Club are the ones who make our enjoyment truly wonderful. The Sawgrass Foundation is now into fifth year of support to Sawgrass staff and their families through educational scholarships and acute hardship assistance. We wanted to review our success and emphasize that it wouldn’t be possible without the generous contributions you all make to fund and support our endeavors.
The first year, 2020, we had only 6 scholarships in the Fall semester. This year, 2024, we had 30 scholars in the Spring and expect to have about 35 scholars this Fall. The success is also felt in comments from staff in all departments, where they can see that the Club and the members really care about them and are willing to help them in their lives.
During the Autumn many of you plan your final charitable contributions for the year. We ask that you please consider our cause as one that you support. All funds go directly to our mission – we are all volunteers with low overhead expenses, and the impact is very close to home – among the kind staff that you interact with every day. And we are rotating some of our roles this year to ensure added energy and fresh ideas are always flowing. Peter Morgan will be our new President and I will remain on the Board. Please support him as you have done for me over the last 4 ½ years.
Each of the last three years we have raised approximately $100,000 through your generosity. This year we will need more to meet the growing scholarship expenses for the 60+ total semesters we are supporting. Please help us with whatever you can see fit to donate. You can donate through our website, or use the QR code here, or contact any of us directly. Thank you in advance.
Sincerely,
Tom Petersen, outgoing President,
Sawgrass Foundation, Inc.