The Alabama Grocers Education Foundation hosted its annual golf outing April 13 at Inverness Country Club in Birmingham, Alabama.
The event raised more than $41,000 for the foundation to provide scholarships to employees and children of employees of Alabama Grocers Association member companies.
To date, AGEF has awarded more than $1.4 million dollars in scholarships because of the support of its members at its events.
The winners of the golf outing were as follows:
- First-place team: Gulf Distributing Company Team;
- Second-place team: Buffalo Rock/Pepsi Team;
- Third-place team: Alabama Crown Distributing Company Team;
- The longest drive: Alex Johnson; and
- Closest to the pin: Hal Tolleson.
The presenting sponsor for this event was UNFI, the breakfast sponsor was AGA Health and Wellness Trust and Red Diamond and the lunch sponsor was Byars | Wright and Publix Super Markets Inc.
Additional sponsors of the golf outing included: A & R Super Markets; Alabama Crown Distributing Company; Alabama Power; Alliance Retail Group; Associated Grocers of the South; Associated Wholesale Grocers; Blue Bell Creameries; BTC Wholesale Distributors; Buffalo Rock – Pepsi; Bunzl Distribution; Chambliss & Chastain Group – Merrill Lynch; CocaCola Bottling Company, UNITED; Designer Greetings; Don Francisco’s Coffee; Federated Insurance; Gulf Distributing Company; J.M. Smucker; Keurig Dr Pepper; Lactalis Retail Dairy; Mitchell Grocery Corporation; Molson Coors; Perfect Hydration; Pictsweet Farms; Piggly Wiggly Alabama Distributing Company; Red Diamond; Reynolds American; Truno Retail Technology Solutions; United-Johnson Brothers; and UTZ/Golden Flake.
“Something remarkable happens when people come together to accomplish something that is greater than themselves, and today our industry united on the golf course to do just that,” said Stephanie Crabtree, event and education director of the association.
“The Alabama Grocers Education Foundation’s mission is to enrich education and career development in the grocery industry. We take pride in our efforts of uniting for this mission, as we have raised more than $1.4 million in scholarships for deserving college students.”
“We are proud of the thousands of scholarships our foundation has given since its inception,” said Ellie Taylor, AGA president/CEO. “AGA is happy to be a small part of furthering higher education in the state of Alabama and throughout the entire country.”
The association will hold additional events throughout the year, including the AGA Annual Convention on July 9-12 at Sandestin Golf & Beach Resort in Destin, Florida; the AGEF Clay Shoot on Oct. 12 at Selwood Farms in Alpine, Alabama; and the Alabama’s Food Industry Finest Luncheon on Oct. 26 at The Club in Birmingham, Alabama.
The Alabama Grocers Association is a state trade association representing the grocery retail industry since 1990. With more than 135 retail members operating 850 stores statewide, as well as more than 225 manufacturers, brokers, wholesalers and other members, the AGA is the voice of the industry in Alabama.
