For Immediate Release: September 3, 2009 Contact: Eddie Owens, APR, Director of Corporate Communications
(office: 806.788.4863; cell: 806.928.0462)
Area United Ways Benefit from
18 Annual Jacky Pierce Charity Classic
LUBBOCK, Texas (special) - United Supermarkets’ 2009 Jacky Pierce Charity Classic golf tournament, held Aug. 30-31 at Lubbock Country Club, raised more than $130,000 for the United Way organizations which serve the United Supermarkets trade area.
Proceeds to those organizations were presented during a special ceremony between the morning and afternoon flights on Aug. 31. Fourteen United Way organizations benefited from the 18th annual golf tournament, and monies were awarded on a percentage basis according to store sales in the region served by each United Way.
The breakdown of money presented to United Ways in each United Supermarket trade area is:
United Way of Amarillo and Canyon $23,097.68 Dallam-Hartley Counties United Way (Dalhart) $ 1,921.48 Graham Area United Way $ 1,938.36 Hutchinson County United Way (Borger) $ 2,562.21 Lubbock Area United Way $42,852.79 United Way of Moore County (Dumas) $ 1,060.13 Ochiltree United Way (Perryton) $ 2,142.75 Plainview Area United Way $ 7,206.18 North Texas Area United Way (Wichita Falls) $14,261.48 Pampa United Way $ 2,530.38 Scurry County United Way (Snyder) $ 3,001.04 United Way of Metropolitan Tarrant County $ 4,361.81 United Way of Abilene $ 7,549.54 United Way of Metropolitan Dallas $15,514.18 More than 350 team members, partners and guests participated in the tournament, which has now raised more than $2 million for charities since its inception in 1991. It is named in honor of United Supermarkets’ longtime produce director, Jacky Pierce, who guided the event from its infancy until losing a lengthy battle with cancer in August 2002. The tournament was renamed to honor his memory in 2003.
About United Supermarkets
Now in its 93rd year of operation, United Supermarkets, LLC, is a Texas-based, family-owned grocery chain with stores in 30 markets across north and west Texas. A self-distributing company with its headquarters and distribution center in Lubbock, United currently operates 50 stores under three distinct formats: United Supermarkets, Market Street and Amigos United.
