The First Annual Hope for Ghana Charity Golf Outing was a day to remember. On July 15, 2017 golfers enjoyed 18 holes of golf at Westwood Golf Club on a gorgeous sunny Saturday with food, friends and a lot of beer. The day was made even more perfect when golfers celebrated Dr. John Fisch’s hole-in-one to win a $7000 Rolex Explorer watch provided by Henne Jewelers in Shadyside.
By evening over 100 people came together at Westwood’s ballroom for cocktails and dinner. Guests were treated to the beautiful music of harpist, Samara Egan, and captivated by the talent of Cody Sabol as he created, center stage, live paintings of Sidney Crosby, James Conner and a gorgeous Pittsburgh skyline.
At an incredibly exciting auction guests went home with a luxury South African Safari, a trip to Sonoma Valley’s vineyards, a painting of Roberto Clemente by pop-realism artist Dave O’Brien, Disney tickets, a New York getaway package including a personally guided tour of the 9/11 Museum, resort and hotel getaways, tickets all around town and much more.
At dinner I proudly presented a new video highlighting the story of Hope for Ghana. Created by my friend, Allan Rose, here is “Hope for Ghana: A Mission of Hope” (click here to view).
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s #SEENintheCity covered Hope for Ghana’s charity event by Monday morning (click here to read).
I am forever grateful to all of you who have joined me on this incredible journey. Whether you came for a day of golf, or arrived for the dinner portion of the golf event, you were part of a day that changed the course of the lives of children in the most remote villages in Ghana. Hope for Ghana’s Charity Golf Outing was an enormous success, raising over $17,000. I thank you from the bottom of my heart for sharing a vision of a better tomorrow for these children.
With love and gratitude,
Steve
We were so excited for John and his hole in one. Thank you for the mention and the shout out here and on Facebook!
John Henne, Juliet and Betsy, I'm honored that Henne Jewelers wanted to partner with Hope for Ghana for our inaugural Charity Golf Outing. I am so grateful for your immense generosity. You made a beautiful event even more special. Let's do it again next summer!