Dixie Electric held its annual charity golf tournament on April 25 at the Laurel Country Club. Due to outstanding participation, this year’s tournament raised a record-breaking $15,600 to be divided equally between four local deserving charities that help feed children with food insecurities in our area: Macedonia Baptist Church, Junior Auxiliary of Wayne County, Junior Auxiliary of Laurel, and the Glory House.
"Our primary thing is we work with fifth and sixth grade at Petal Upper Elementary through our Hero Project, and we send a bag home with students every week," said Macedonia Baptist Church Associate Pastor Brian Pippen. "We help about 30 students on average each week, and those 30 students get a bag of food sent home with them so they can make it through the weekend. They get snacks and actual food. Over the summer, we deliver it to their homes."
"We have a backpack buddies’ program that we do for the local schools, which includes bags of nonperishable food items," said Junior Auxiliary of Wayne County President Elizabeth Bankston. "We do those before each school break. We also help buy school uniforms and supplies or just help any family in need."
"All of the funds are going to go through the Bread of Life Food Pantry to supplement food for families in need," said Glory House Director Grant Staples. "That pantry feeds over 1,000 families a month over 10 counties."
“This donation will go back toward our Secret Meals Program,” said Junior Auxiliary of Laurel Vice President and Secret Meals Chair Brittany Kerr. “Currently, we are packing 295 weekly meals during the school year. This will help provide the food and supplies needed for the meals that we have.”
Each charity will receive a $3,900 donation. Dixie Electric is immensely grateful for all of the support for the 2024 Charity Golf Tournament, and we are excited to see how we can continue to serve our community members in need throughout the year.