PHOENIX, AZ — Kitchell and hardison/downey recently hosted the seventh annual Build FORE Good (BFG) golf tournament, raising $65,000 for Teach for America Phoenix chapter. BFG is a day dedicated to raising money for local nonprofits at the Kierland golf course. Over the course of seven years the event has raised more than $700,000 for local nonprofits.

The event requires months of advance planning, including soliciting our building partners and subcontractors to purchase sponsorships, making the fundraising portion of this possible.

This year’s event kicked off with children from a Teach for America school leading everyone in the Pledge of Allegiance and high-fiving the golfers as they went to their assigned holes for the shotgun start. The sold-out event had 216 golfers and is made possible with the help of 30-plus volunteers.

Teach For America is a leadership development organization that recruits diverse college graduates and professionals to teach for at least two years in low-income communities and supports them as lifelong leaders and advocates working from every sector and field to increase educational opportunities for students.

Teach For America has had a presence in Phoenix since 1994. Currently, there are 592 Teach For America corps members and alumni teaching in Arizona’s schools with 1,100 alumni working across sectors to expand opportunities for children and families.