Kwame Foundation Golf Tournament raises $65,000 for higher education
September 28, 2009
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| (l to r) Missouri Lieutenant Governor Peter Kinder, KWAME CEO Anthony Thompson, St. Louis Mayor Francis G. Slay |
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(l to r) Mark Langworthy, Anthony Thompson and
Mike Middleton |
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| (l to r) Brenda Battle and Anthony Thompson |
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(l to r) Dr. Richard Brown, Mike Middleton,
Monte Bordeaux and Anthony Thompson |
ST. LOUIS, MO – Kwame Building Group (KWAME) of St. Louis raised $65,000 during the sixth annual Kwame Foundation Golf Tournament held in August at the Norman K. Probstein Golf Course at Forest Park in St. Louis. More than 100 golfers participated in the tournament, including St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay and Missouri Lieutenant Governor Peter Kinder.
The Kwame Foundation endows scholarships that improve educational opportunities for minorities at various higher education institutions across the country. The Kwame Foundation provides approximately $150,000 a year in scholarships and grants and has committed more than $675,000 toward its goal to endow $1 million in scholarships. The Kwame Foundation also has developed an active local mentoring program for St. Louis Public School students.
“We help ensure a stronger minority presence in the future workforce by helping minority students achieve their higher educational goals,” said Tony Thompson, president and CEO of KWAME.
All proceeds from the golf tournament support the Foundation’s scholarships at Harris-Stowe State University, St. Louis University, Barnes-Jewish Hospital School of Nursing, the Interdenominational Theological Center, the University of Kansas, the University of Missouri-St. Louis, the University of Missouri at Columbia, Ranken College, St. Louis Community College, Washington University, Webster University, Fontbonne University, and Maryville University.
Kwame Building Group has been named one of the top 50 companies in the nation most supportive of historically Black college and university (HBCU) engineering schools, and was one of just five companies on the list that was not a Fortune 500 firm.
Kwame Building Group is a pure program and construction management firm providing estimating, scheduling, project planning, value engineering and other project management services as an independent advocate for owners and developers. Public and private sector projects include educational facilities, major airports nationwide, light-rail systems, hospitals and government facilities. KWAME is headquartered in St. Louis with division offices in Dallas, New Orleans, Oklahoma City, Phoenix, Pittsburgh and Seattle. For more information, visit www.kwamebuildinggroup.com or call 314.862.5344.
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