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Piedmont Furniture Club Raises $10k for Children's Hospital
September 13,
2012 by in UnCategorized 
By Home Furnishings Business in Community/Charitable Support on September 14, 2012
The Piedmont Furniture Club's 26th annual golf tournament last month raised $10,000 for cancer research at Brenner Childrens Hospital.
This years donation was made in honor of Christine OConnor DesVergers, daughter of Madeline and Kevin OConnor of Samson Marketing. The Piedmont Furniture Club honored Christine for her courage and motivation to others during her struggle with breast cancer. Many participants, as well as those who could not attend the tournament, made additional contributions to Brenners Cancer Research.
Dr. Sharon Castellino MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics Comprehensive Cancer Center Brain Tumor Center of Excellence; and Nicole Witten, Development Events Coordinator for Brenner Childrens Hospital attended the tournament and expressed their gratitude for the donation to childrens cancer research.
Kevin OConnor was unable to attend, so his son Sean OConnor presented Kevins speech. Christines husband, Matt DesVergers also participated in the tournament.
The tournament itself was a success with 26 teams and sponsoring partners, International Market Centers, Murrows Transfer, Zenith Global Logistics, Wahlquist Management, SDJ Trucking, as well as Samson Marketing, Legacy Classic Furniture and Universal Furniture.
The support and contributions of our sponsors and participants at each years tournament help make it the success that it has come to be. said Ray Haislip, Virginia/Carolinas IHFRA president.