Modern Woodmen tee up to raise funds for Doe River Gorge project
Published 9:00 am Thursday, July 24, 2014
A June golf tournament by Elizabethton Modern Woodmen of America members raised more than $5,600 for a created arts center at Doe River Gorge. Pictured from left are Kim Hodge, funding and development manager at Doe River Gorge; Sonja Broyles, Modern Woodmen of America representative; and Terry Maughon, president of Doe River Gorge.
Golf, a match and Modern Woodmen combined to paint a successful fundraiser recently, as Elizabethton members of Modern Woodmen of America carded a total of $5,662 to help Doe River Gorge’s plans for a creative arts center.
The June 16 golf tournament’s contribution includes a $2,500 match by Modern Woodmen’s home office through the organization’s Matching Fund Program.
“The community truly came together to support a local need,” said local Modern Woodmen Agent Sonja Broyles. “That support is what it’s all about.”
The Matching Fund Program offers Modern Woodmen members nationwide the chance to show support for a community cause, organization or individual in need by holding fundraisers.
Modern Woodmen matches money raised up to $2,500. These fundraising projects contribute $9 million to community needs nationwide each year.
Coordinated by local Modern Woodmen members, chapters provide opportunities to take part in social activities and community service projects to meet local needs.
For more information, call Broyles at 543-5305.
