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10 The Savannah Tribune • Wednesday, March 29, 2023
Mary’s Place Sexual Assault Center Of The
Coastal Empire Announces Celebrity Lineup
A Quarter Million Raised At Enmarket
Charity Classic
Mary’s Place: Sexual
Assault Center of the Coastal
Empire (formerly Rape Crisis
Center) announces the celeb
rity lineup for the nonprofit’s
inaugural lip sync competition,
held at 7 p.m. on April 7 at Vic
tory North in Savannah. The
fundraiser and competition will
feature heavy hors d’oeuvres,
cocktail bar, silent auction, lo
cal celebrity performances, and
cocktail dress attire. In addition
to the competition, the event
will feature special guest per
formances by local celebrity
drag queens Treyla Trash, Blair
Williams, and LaZanya Ontre.
Teams representing
International Diamond Cen
ter, Georgia Southern Univer
sity Sexual Assault Response
Team, Marcia Banes, and Fo
cus One Consulting will all
compete for the 2023 Crystal
Mic Award and crowd favorite
award. All teams specifically
chose their performance songs
and have been rehearsing lead
ing up to the big event.
Local radio personal
ity Mia Mance will emcee the
event, and will be alongside
Savannah personalities Mayor
Van Johnson, radio host Renee
LaSalle, and local vocalist and
performer Kim Polote as the
featured judge panel.
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The Enmarket Char
ity Classic returned on March
23, raising $250,000 to be split
evenly between the 200 Club
of the Coastal Empire and
Make-A-Wish Georgia.
This was the fourth
presentation of the annual En
market Charity Classic, which
is part of the company’s spon
sorship of the Club Car Cham
pionship at The Landings Club.
More than 280 golfers took
part in the charity tournament
this year.
“This event bene
fits two remarkable nonprofit
organizations, and Enmarket
couldn’t be prouder of our role
in helping both the 200 Club
and Make-A-Wish Georgia,’’
said Matt Clements, Enmar-
ket’s president. “We recognize
how vital it is to be a good
corporate citizen, but beyond
that, events like the Enmarket
Charity Classic also illustrate
the joys of living in the Coastal
Empire.’’
“Enmarket and the
Enmarket family have a long
history of generous support for
the 200 Club,’’ said Mark Dana,
president of the organization,
which supports the families of
fallen police officers and fire
fighters. “This backing makes
it possible for us to support
the families of those who have
made the ultimate sacrifice to
protect our community.’’
“We bring hope to
our local wish kids and their
families, and we couldn’t do
it without the generous sup
port of companies like Enmar
ket and the Enmarket Charity
Classic sponsors. Our vision
of granting the wish of every
child in our area is only pos
sible through the dedicated
commitment of long-term sup
porters like Enmarket,’’ said
Meghan Lowe, southeast de
velopment director for Make-
A-Wish Georgia.
The 200 Club serves
the families of fallen first re
sponders in our area, while
Make-A-Wish Georgia grants
wishes of critically ill children.
Thanks to our vendor
partners, the event set new re
cords for player numbers and
dollars raised, Clements said.
Participants in the
Enmarket Charity Classic
played the Marshwood and
Magnolia courses at The Land
ings Golf and Athletic Club.
For more info visit www.en-
market.com
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Turning 30 Turned Her Into A Philanthropist
Part one of an interview with Tiffany Futch
“Veronica Rowell
changed my perspective on
philanthropy when she said
that you can call yourself a
philanthropist if you’ve ever
spent one dollar at a thrift store.
When she explained how that
dollar can cycle through a com
munity, a light bulb went off
for me. My goal is to cycle as
many dollars (whether my own
or to inspire others to) as I can
through my local community
for the greater good.’’
This is the story of
how the women of her commu
nity helped Tiffany Futch grow
into a Black woman philanthro
pist and fundraiser. “No one
would ever have made me be
lieve at age 29 that fundraising
was a thing that I would do; let
alone love. Naturally, I’m very
introverted so I was afraid of
rejection or just being awkward
at asking for money.’’ Tiffany
shares her story to inspire you.
“My philanthrop
ic journey began about six
months before my 30th birth
day. I was having angst that I
hadn’t accomplished enough
and frantically began to list out
30 things I wanted to do by my
30th birthday. One was “Be a
check writer’’. A few Google
searches later, I realized the
correct name for it was philan
thropy. A deeper dive into the
search results landed me at
the Women’s Foundation for
a Greater Memphis’ annual
grantee awards event. As fate
would have it, I ran into Shante
Avante who I’d met when I was
in college working for the Boys
Tiffany Futch
& Girls Club. She immediate
ly plugged me into WFGM’s
Young Women Philanthropist
group which allowed me to
volunteer at events and net
work. Eventually, I moved onto
boards at the Mid-South Peace
and Justice Center, CHOICES:
Memphis Center for Reproduc
tive Health and SisterReach
where I participated in a num
ber of fundraisers ranging from
house parties to capital cam
paigns. Looking back, it didn’t
take long for me to find my
footing. I started with giving
$25 a quarter which I’ve snow
balled into larger annual gifts.’’
As with all of us,
Tiffany was encouraged along
the way. “The many women I
met through WFGM who were
open to sharing. A decade later,
I still have the notes that I fever
ishly scribbled at events. Each
one was a like a crash course
in philanthropy. A number of
the ladies I met in WFGM’s
Young Women Philanthropist
group continue to inspire me
through their board service,
creation of non-prohts, and ad
vocacy work. My time on the
board of CHOICES gave me
the opportunity to work along
side fearless women. They just
took on every challenge with a
confidence and dedication that
was awe-inspiring.’’
Tiffany’s philanthro
py actually began with volun
teering. “I would make time
for volunteering whenever
possible through my sorority
and as an activity with a group
of friends in my 20s. I loved
seeing the faces of people we
served. I always walked away
wanting to do more and to
help more people. Once I was
plugged into WFGM, I be
gan to better understand how
I could do more with the col
lective power of women who
shared that same desire.’’
Next week: Part Two.
Connect with Tiffany via
Linkedln
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