#TeamUp for the Great Lakes Bay Region grant program returns for 2022; Applications now open for local nonprofits
Dow GLBI’s charitable giving efforts have awarded more than $1 million to local nonprofits since 2019
MIDLAND, Mich. – February 9, 2022 – Local nonprofits can now apply for the 2022 #TeamUp for the Great Lakes Bay Region grant program, tournament officials with the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational announced today. Nonprofit organizations can apply online at www.dowglbi.com/community-impact until March 11. The LPGA tournament remains committed to donating to charities across the Great Lakes Bay Region and has awarded more than $1 million to local nonprofits.
“#TeamUp for the Great Lakes Bay Region is at the core of our event’s mission to enrich the region through charitable giveback,” said Dow GLBI Executive Director Chris Chandler. “We are proud of the support we have been able to give to deserving charities in our community and the larger overall impact these organizations and this tournament are able to deliver throughout the Great Lakes Bay Region. We look forward to continuing to further that impact through this year’s program.”
Each year, #TeamUp for the Great Lakes Bay Region selects seven organizations across each of the region’s counties (Saginaw, Bay, Midland and Isabella). An additional eight nonprofits are also selected based on the services they provide on a regional level. Since 2019, the tournament’s charitable giving programs have supported more than 60 nonprofits across the Great Lakes Bay Region, such as Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Great Lakes Bay Region. The nonprofit was awarded a bonus donation of $11,000 after last year’s event for being paired with the 2021 Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational Champions Ariya and Moriya Jutanugarn.
“We were very excited to Team Up with the Jutanugarn Sisters this summer at the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational,” shared Scott Litle, Executive Director of Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Great Lakes Bay Region. “It was wonderful having the chance to cheer on two of the best golfers on the planet, while spreading the word about mentoring all week. Their talent and determination in winning the tournament provided us with critical funding to grow our mission and better serve at-risk youth in our community.”
All 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations in the Great Lakes Bay Region are invited to apply. Nonprofits will be chosen based on their organization’s impact to science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education; sustainability; diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I); community resiliency; and/or innovation. Once selected, each of the 36 nonprofits will be paired randomly with two of the 72 teams competing in the 2022 LPGA event. A total of $237,500 will be donated through this program with each selected nonprofit guaranteed to receive at least a $4,500 grant. Additional grant opportunities will be announced at a later date.
Selections are expected to be announced at the end of April. Tournament staff will continue to #TeamUp with the Midland Area Community Foundation, Bay Area Community Foundation, Saginaw Community Foundation and the Mt. Pleasant Area Community Foundation to manage the program.
The Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational will return to Midland Country Club July 10 – 16, 2022. Visit www.DowGLBI.com for more information about this year’s event.
CONTACT: Michele Bates – Outlyr | (219) 781-8833 | mbates@outlyr.com
