MMA GIVES BACK
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most teams hail from MMA’s network of insur- ance carriers and clients, who join the tourna- ment with sponsorships ranging from $1,500 to $12,500 per team. Even factoring live music performances and cornhole boards spaced the regulation 27 feet apart, there’s plenty of space left over for hun- dreds of spectators to socialize, and for vendors WRVXSSO\WKHFRFNWDLOVSRUWLRQRIWKHSURJUDPb And that’s one more area where the cost of running the tournament comes down. Rather
outlay, and a much smaller footprint. MMA Southeast has been hosting the October event at The Green at Cra- bapple Market, a grassy, three-quar- ter acre venue with an open-air stage. For
than MMA having to pro- cure food and drink, the reduced scale of the event has attracted a new level of sponsors: vendors who provide refreshments free-of-charge. “We were able to get all the food and drinks donated,” says Huguley. Atlanta-area res- taurants provide guests with small plates ranging IURPWDFRVWRVXVKLb Huguley points out that many of the 400-plus in attendance don’t even play cornhole. They
the tournament itself, they hired a dedicated corn- hole vendor to organize and manage the event, one that is known in the community for league play for thousands of players in the Atlanta area. “They come and set up the boards and run the entire tournament,” says Darenda Huguley, who helps organize the event in her role as 00$ȆVUHJLRQDOSXEOLFUHODWLRQVGLUHFWRUb Out of deference to several avid golfers who look forward to competing in the Charity Classic each year, MMA contin- ues to put together a scaled-down edi- tion of the golf match. But both Huguley and Krause acknowledge that Cocktails &RUQKROHGULYHVDVLJQLࡼFDQWO\KLJKHU turnout because cornhole’s a much more LQFOXVLYHJDPHb
Learn more about MMA's Charity Classic from regional leaders Peter Krause and Amanda Vail
just want to be a part of the day and enjoy the food and drinks, entertainment, and beautiful fall weather. Between golf and cornhole, 2024 will mark the 20th anniversary of a PBTF fundraising tourna- ment. The team at MMA plans to make October’s event a memorable one, and show their continued support for the PBTF and the invaluable assistance it provides for the families of children battling brain cancer.
“Not everybody can play golf, but corn- hole, most people can do,” says Huguley. In 2023, 84 teams joined the tournament. Some were made up of kids and young adults in various stages of the brain cancer journey. But Cheers to 20
years!
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