Annie’s Golf Classic is a charity golf tournament that is held in the Dallas Ft. Worth area. Net proceeds of the tournament go to three non-profit charities:  Phelan-McDermid Syndrome, Folds of Honor Children’s Fund, a national organization which provides scholarships to children of military veterans who have been killed or injured serving our country, and Victory Horse Therapy Center, which is a local therapy center that provides disabled riders with horse therapy.  Since 2009, there have been seven tournaments that have raised over $255,400 for these charities.

After going to the PMSF biennial family conference, we were inspired to help raise funds for PMSF.  We enjoy golf and created the tournament in honor of our daughter, Annie, who is 18 years old and has Phelan-McDermid Syndrome.

With close to 240 golfers, Annie’s Golf Classic has grown to become one of the premier charity golf tournaments in the DFW area. It takes months of planning and a lot of work, but we are blessed to have several friends who help with organizing this event.  Annie’s older brothers, Anthony and Joe, have been involved with helping stuff envelopes, transporting boxes as well as golfing in the tournament. Besides teaching them to serve others, it’s taught them how to work together with others and see how hard work can pay off and that raising money for charities can be fun too!