MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The Valspar
Championship presented by BB&T, in conjunction with Habitat for
Humanity of Pinellas County,
presented the keys to a new home to St.
Petersburg resident Rolanda
Lawrence during a home dedication ceremony on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015.
The home at 4212 N. 18th Street in St.
Petersburg, Florida is the 337th home constructed by Habitat
for Humanity of Pinellas County
and was built over the course of two months by volunteers from the
Valspar Championship golf community. Rolanda also contributed
hundreds of hours of sweat equity to help make her dream of owning
her own home a reality. A single mom who works as a hospice nursing
assistant, Rolanda, her two children and grandchild now have a
safe, affordable place to call home.
"For nearly four decades Copperhead Charities has raised money
for Tampa Bay-area charities
through professional golf," said Les
Muma, General Chairman of the 2016 Valspar Championship. "We
have raised more than $34 million in
that time, and have touched the lives of many people in need. This
is a very special day for our organization, because with this home
for the Lawrence family, we contributed in ways beyond a line item
on a balance sheet or a signature on a check."
"Members of our board, other Copperheads, tournament staff and
tournament volunteers have all been to Rolanda's home in the last
couple of months to pound some nails and apply some paint," Muma
continued. "Alongside Rolanda and her family, they've helped raise
the roof, build the walls and paint the interior and exterior. We
know how much this means to Rolanda and her family, and we are so
grateful to have been a part of it."
"Valspar is proud to be Habitat's national paint partner, and we
congratulate the Lawrence family as they receive keys to a very
special home," said Kimberly Welch,
Valspar Vice President of Communications and President of the
Valspar Foundation. "Painting alongside Rolanda, I saw first-hand a
great work ethic and determination to bring her family together in
a home built by the help of this great community."
The build was made possible by a donation from Copperhead
Charities as a result of net proceeds from the 2015 Valspar
Championship, a PGA golf event. As with all Habitat for Humanity
homes in the U.S., every drop of paint used to help make this house
a home, was donated by Valspar.
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About the Valspar Championship presented by
BB&T
The 2016 Valspar Championship presented by
BB&T, Tampa Bay's PGA TOUR event, will be held March 7-13 on the Copperhead Course at
Innisbrook, a Salamander Golf & Spa Resort, in Palm Harbor, Florida. Jordan Spieth is the defending champion of the
tournament which is part of the annual FedExCup competition.
The tournament will be nationally televised by NBC Sports and Golf
Channel.
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