Golf Tournament Funds Weekend Meals for 2,000 Kids
Trade associations and charity event organizers can see how a single tournament supports a recurring child food program across 37 schools.
Updated on Nov. 4, 2026 in Philanthropy
The West Texas Mortgage Bankers Association raised $23,000 for Food 2 Kids through the Food Fore Kids charity golf tournament, with the funds celebrated at a Giveback Luncheon on Tuesday. The program supplies weekend snack bags to students facing food insecurity in 37 South Plains area schools.
Why it matters
Food 2 Kids fills a gap that opens when school meal programs are unavailable on weekends, so local donors and sponsors are directing money toward a recurring need rather than a one-time event. For Lubbock businesses, the story shows how industry associations are using golf tournaments and luncheons to channel member giving into community programs.
The West Texas Mortgage Bankers Association contributed $23,000 to Food 2 Kids, which serves more than 2,000 children across 37 South Plains area schools. The source does not give a prior-year fundraising total or a per-child cost to compare against.
The players
West Texas Mortgage Bankers Association
A regional trade association of mortgage lenders and related professionals serving the West Texas market, which organized the golf tournament and luncheon.
Food 2 Kids
A nonprofit that supplies weekend food to students in South Plains area schools when school meal programs are unavailable.
The details
The money came from the Food Fore Kids charity golf tournament, a fundraising format that pools sponsorship and entry fees into a single donation. Food 2 Kids sends weekend snack bags home with students who face food insecurity when school meal programs are not available. The $23,000 was formally presented at a Giveback Luncheon, where the association celebrated the total.
Timeline
Tuesday (Nov. 3, 2026 publication week): Giveback Luncheon celebrates the $23,000 donation to Food 2 Kids.
Market Landscape
Charitable giving by local trade associations, delivered through golf tournaments and luncheons, is a recurring model for funding regional nonprofits. This Lubbock example shows the same channel applied to child food security across the South Plains.
Businesses that run sponsorship or charity events can treat a golf tournament or luncheon as a repeatable fundraising line, not a one-off gesture. Operators in trade associations should weigh whether member-funded giving can be scaled to cover recurring community needs.
The takeaway
Trade associations can use charity golf tournaments as a repeatable revenue source for community programs, so operators should consider whether a similar event fits their member base. Track the annual totals raised by such events against the scale of the need they address.
Further reading
For more on how local organizations channel giving into community needs, explore Philanthropy coverage for Lubbock.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Kcbd.
