At Fulfill Your Destiny’s 2018 Spring Chari-Tea Event, Clemmie Perry, founder of Women in Color Golf was awarded a $1000 Business Builder Grant, sponsored by Independent Financial Services.
Women of Color Golf, began back in 2014, when Mrs. Perry was inspired to create an organization that would spark some interest into the game of golf. Her mission was to use the game of golf to help young minority women, from challenging environments, improve their business awareness, health and wellbeing, and opportunities in the world of commerce. Her inspiration quickly grew to include golf clinics, recreational golf events, as well as business networking and mentoring opportunities. She has successfully implemented a mentoring program for elementary children primarily at two local Hillsborough County schools, Clemmie Ross James Elementary and Doris Ross Reddick Elementary, appropriately named after her mother and grandmother, who both were influential in the Hillsborough County School system. With this grant, Mrs. Perry was able to continue expanding her business as well as her community outreach. Through her organization, she has successfully introduced over 600 minority women and girls to the fundamentals of golf. Women of Color Golf has been featured in numerous television segments, has been the recipient of the Tampa Bay Lightning Community Hero Award, and was most recently nationally recognized by President Barack Obama as a U.S. White House Champion of Change for After School Programs for Marginalized Girls. We are honored to have presented this grant to Mrs. Perry, and we continue to be proud of her achievements with her organization!
A sobbing Perry told the guests: “Just as the business was growing, I ended up losing about 50 percent of my hearing.”
Check out the beautiful write-up by Tampa Bay Times: https://www.tampabay.com/news/Fulfill-Your-Destiny-s-annual-tea-serves-up-inspiration-charitable-giving_166769743
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