The Princeton Rotary Club is celebrating a major success, announcing the final results of its recent “Swing for Dreams Golf Tournament” fundraiser benefiting the Build-a-Bed program.
Build-a-Bed Chair and Rotarian Janie Tomek told Your News Edge the club was very pleased and grateful to the community and golf tournament sponsors for helping raise more than $25,000—enough to provide 60 local children with a safe, comfortable place to sleep at night.
She shared that the Build-a-Bed program has been running for more than six years and, in that time, has provided nearly 400 beds to children in need.
click to download audioThe Rotarians also make sure each child receives everything necessary for a comfortable bed.
click to download audioShe explained that when the program started nationally more than ten years ago, Rotarians assembled the beds themselves. However, after Covid, rising costs and challenges with delivering wooden beds into homes—especially through narrow hallways—led the group to switch from building beds to purchasing them instead.
click to download audioTomek also shared how families can request a bed through the program.
click to download audioShe once again thanked the community and sponsors for their generous support of the annual golf tournament and their role in raising funds for the Build-a-Bed program.
click to download audioThe golf tournament took place on Friday, June 20, at the Princeton Golf and Country Club, drawing more than 20 teams. This year’s event featured a new highlight—a golf ball drop—with 200 numbered balls sold at $20 each. The balls were dropped onto Hole 18 from a Princeton Electric Plant Board bucket truck. Although none landed in the hole, Tameka Johnson was declared the winner, with her ball landing closest to the target and earning her $1,260.
