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 # Whirlpool Community Golf Event Raises $3 Million for Southwest Michigan Youth

 


 

 Aug 10, 2026 10:00 AM ET

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With 800+ golfers across six courses, the annual event brings its lifetime fundraising total to approximately $40 million.

On Aug. 2nd and 3rd, more than 800 golfers teed off for the 23rd annual Whirlpool Community Charity Golf Event, raising $3 million for local youth in the company’s headquarters community in Southwest Michigan.

Supported by Whirlpool Corporation and the company’s suppliers and partners from around the world, this event serves as the single largest fundraiser for vital youth organizations in the area, enabling them to provide essential services and foster a bright future for young people in the community. Over its 23-year history, the event has brought thousands of people together in our community and raised approximately $40 million, creating a lasting impact for more than 15,000 local youth every single year.

**Key Beneficiaries of the Whirlpool Community Charity Golf Event:**

- Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Southwest Michigan
- First Tee of Benton Harbor
- Local public school foundations, including Benton Harbor, Lakeshore, and St. Joseph, Mich.

> **“The impact of this event is measured in more than dollars; it’s in the thousands of local students who have a safe place to go after school, essential educational tools and the critical life skills to thrive—both on and off the course.”**

“For over two decades, the Whirlpool Community Charity Golf Event has united our community to raise nearly $40 million for our youth,” said Pam Klyn, president of the Whirlpool Foundation. “The impact of this event is measured in more than dollars; it’s in the thousands of local students who have a safe place to go after school, essential educational tools and the critical life skills to thrive—both on and off the course.”

This year’s golf event has a record number of players and was hosted across six local golf courses, including Point ‘O Woods, Hawkshead, Orchard Hills, Chikaming, the Dunes Club, and Harbor Shores. Players also enjoyed the new Wee Course, a 9-hole pitch-and-putt golf course designed by Hall of Fame golfer Colin Montgomerie.

Highlighting the event’s ability to connect athletic excellence with community impact, attendees also gathered for a fireside chat with NFL Hall of Fame running back Emmitt Smith and Indiana University Athletic Director Scott Dolson. The shared anecdotes and values of perseverance and collaboration underscored the heart of the event, rallying supporters around a collective promise to pave a brighter, opportunity-abundant path forward for Berrien County’s youth.

**Whirlpool Foundation**  
Since 1952, the Whirlpool Foundation has been making real, positive differences in local communities where Whirlpool Corporation families live and work. This is accomplished through two central pillars: House+Home. "House" supports a decent and affordable place to live and plan for the future, and "Home" focuses on creating thriving, resilient communities with the essential services, quality education, and job training needed to help people dream bigger and do better. The Foundation has an absolute commitment to equality and fairness and takes an innovative approach to social investing that prioritizes impact with measurable results.

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