Austal USA Charity Golf Invitational Raises $286,687 for the United Way of Southwest Alabama
Austal USA hosted its 10th Annual Charity Golf Invitational on Friday, March 12, 2021. Austal USA raised $286,687 and donated the proceeds to the United Way of Southwest Alabama (UWSWA) to help provide grant funding to 46 partner agencies and 11 UWSWA internal programs. Since the tournament’s inception, Austal USA has donated over $3 million to UWSWA.
“Austal USA is proud to support organizations like the United Way of Southwest Alabama whose work is more important now than ever during the pandemic,” Rusty Murdaugh, Austal USA Chief Financial Officer and Interim President said. “We hope this year’s Austal USA Charity Golf Invitational can provide a boost to the United Way, its mission and our community.”
Austal USA’s $286,687 donation can provide 9,556 months in early learning services for a child from a low-income, working family. It can provide 57,337 meals for food-insecure individuals in Southwest Alabama. Low-income families can receive $11,467,480 in healthcare services, or 2,293 individuals seeking to reenter the workforce can receive job readiness and job search instruction.
“The United Way of Southwest Alabama appreciates Austal USA for its corporate philanthropy and for recognizing the need to support our community’s safety net,” said UWSWA President & CEO Jill Chenoweth. “Austal USA exemplifies great corporate philanthropy. USWSA is truly appreciates our partnership with Austal USA and their support of our mission to improve the quality of life in Southwest Alabama.
Austal USA Charity Golf Invitational Sponsors
(bolded companies are Aluminum Sponsors)
- Adams and Reese, LLP
- Advanced Technical Staffing
- Alabama Credit Union
- Alliance Mechanical Solutions- AMS
- American Torch Tip
- American Vulkan Corporation
- Ameri-Force Craft Services
- Appleton Marine/The Ellwood Group
- Askew Industrial/Crenshaw Machines
- Austal USA
- Bank of America
- Berard Transportation
- Bogue Systems
- BlueAlly
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama
- Briggs Equipment
- Burr Forman, LLP
- Butler Wildments
- CBG Systems
- CDW
- CH Robinson
- Cintas
- Complete Environmental (Kelley Co.)
- C-Spire
- Curtis Wright
- Dick Russel
- Deep South Crane Rentals
- Eastern Shore Ace Hardware
- Energy Pipe
- Enfasco
- ESAB
- Fedex
- Fincantieri Marine Systems
- Federal Resources
- Filters for Industry
- GDMS
- GEA Mechanical Equipment US, Inc.
- Global/SFC Valve Corporation
- Gray
- Graybar Electric
- Hargrove Engineering
- Hiller Companies
- HKA
- Howell Labs
- Hub International
- Hule Technology
- Hydraulic Crane
- Industrial Source Tool/Harrington Hoist
- Infirmary Health
- Jo-Kell, Inc.
- Karl Senner
- Layher Inc.
- Jubilee
- Lakeshore Systems
- Light House Coffee
- Magid Glove
- The Marine Machinery Association
- Marine Rigging
- Martin Marietta
- McDowell Knight Roedder & Sledge
- MCG Workforce Solutions
- Metals, Inc.
- Metals, USA
- MI Technical Solutions, INC.
- Miller Electric/Bernard Welding
- Mobile Instrument
- MSC Industrial Supply
- NASCO Aerospace and Electronics
- NTI Marine
- O’Neal Steel
- Page and Jones
- Penske Truck
- Pepco
- Port City
- Ranger Environmental
- R&R Vending
- Renaissance Mobile Riverview
- Sauer Compressors USA
- Shapiro Metals
- Ship Constructor USA
- Signal 88 Security
- Sirius
- Southern Gas & Supply
- SSSPrinkler
- Stanley Black & Decker/Dewalt
- Strom Worldwide Engineering
- Sunbelt Rentals
- Taber Extrusions
- Thompson Engineering
- Toolsmith
- Top Shelf Exhibits
- Tri-Tec Manufacturing
- Veristor Systems/ Palo Alto/Bitglass
- Virginia Transport
- W & O / Bray Valve
- Wartsila
- Wesco
- William Scottsman
- Wolseley Industrial (Ferguson)
- Wurth Industry
About AUSTAL USA
Austal USA is an advanced ship manufacturer headquartered in Mobile, Alabama, with operations in San Diego, Seattle, Portland, and Singapore. Its headquarters and manufacturing facility are located on its state-of-the-art campus designed uniquely with moving assembly lines for module construction and guided by lean manufacturing principles. Austal USA is positioned to support both commercial and government ship construction as well as services and support worldwide. The company is under contract with the U.S. Navy to build the advanced small surface combatant Independence-variant littoral combat ship and the auxiliary ship expeditionary fast transport. With excellence awards in five consecutive years, Austal USA continues to be one of the safest shipyards in America and was ranked by Forbes as the 49th best midsize employer in the U.S.
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