Northside Neighborhood House is hosting its 25th – and last ever – Ladies Golf Classic June 2. Just because it’s the last one, though, doesn’t mean it shouldn’t be a cause for celebration.
Longtime volunteer Bonnie Cummins, the creator and chief organizer of the event, is stepping down from volunteering at the local nonprofit which offers classes and support to the community through programs like adult GED assistance, parenting and cooking classes and more. Her husband recently got out of a several-month stay in the hospital, and the family will be moving to Florida to be closer to family in the coming months.
Cummins isn’t sad, though. Twenty-five years of fundraising success is something she said she’s proud of.
Bonnie Cummins, right, stands with Northside Neighborhood House CEO Rachel Gammon at Cummins’ retirement party.“I don’t even play golf myself,” she laughed. “The whole family does, though. We got to talking when my son was working for a golf store in Hixson how there really weren’t any ladies’ tournaments, and decided that would make a good fundraiser for us.”
Cummins and her son organized the inaugural event, but she was left on her own for the next 24 after he moved to Knoxville.