For the 25th year, The United Family of stores and the company’s partners and suppliers will gather for a day of golf and fellowship to raise funds for 25 United Way organizations in the communities The United Family serves. Since its inception in 1991, the Jacky Pierce Charity Classic has raised more than $3 million for local charities.
The tournament was named in honor of Jacky Pierce, The United Family’s longtime produce director, who guided the annual golf tournament from its infancy until losing a lengthy battle with cancer in August 2002. The tournament was renamed to honor his memory in 2003.
WHAT:
Jacky Pierce Charity Classic partnership dinner and United Way check presentations
WHEN:
Sunday, Aug. 28, 2016
6 p.m. (United Way agency check presentations/photo opportunities)
7 p.m. (Program begins, includes announcement of total dollars raised)
WHERE:
The Barn at Eberley Brooks Events
8602 CR 7000
Lubbock, TX 79407
WHO:
United Family and United Way leadership in attendance will include:
- Robert Taylor, President, The United Family
- Representatives from United Way chapters
About The United Family
In its 100th year of operation, United Supermarkets, LLC – d.b.a. The United Family® – is a Texas-based grocery chain with stores in 41 communities in West Texas, Dallas-Fort Worth and New Mexico. A self-distributing company with headquarters in Lubbock and distribution centers in Lubbock and Roanoke, The United Family currently operates 73 stores under five unique banners: United Supermarkets, Market Street, Amigos, Albertsons Market and United Express, along with ancillary operations R. C. Taylor Distributing, Praters and Llano Logistics. The company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Albertson’s LLC. For more information, please visit www.unitedtexas.com.
(News release from The United Family)
