The Ophelia Project, local non-profit funded by The American Express, named PGA Tour Charity of the Year

PeterSturgeonunderstandsthenon-profitworldofthePGATourandhowmanycharitiesarefundedbyPGATourevents.That’swhyhesaiditwassoshockingthatthePalmDesert-basedTheOpheliaProjectisbeingnamedthePGATour’s2024CharityoftheYear. “Weknowwedogoodwork,butwealsoknowthereare44toureventsaroundCanadaandtheU.S.,andtheyhavenon-profitsinallofthosecommunities,”saidSturgeon,presidentandCEOofTheOpheliaproject,partoftheJohnF.KennedyMemorialFoundation.“Itwasreallyquitestaggeringandanaffirmationtoour80mentorswhocomealongsidetheseyoungladiesandhelpthemandsupportthem.” Oneof16charitiesfundedbyTheAmericanExpressPGAToureventinLaQuintaatacharitydistributionbreakfastlastmonth,theawardfromthePGATourbringsanadditional$30,000toTheOpheliaProject. TheOpheliaProjectisafive-yearmentoringprogramthatprovidesasupportiveenvironment,trainingandeducationfor300to400girlsannuallyingrades8through12.ThegoalofTheOpheliaProjectanditsvolunteersistohelpgirlsstayinschool,developpositivevalue