The Palm Beach Kennel Club and the Rooney Family have a well established reputation for generosity, giving back to the community, and for being a class operation.  On Saturday evening, they once again demonstrated that reputation by hosting a Charity Poker Tournament to benefit a number of groups to include The Autism Project, the Palm Beach County FAU Honors College, Potentia Academy, and the Pathway to Independence.

I spoke with Alexis Barbish who explained that it was a simple enough event with a $50.00 buy in.  The winner of the event will have a chance to win in the World Series of Poker Circuit Event hosted by the Palm Beach Kennel Club next month.  The winner of that event will walk away with a guaranteed cool million and possibly more, and we plan on being on hand to congratulate that winner and bring the story to our readers. 

She also explained that the Rooney Golf Foundation is preparing to host several other charity events in the near future including their 6th Annual 5K Road Race in April at their Abacoa location, and their 12th Annual Golf Tournament at PGA National in October.  

Additionally, when I spoke with Theresa Hume, I learned that the Rooney’s Golf Foundation helps with and hosts a number of other charities using their own facilities and staff, such as this Sunday’s Coalition for Independent Living event.  

For more information on these and other events, you may visit their websites for more by going to www.pbkennelclub.com and www.rooneysgolffoundation.org