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2016 U.S. Venture Open Hosts Super Bowl I Legends: Fan favorite Donald Driver returns to charity golf
07-Jun-2016
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Appleton, Wis. — June 6, 2016 — U.S. Venture, Inc. announces that, to mark the 50th anniversary of Super Bowl I, Green Bay Packers greats Paul Hornung, Willie Davis, and Jerry Kramer will be the guests of honor at the 2016 U.S. Venture Open. The Hall of Fame players will be joined by contemporary Packers great, Donald Driver, who will interview the legends at the dinner. The 2016 U.S. Venture Open will be held on Wednesday, August 10 and funds raised from the annual event help fight poverty in Northeast Wisconsin.
All three players from Super Bowl I are members of the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame, both Hornung and Davis are enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Driver appeared as the guest of honor at the 2013 U.S. Venture Open and is back by popular demand.
“Having these football greats appear at one event and on one stage is historic,” said Greg Vandenberg, director of giving and community engagement for U.S. Venture. “They are living legends and are a tremendous way to kick off the next 30 years of the Open.”
About U.S. Venture Open
The U.S. Venture Open is the nation’s single largest one-day charitable event dedicated to ending poverty. Funds from the event support the Basic Needs Giving Partnership with a vision to build thriving, equitable communities across Northeast Wisconsin through regional collaborative grants and advocacy. The U.S. Venture Open started in 1986 with 100 golfers and has grown to 1,200 attendees representing more than 700 partners who golf at regional courses to raise money for programs that help end poverty. Follow the event on Facebook, Twitter, or visit the U.S. Venture Open website.
About the Basic Needs Giving Partnership
The Basic Needs Giving Partnership envisions thriving, equitable communities across Northeast Wisconsin. We invest in local and regional solutions that address the root causes of poverty in alignment with our shared values of trust and collaboration, curiosity and learning, and equity with a systems-based approach. The funds raised through the U.S. Venture Open from generous corporations, family foundations, and individuals are granted to support nonprofits providing critical services as well as organizations working to change the systems that hold poverty in place. For more information about the Basic Needs Giving Partnership, please visit our website, bngpwi.org.