Chambers join forces for Tee It Up! Fore Education tourney

This fall, the Greater Shelby and South Shelby Chambers of Commerce are coming together “fore” education.

While in years past, both chambers have hosted individual golf tournaments, this year the chambers are joining forces to host the Tee It Up! Fore Education golf tournament. 

“As we were thinking about 2017, we are aware of the amount of golf tournaments that are offered by entities from all over the metro area, and we thought by joining these golf tournaments together, the businesses of Shelby County would have the opportunity to network with organizations from all over the Birmingham area in one big tournament,” said April Stone, executive director of the South Shelby Chamber.

The chambers hope to have about 40 teams this year — enough to fill morning and afternoon tee times, said Greater Shelby Chamber CEO Kirk Mancer.

“The proceeds from the tournament will benefit scholarships offered by both organizations and career readiness programs of the Greater Shelby County Chamber,” Mancer said. 

Over the years, the Greater Shelby Chamber has built on its workforce development programs, which include Keeping it Real, a program that focuses on finances and budgeting for ninth graders; a career awareness fair for 10th graders; Communication Matters, a soft skills program for 11th graders; and scholarships for student and educator of the year. 

The South Shelby Chamber of Commerce also presents annual student scholarships.

The tournament is set for Thursday, Sept. 28 with an 8 a.m. shotgun start. It will be held at Timberline Golf Club in Calera. There are multiple sponsorship options, ranging from “presenting sponsor” at $4,000 to “green sponsor” at $150. 

For more information, call 663-4542, go to shelbychamber.org/events or email Melanie@shelbychamber.org.