United Way of Central Georgia is excited to announce that registration for our 2021 Pink Promise United Ace Classic powered by Butler Automotive Group is now open. The 3rd annual tournament will take place at Idle Hour Country Club in Macon on Monday, May 10th. The tennis tournament is for ladies only while the golf tournament will be open to men and women.

For a second year, Butler Automotive has chosen the Ace Classic to participate in The 2021 Lexus Champions for Charity National Championship. This unique Live Auction opportunity will take place immediately following the Ace Classic golf tournament. The winning bidder receives a spot in the December 8th- 11th two-player, amateur, 54-hole golf tournament held over three courses at world famous Pebble Beach Resorts: Pebble Beach Golf Links, The Links at Spanish Bay, and Spyglass Hill Golf Course. Proceeds from the auction will benefit Pink Promise United.

Last year’s Ace Classic raised $137,575 for Pink Promise United, exceeding the inaugural tournament’s $135,000. Pink Promise United supports the most vulnerable women in our community who are uninsured, underinsured, and low income by providing mammogram screenings and readings along with breast cancer awareness education and transportation assistance. This past year Pink Promise United invested $154,662 to fund mammogram screenings through United Way Program Partners and local organizations: First Choice Primary Care, District Public Health Department- Houston County Board of Health/North Central Health District, Houston County Volunteer Medical Clinic, Macon Volunteer Clinic, Breast Care Center Navient Health, Community Health Care Systems, Inc., and Houston Healthcare EduCare Community Education.

Again, Ace Classic Registration is open now. Tennis will start at 9:45 am on the Idle Hour courts followed with a shotgun start for golf at 1:30 pm on May 10th. More information is available now athttps://www.unitedwaycg.org/PPUtournament2021. The registration deadline for the tournament is April 30th.

United Way of Central Georgia is a leading funder of health and human service organizations that have a measurable impact in fourteen Central Georgia counties and impact the lives of one in four local people annually. The annual campaign supports 43 programs along with 29 program partners. United Way initiatives include READ UNITED, MISSION UNITED, PINK PROMISE UNITED, RBI (Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities), Familywize, FIRST STEPS, myfreetaxes.com, Volunteer UNITED, The Merrie Christmas Project and Parents as Teachers. United Way of Central Georgia also funds a free, confidential seven-days a week, 24-hours a day