The Gift of GRACE Golf Tournament
November 18, 2024
What a wonderful day of fun and friendly competition on the course as we raised funds for GRACE – Grants, Resources And Continued Education! 120 golfers came together at Cedarwood Country Club to honor Grace Bensch, the daughter of Kaitlin and Jonathan Bensch who was born with a rare disease. The tournament raised over $79,000 to benefit WARD’S Foundation and other local non-profits that help families with medically complex children. A huge thank you to all of the players, volunteers, sponsors and donors!
Event Agenda
11:00am – 12:30pm: Registration, Warm up at Driving Range and Putting Greens, Boxed Lunch
12:30pm – 1:00pm: Opening Remarks, Tournament Guidelines
1:00pm: Shotgun Start!
5:30pm – 7:00pm: Report Scores, Dinner and Awards
Event Attire:
Black-tie optional
Sponsorship Levels and Benefits:
Presenting Sponsor $20,000
- Benefits customizable
- Prominent logo (or name) recognition in all relevant event marketing materials
- Verbal recognition at the event
- Logo (or name) on signage at event and on bid paddles/event map distributed to all guests
- 8 VIP Experience tickets
VIP Experience Sponsor $15,000
- Logo (or name) recognition in all VIP Experience marketing materials and relevant event marketing materials
- Verbal recognition at the event
- Logo (or name) on signage for VIP Room
- 6 VIP Experience tickets
Gold Sponsor $5,000
- Logo (or name) recognition in relevant event marketing materials
- Verbal recognition at the event
- Logo (or name) on signage at tasting tables during the evening
- 4 VIP Experience tickets
Silver Sponsor $2,500
- Logo (or name) recognition in relevant event marketing materials
- 4 tickets (non-VIP)
Friends of WARD’S Sponsor $1,500
- Logo (or name) recognition in relevant event marketing materials
- 2 tickets (non-VIP)
Past Events

Non-profit fundraiser in memory of William & Ward
On Saturday, October 23, 2021, this group of friends got together in Charlotte, NC for an afternoon of pickleball inspired by and in memory of William Grenier and Ward Winslett.

Paddleball in memory of William Grenier
In November 28, 2021 this group of friends got together in Philadelphia, PA to play paddleball in memory of William Grenier.

First Annual Pickleball Challenge
On May 15, over 100 supporters gathered at Charlotte Country Club to participate in the First Annual WARD’S Foundation Pickleball Tournament.