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December 17, 2007 Regions Charity Classic presented by
Bruno's Supermarkets Approaches
$10 Million in Charitable Donations
(Birmingham, Ala.)- The 2007 Regions Charity Classic presented by Bruno’s Supermarkets, an official Champions Tour event, will donate $688,893 to charitable organizations in Alabama. (See attached list.) This year’s donation brings the tournament’s 16-year total contribution to charity to more than $9.69 million. The Regions Charity Classic Foundation is a 501(c)3 organization with proceeds raised from each year’s tournament activities benefiting various charities.
“Regions mission is to do all we can to make life better for the communities where we live and work,” said Bill Askew, senior executive vice president of Consumer Banking for Regions and chairman for the Regions Charity Classic Foundation. “We are excited about the opportunity to build upon that tradition and the Champions tour’s commitment to community service.”
“The Regions Charity Classic means a lot to Birmingham by benefiting charities that continue to provide remarkable and very necessary services to our citizens,” said Bill Ritter, North Central Alabama area executive for Regions Bank. “Regions is proud to be a title sponsor of this important tournament, and working together with other dedicated sponsors, we look forward to contributing our time, energy and resources toward making the Classic the successful event it is for our community year after year.”
“Bruno’s is proud to have been a part of this wonderful charitable impact since the tournament’s inception 16 years ago,” said Scott North senior vice president of Operations for Bruno’s Supermarkets. “The fact that the Classic is approaching $10 million to charity says so much about the generosity of this community and the sponsors, fans and volunteers who make it possible. This event means so much to our organization and to the many worthy charities it reaches in Alabama.”
The benefiting 501(c)3 charities are selected from a wide variety of areas including education, arts, health and the humanities. In order to maximize the number of charitable organizations receiving funds, some recipients rotate from year to year. Preference is given to local and state organizations.
“The 2007 tournament was an extremely successful event,” said Gene Hallman, President of Bruno Event Team. “We are very proud to be approaching the very significant milestone of $10 million in charitable donations. The addition of our new Birdies for Charity program will help to ensure that the level of charitable giving will continue to increase significantly in future years. Giving back to the community is what this event is all about, and it wouldn’t be possible without the outstanding support of Regions, Bruno’s Supermarkets, Ross Bridge, City of Hoover, our other corporate sponsors, fans and volunteers.”
The 2008 Regions Charity Classic presented by Bruno’s Supermarkets will be held May 12-18 at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Ross Bridge. The 2008 purse will increase $100,000 to $1.7 million. Players scheduled to appear include Hale Irwin, Jay Haas, Loren Roberts, Tom Kite, Nick Price, Mark O’Meara, Bernhard Langer, Raymond Floyd, Jerry Pate and many other greats. Brad Bryant won the tournament in 2007 and became the first repeat winner of the Regions Charity Classic. His win ended a 15-year run of different champions.
For more information on tickets, sponsorships, volunteers, charity or general information, call (205) 969-9229 or visit www.regionscharityclassic.com.
About Regions Financial Corporation
Regions Financial Corporation is a member of the S&P 100 Index and Forbes Magazine's
"Platinum 400" list of America's best big companies. With nearly $138 billion in assets, Regions is one of the nation’s largest full-service providers of consumer and commercial banking, trust, securities brokerage, mortgage and insurance products and services. Regions serves customers in 16 states across the South, Midwest and Texas, and through its subsidiary, Regions Bank, operates almost 2,000 banking offices and nearly 2,600 ATMs. Its investment and securities brokerage, trust and asset management division, Morgan Keegan & Company Inc., provides services from more than 400 offices. Additional information about Regions and its full line of products and services can be found at www.regions.com.
About Bruno’s Supermarkets
Bruno’s Supermarkets, LLC. operates 67 stores in Alabama and the Florida Panhandle under the Bruno’s, Food World and Food Max banners. Bruno's Headquarters is in Birmingham, Ala., and the company employs approximately 5,100 people.
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