On June 5, 75 golfers converged on Sandpiper Golf Course for the SB Vintners Foundation (SBVF) 2nd annual Vintners Golf Classic to raise funds for vineyard workers’ healthcare provided by Community Health Centers.
Golfers kept their spirits up despite the gloomy weather and occasional drizzle and raised about $20,000 for CHC. They enjoyed food, wine, and beer at outposts situated along the scenic course. Afterward, golfers and other guests feasted on a grilled dinner at the clubhouse by Hitching Post proprietor and chef Frank Ostini. The Presqu’ile Winery team won the tournament and Rich Nahas came within one inch of winning the hole-in-one prize of a new truck offered by Rio Vista Chevrolet.
Historically, the lion’s share of the Foundation’s largesse has gone to Direct Relief, which got the mega proceeds from its biannual SB Wine Auction. Under the leadership of Jessica Gasca, the Foundation has been shifting its general philanthropic focus more to CHC. In 2020, CHC got added as a beneficiary of the auction and to date, CHC has been the recipient of about $500,000. The funds enabled CHC to open a brick and mortar clinic in Los Alamos, where many of the patients are farmworkers.
