Global Connections, Inc. (GCI), a travel club fulfillment and service provider of Global Discovery Vacations, held two successful fundraising events, giving back to local communities to fight domestic violence and support first responders.
The 6th Annual Links of Hope Charity Golf Tournament was held in conjunction with Title Boxing Club to benefitted Hope House, Missouri’s largest domestic violence shelter. Services offered by Hope House form a safety net of prevention, education and support for thousands of people in the Kansas City area traumatized by domestic violence every year.
Photo courtesy Title Boxing Club
Tom Lyons, president and CEO of GCI and co-founder of Title Boxing Club, said, “six years ago Title Boxing Club began sponsoring this golf tournament. Over the years we have raised substantial funds for Hope House. Last year Title Boxing Club combined forces with GCI and together we raised $11,000. In addition, Title donated authentic championship boxing belts to each player in the winning foursome.”
Tom Lyons, GCI President and CEO and Co-founder of Title Boxing Club
The other event sponsored by GCI, Guns N Hoses, is a boxing event held in the Grand Ballroom of the Kansas City Convention Center. This benefits S.A.F.E., the Surviving Spouse and Family Endowment Fund, a not-for-profit organization of the Kansas City Crime Commission that supports the families of Law Enforcement Officers, Firefighters and Emergency Services Personnel in the Kansas City metropolitan area who have perished in the line of duty.
S.A.F.E. provides emotional and financial support as well as college scholarships to children of first responders.
Since GCI’s involvement, memorial contributions and scholarships have increased dramatically, the group said. GCI explained, “In the past three years, Line of Duty Death Benefits have doubled, Holiday Memorial Contributions increased by 25 percent and Scholarships doubled in number.”
GCI first opened in 1996 as a travel club fulfillment and service provider. Today it offers its members benefits and vacation options for more than 700 North American resorts. GCI is also the developer and owner of resorts in California, Florida, Tennessee and Colorado.
Photos courtesy GCI, from left to right: Chad Lyons, Kyle Lyons, Debbie Lyons, Brian Riedel and Nathan Patterson at the 2015 Links of Hope Charity Golf Tournament
