Williams Companies, in partnership with United Way of Northwest Louisiana (UWNWLA), raised $143,177 for UWNWLA through the company’s annual golf tournament held on Sept. 13 at Huntington Park Golf Course.
For the third year, Williams rallied hundreds of employees to participate in its golf tournament, where they enjoyed a work-free day of golf, comradery, and competing for a cause. Each participant paid to enter the tournament, and some spent additional dollars on entries for raffle prizes provided by Williams’ Golf Tournament sponsors. All proceeds raised from the tournament, including a generous company match, will support UWNWLA’s programs and services.
Williams handles approximately one-third of the natural gas in the United States that is used to heat our homes, cook our food, and generate our electricity. However, the company’s involvement in our community goes beyond delivering natural gas products to fuel the clean energy economy reliably.
Williams believes in United Way’s mission, supporting more than 150 local United Way agencies through active participation, organizing fundraisers, and pledging dollars.
“Williams employees support United Way because supporting the communities where we live and work is part of who we are,” said Tye Ragle, Williams Companies Director of Operations for the Haynesville division. “Our employees embody the Williams Core Values: to be authentic, safety-driven, reliable performers, and responsible stewards on the job and off. The Williams and United Way partnership is important because we operate clean energy infrastructure in several states across the U.S. United Way helps Williams focus charitable giving and community engagement through scalability across those states while remaining committed to ensuring that all proceeds are distributed locally.”
UWNWLA fights for the health, education, financial stability, and essential needs of everyone in its ten-parish footprint, with a focus on ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) families and individuals struggling to make ends meet. The organization is widely known for its programs and services, such as Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, the Shreveport Financial Empowerment Center, and the 211 health and human service hotline.
“Williams Companies is our single largest fundraising event,” said UWNWLA President & CEO LaToria Thomas. “We are greatly humbled by the generosity of the company, its employees, and event sponsors, as they continue to increase their giving every year and have made an outstanding leap from last year by $36,000. Their dedication, resources, and commitment to improving the lives of those we serve will have a significant impact on our mission and the communities we support.”
To learn more about United Way Workplace Campaigns or start your own, please contact Jennifer Terrell, UWNWLA Director of Donor Relations, at jterrell@unitedwaynwla.org.