Having started her organization and fundraising efforts earlier this year, she is proud of her progress since then. “It is my first pool tournament, and I hope it turns out great,” she said. “I am hoping for a great turnout.” Her friend, Bobby Jean, who owns Slates, heard about her predicament and allowed her to host an event there. She originally had a fundraiser planned at Balmoral Resort Florida in Haines City, but the event was canceled at the last minute. In January, Melanie plans on hosting a large barbecue dinner for local law enforcement. In addition, she has delivered homemade dinners to fire departments throughout the county on the first Friday of every month.
She has also used the proceeds to fund two scholarships for medical and paramedics for Polk State College. She has since installed two in local businesses, her salon, Melanie’s Cutting Edge, and Old Man Franks, where her fiancéeworked as a security officer. Melanie wanted to honor her late fiancée’s memory and support the efforts of local EMTs and other first responders. So, over the past year, she has hosted various fundraisers, from fishing tournaments to 5K races, to raise proceeds for defibrillators. She was inspired by the death of her late fiancée, Michael Culpepper, who passed away from cardiac arrest last year. Melanie Brown Culpepper started the organization earlier this year. The fundraiser will also be hosting 50/50 raffle drawings and selling shirts and wristbands.Īll proceeds will benefit the Culpepper Cardiac Foundation, a local non-profit organization dedicated to raising awareness for local first responders and raising funds for installingdefibrillators throughout the Winter Haven area.
Sign-up for the pool tournament will start at 11 a.m., and the tournament itself will begin at noon. This Saturday, Slates 8 Billiards in Winter Haven will be hosting Racks for a Heart, a fundraiser to benefit Culpepper’s Cardiac Foundation. Get ready to strike the eight ball in the corner pocket. Racks for A Heart Pool Tourney Being Hosted This Saturday at Slates 8 Billiards
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