Spirit Airlines Charitable Foundation Hits ‘Hole-In-One’ on Donations, Tops $1 million at The Spirit Open Golf Event

Proceeds from fourth annual fundraiser to go directly to nonprofit organizations across the U.S., Latin America and Caribbean

PARKLAND, Fla., Feb. 27, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Professionals from the aviation industry hit the links with community leaders at The Spirit Airlines Charitable Foundation’s fourth annual golf event Thursday. Together, they collected a record $1 million for nonprofit organizations, nearly matching the total raised at the past three Spirit Open tournaments combined.

More than 200 partners and team members attended the reception and event at the Parkland Golf & Country Club, backed by more than 100 companies sponsoring the event. This year’s presenting sponsors are NextGen Aeronautics, Everise and Airbus.

“We are extremely grateful to our partners from across our international network who generously rallied to offer their support for the Foundation this year,” said Laurie Villa, President of The Spirit Airlines Charitable Foundation and SVP & Chief Human Resources Officer of Spirit Airlines. “With this year’s donations, we look forward to stepping up our long-term commitments benefitting children & families, education, military veterans and the environment.”

At the event, the Foundation presented the first round of its 2020 charitable commitments to representatives from the following organizations.

Organization	Contribution
Parkland Cares	Educational scholarships
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University	Established Endowed Aviation Scholarship for women in financial need (Spirit Airlines Denise Masella Aviation Scholarship)
Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals	Annual aviation scholarships
Emil Buehler Aviation Institute at Broward College	Annual aviation scholarships
The First Tee of Broward	Program funding for children and veterans
International Aviation Women’s Association	Annual aviation scholarships
Mano Amiga - Zipaquirá, Colombia	Education funding
Girl Scouts of Tropical Florida	Annual college scholarships

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