GVTC Scores Big in Fundraiser for Charity

Smithson Valley, TX, June 07, 2017 --

The GVTC Charitable Golf Classic once again generated record funds to help nonprofits and other causes in the Texas Hill Country and Gonzales areas.

The GVTC Foundation board of directors along with the GVTC executive team celebrate the awesome dollar figure raised from the 2017 GVTC Golf Classic.

The May 9, 2017, event at the JW Marriot San Antonio Hill Country Resort raised $192,00.56, which is a 22 percent net increase over the previous year. More than 240 golfers from around the country participated in the event, with play taking place on both JW Marriott’s TPC golf courses.

The GVTC Charitable Golf Classic is the primary fundraiser for The GVTC Foundation, which contributes thousands of dollars annually to local nonprofits that support health & human services, youth programs, volunteer emergency services, education, culture and select public charities.

Since 2007, The GVTC Foundation has given more than $2.3 in donations. In 2016, over $228,000 was donated to 74 organizations. The Foundation also awards the annual Ritchie T. Sorrells Scholarship for Leaders and the Ola Armstrong Scholarship, worth $20,000 each. GVTC employees also volunteer for numerous service projects to help local charities. 

“GVTC and The GVTC Foundation board of directors’ thank all of our wonderful sponsors for their participation in our 2017 Charitable Golf Classic,” Ritchie Sorrells, GVTC president & CEO, said. “The success of our fundraiser and positive impact it’s had in our community would not be possible without their commitment to our Foundation’s mission.”

About GVTC:

GVTC is an award-winning fiber optics communications provider delivering high-speed internet, digital cable TV, phone and interactive home security monitoring to residential and business customers in far north San Antonio, the Texas Hill Country and South Central Texas. GVTC offers Internet connection speeds up to 1 Gbps and SpeedSync® symmetrical broadband connections, up to 100 Mbps.

GVTC’s wholesale carrier transport network delivers Ethernet data delivery between San Antonio, Austin, Dallas and Houston, with access to remote Texas markets. The company organized the GVTC GigaRegion®, a unique private-public partnership, with the cities of Boerne, Bulverde and Gonzales. The GVTC GigaRegion® markets the benefits of a fiber network, along with economic incentives, to compete for jobs and improve quality of life.

The company’s philanthropic arm, The GVTC Foundation, is celebrating more than a decade of charitable giving, with more than $2.3 million in contributions throughout GVTC’s service area.

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Bruce Forey
GVTC Communications
830-885-8394
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