Posted: Monday, October 12, 2015 2:51 pm
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Posted on Oct 12, 2015
BOONE — Building on a rich history of service to the High Country community, Hound Ears Club recently completed a successful fundraising effort, the 14th annual Hound Ears Open on Aug. 7-8.
Proceeds from the Open — as well as other donations — exceeded $130,000. The two-day event included a golf tournament, putting contest, cocktail party, live auction, silent auction and raffle.
The 2015 Hound Ears Open will benefit Chestnut Ridge, Appalachian Regional Healthcare System’s proposed post-acute care rehabilitative facility in Blowing Rock. The Open represents the final phase of a five-year goal to contribute to the creation of the post-acute care rehabilitative facility. The facility will capitalize on a neighborhood concept and provide rehabilitation services, memory support care, extended care, palliative care and primary care in an on-site outpatient clinic. During the past five years, the Hound Ears Open raised in excess of $500,000. The Gymnasium/Physical Therapy area of the facility will be named after Hound Ears Club.
“The Appalachian Regional Healthcare System is a vital part of this vibrant community and we are honored to be working with them. Hound Ears residents are very fortunate to have a modern medical system right here in our county,” said Hound Ears Club member and Open co-chair Libba Gaither. Along with Gaither, Hound Ears Club member Alma Greene served as co-chair.
For the past five decades, Hound Ears Club has supported many community-based projects benefitting the High Country’s regional healthcare system – including the Seby B. Jones Regional Cancer Center, Blowing Rock Rehabilitation/Davant Extended Care Center and the ARHS Cardiology Center in Boone.
“In planning this event, we began meeting with the Hound Ears committee many months ago,” said Rob Hudspeth, ARHA Senior Vice President for System Advancement. “It was apparent from the beginning that they were committed to being successful with this fundraiser,” he said. “In fact, their dedication to Appalachian Regional Healthcare System throughout the years has been tremendous. We so much appreciate their support for Chestnut Ridge and look forward to standing beside them next summer at the ribbon-cutting.”
The history of the Hound Ears Open stretches back to 1970. Following the death of Hound Ears co-founder Grover Robbins from cancer, brothers Spencer and Harry Robbins launched a golf tournament to honor Grover’s memory; the Open continued to grow in scope and size from there.
Centrally located near Boone, Blowing Rock and Banner Elk, N.C., Hound Ears Club comprises 750 acres nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Established in 1964, the private community’s golf course was recently named a “Top 100 Tar Heel” course by Business North Carolina for the seventh consecutive year. Memberships are available for residents and non-residents.
For more information, visit the Hound Ears Club website at houndears.com.
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