San Francisco, CA – On April 20, the Child Mind Institute and SoFi held its fifth annual Golf Invitational at the Olympic Club in San Francisco. Participants included legendary athletes Marcus Allen (Los Angeles Raiders), Barry Bonds (San Francisco Giants), Royce Clayton (San Francisco Giants), Vince Coleman (St. Louis Cardinals), Al Joyner (Olympic gold medalist), Gary Payton (Miami Heat), and Sterling Sharpe (Green Bay Packers). The event raised $630,000 to support the organization’s mission to transform the lives of children and families struggling with mental health and learning disorders.
The day’s programming began with a round of golf where participants enjoyed time on the course alongside fellow supporters. Following the tournament, guests gathered for an evening reception and seated dinner highlighted by a live auction featuring exclusive experiences, and an awards presentation for tournament winners. The event featured remarks from Harold S. Koplewicz, MD, president of the Child Mind Institute, and Brian Boitano, Olympic gold medalist skater, who talked candidly about the mental pressures of performing on a global stage.
Raj Mathai, 12-time Emmy Award winner and NBC Bay Area weeknight news anchor, hosted the event and served as the dinner program emcee and auctioneer.
During the reception, the Child Mind Institute announced it is now seeing patients in a new San Francisco location, in addition to their San Mateo clinic, making it easier for families across the city, Marin County, and the northern East Bay to access care.
“Even as we grow our presence here in California, we know this challenge is bigger than any one location,” said Dr. Koplewicz. “If we’re going to meet the need, we have to reach children earlier in spaces where they already are: at home, in schools, in their communities, and increasingly, in the digital spaces where they spend so much of their time. Technology is already shaping young people’s lives. Our responsibility is to make sure it also supports them.”
“Supporting mental health is fundamental to building stronger families and more resilient communities,” said Anthony Noto, CEO of SoFi. “We’re proud to partner with the Child Mind Institute to expand access to critical mental health resources for children and families, helping empower the next generation to realize their ambitions and reach their full potential.”
Additional sponsors include Prologis, the Silk Family, GingerBread Capital, and Platform Golf, as well as product and vendor support from Bay Golf Club, Dryvebox, Drops of Dough, Goated Golf, Moretz Marketing, Sightglass Coffee, and Supergoop. Tracy Toyota served as the event’s Hole-in-One Sponsor.
The SoFi | Child Mind Institute Golf Invitational event committee included Stacy Denman, Ronnie Lott, Kristin Noto, and Linnea Roberts.
About the Child Mind InstituteThe Child Mind Institute is dedicated to transforming the lives of children and families struggling with mental health and learning disorders by giving them the help they need. We’ve become the leading independent nonprofit in children’s mental health by providing gold-standard, evidence-based care, delivering educational resources to millions of families each year, training educators in underserved communities, and developing tomorrow’s breakthrough treatments.
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