Our Story

How This All Started

In 2002, we, Corey Bennett and Amber (Bennett) Dickey, organized a charity golf tournament for our dad, Roy Bennett, who was battling a diagnosis of stomach cancer. We wanted to help raise money for holistic treatments he was planning to receive in Mexico after conventional treatments of chemotherapy had failed. His treatments and medical bills had drained our parent's bank account.  Unfortunately, our dad lost his battle in January of 2003. Despite our devastating loss, we wanted to turn our grief and sorrow into something positive. We wanted to honor our dad and carry on his legacy, so we decided to continue hosting a charity golf event every year. The proceeds we raise are passed along to a Madison County resident who is dealing with the unfortunate diagnosis of cancer. We remember all too well the stress, the anger, the sickness, the guilt, the hurt, the sadness, the feeling of being helpless, the days and nights of no sleep and the depleting bank account as we scrambled to pay for any possible treatment to try and help our Dad beat cancer. Medical bills are no joke, especially treatments for cancer. Being able to hand over the money we raise from our event to a family facing the same struggles we did, is one of the most rewarding feelings of joy and love we could ever explain. It fills a hole in our hearts that are forever empty because of the loss of our hero, our dad! This charity gives us a chance to pay it forward. The event also provides a chance for our extended family to gather together to volunteer for the event and a chance to reconnect, honor and remember all of the family members we’ve lost to cancer. Our dad’s family has been affected by cancer many times, losing 10 immediate family members to date. This makes us all too aware of the impact of this disease.                                  

Rest in Peace to those we have lost, we love and miss you!                                    

Mary Catherine (Mom)-1954-Breast-age 32 

Helen (Sister)-1977-Breast-Age 34

Judy (Sister)- 1978-Breast -Age 32  

Ruth (Sister)-1985-Breast-Age 44 

Doug (Nephew)-1992-Leukemia -Age 23 

Aaron (Nephew) -1993-Bone-Age 19 

Martha (Sister) -1997-Breast-Age 53 

Roy (Our Dad)-2003-Stomach-Age 52 

Carl (Brother) -2003-Bone -Age 50 

Jeff (Nephew) - 2019-Stomach-Age 57                                      

“You may be gone from my sight but you are never gone from my heart.”