Local celebrities hit the course for the 14th Celebrity Golf Classic

JACKSON, Tenn. — The 14th annual Celebrity Golf Classic sponsored by the Jackson-Madison County African American Chamber of Commerce swung into action Tuesday morning at the Bent Tree Golf Club.

Celebrity golfers included Ed “Too Tall” Jones, formerly of the Dallas Cowboys, AJ Merriweather, local entrepreneur and formerly with the Harlem Globetrotters, and Avery Williamson, formerly with the Tennessee Titans.

This event is a fundraiser for the “Follow Me Into Business” program. This program benefits youth in our community by providing leadership skills, job training workshops, internships, and summer jobs for eligible students.

“But it’s for a phenomenal program that has been around since 2002 called ‘Follow Me Into Business.’ We take our young people, between the ages 12 and 18, and we introduce them to the concept of being business owners. Teach them some of the soft skills that they need to be able to function, and many of them, it’s the first time that they have ever had that work experience,” said Don McCorry, executive director for the Jackson-Madison County County African American Chamber of Commerce.

As the resource for African American business owners, partnerships and corporations in rural West Tennessee, the objective of the Follow Me Into Business program is to help new and existing businesses reach their potential by using resources to connect them with major corporations, community leaders, and other business owners.

They are able to learn, grow, and network for greater economic development and success.

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