The 20th annual Toby Keith & Friends Golf Classic raised over $3.1 million for the late country music icon’s philanthropic foundation and the OK Kids Korral.
The event featured a gala and a golf tournament, and a donation from a former classmate helped push the auction past $1 million.
The Toby Keith Foundation announced plans to create a $10 million endowment and received over $1.5 million in pledges. The Eli Young Band performed at the event, which featured Bob Stoops and Jim West as hosts and highlighted the Keith family’s dedication to carrying on the foundation’s work.
Krystal Keith, Toby’s daughter, talked to The Oklahoman about the foundation, saying, “Somebody has to carry the torch, somebody has to lead the charge in raising money and making sure that this foundation is able to continue to support the Korral…This is the thing that my siblings and I have discussed being kind of our purpose from this point forward.”