Waste Connections Golf Classic for Kids donates $100,000 to help fund programs for children

THE WOODLANDS, TX – Interfaith of The Woodlands is a grateful beneficiary of the 16th annual Waste Connections Golf Classic for Kids, receiving $100,000 to fund basic needs assistance services for children and families in South Montgomery County.

These funds will assist Interfaith of The Woodlands during a period of significantly increased community need. This year, the demand for food pantry and crisis assistance services has surged by nearly 46%. With more families facing financial hardships, this generous contribution is especially timely and crucial. It enables Interfaith to better address the heightened needs and continue providing essential support to those struggling within our community.

“Summer poses a challenge for many families with children, as they struggle to provide daily meals, snacks, and supervised care when school is out. This generous gift from Waste Connections will help feed food-insecure families and assist them with rent, mortgage, and utility payments. Additionally, these funds will support the Kits 4 Kidz School Supplies Assistance Program, providing supplies and backpacks for the new school year, and will aid Interfaith’s weekend nutrition program for students when they return to the classroom. We are deeply grateful for Waste Connections’ continued support in helping us achieve our goal of supporting families in need in our community,” shared Missy Herndon, President & CEO, Interfaith of The Woodlands.

Interfaith’s Kits 4 Kidz School Supplies Assistance Program recently kicked off its community drives, collecting supplies and backpacks to prepare to support more than 2,500 students as they return to school in August. The Interfaith Food Pantry Program continues to support over 800 local families each month with groceries to make 4-6 meals, toiletries, paper goods, cleaning products, baby care items and produce from the Veggie Villages.

“For the past several years, our vendors, employees, and volunteers have come together to support this event, raising essential funds for numerous worthwhile organizations. We are deeply grateful for their ongoing generosity and humbled by the positive impact this tournament has had on the lives of countless children and families throughout Montgomery County,” shared Michelle Little, Vice President Community Affairs and Corporate Giving of Waste Connections.

About Waste Connections
Waste Connections is an integrated solid waste services company that provides non-hazardous waste collection, transfer and disposal services, along with resource recovery primarily through recycling and renewable fuels generation. The Company serves more than seven million residential, commercial and industrial customers in mostly exclusive and secondary markets across 43 states in the U.S. and six provinces in Canada. Waste Connections also provides non-hazardous oilfield waste treatment, recovery and disposal services in several basins across the U.S., as well as intermodal services for the movement of cargo and solid waste containers in the Pacific Northwest. For more information, visit Waste Connections at www.wasteconnections.com.

About Interfaith of The Woodlands:
Interfaith of The Woodlands is a non-profit social service agency providing numerous programs and services to meet the needs of The Woodlands and surrounding area. For more information on Interfaith’s programs and services, or to become a volunteer, please visit woodlandsinterfaith.org or call 281-367-1230.

Pictured: L to R) Missy Herndon, President & CEO, Interfaith of The Woodlands; Mary Anne Whitney, Interfaith of The Woodlands Board Chair and EVP and CFO of Waste Connections; Michelle Little, Vice President – Community Affairs and Corporate Giving of Waste Connections