BEVERLY, Ohio (Aug. 1, 2024)—BrAva Fight, the local nonprofit increasing childhood cancer awareness and raising funds for both affected local families and the search for a cure, held its ninth golf outing Saturday, July 26, 2024, raising more than $24,000.
The event was held at Lakeside Golf Course and hosted 33 teams. One hundred and eight local businesses and individuals served as hole sponsors for the event, each donating $100.
“Every year we are so in awe of the number of businesses willing to help in this way,” said Traci Nichols, BrAva Fight president and mother of the late Ava Nichols, one of two local girls for whom the organization is named. “It sometimes feels like we aren’t making a big enough dent for local families fighting childhood cancer, but then you see these kinds of numbers: six signs on each hole showing that kind of support! And it just keeps coming, year after year. I can’t say enough about this community!”
The event also raised funds through 50/50 raffles, games, and a special ball drop in which golfers purchase numbered golf balls that are then mixed and released from the BrAva-themed Smith Concrete Truck on the putting green. The first ball to fall into the hole wins. Many of these prizes include money that is often donated back to the organization.
Golfers were treated to a chicken-on-the spit lunch, provided mostly by local businesses and individuals.
A full list of sponsors is below:
Advantage Real Estate
Air Heater Seal Co. Inc
Al & Peggy Wolfe
Angela Greathouse – Toby
Apex Feed & Supply Inc
Astorg
Bella Via Salon
Benjamin Wagner Auctioneer
Beverly Lion’s Club
Brad Kearns
Bradford and Sons
Brady’s Pest Control
Broughton Commercial Property
Camden Clark Medical Center
Citizens Bank Company
CNM Lawn Care
Contractors Building Supply
Coplin Health
Creative Landscapes (“Kenadeestrong” below)
David & Rita Stephens
Davita
Debbi Offenberger
Dietz, Futrell and Walters Inc
Doughboyz
Dr. Cathy Dailey
Dr. Phil Lowe
Easton Printing
Eddy Chiropractic
Edward Jones – Kim Wells
Elliot Financial
EZ Grout
First Settlement Orthopaedics
Gutberlet Auto
Heiss Plumbing & Electric
IBEW
ICON Golf Carts 1000 Pike Street, Marietta
In Honor of our Brave Little Girl Kenadee #kenadeestrong
In Memory & Honor of all the BrAva Kids – Sally Nichols
In Memory of Ava Cole Nichols
J&D Primetime Detailing
JD Byrider
Jensen Strong
Jim’s Gun Shop
Jukebox Pizza
Ken Strahler Masonry, Inc
Klayton Memory
Lang Masonry
Malta Dynamics
Marietta Brewing Company
Marietta Community Foundation
Marietta Outdoor Power
Marietta Surgery Center
McAlarney Pools and Spas
McCormick’s Elite Detailing
McCurdy’s Funeral Home
Melanie & Gary Fleming
Melanie & Gary Fleming
MIBA
Mikes Cabins
Mitcham Group Apartments
Morgan Veterinary Services
Mountain State Land Clearing
Nicole Coil (County Prosecutor)
Northrup Equipment Company
Northwestern Mutual – Lang Financial
Ohio Valley Custom Clubs, LLC
Par Mar Stores
Prieto & Schott CPAs
Pro Plus Restorations
Rainstoppers Roofing
Rauch Rentals
River City Dental Group
Rooted Wellness MOV
RW Millers
Sampson Construction
Schilling Truss
Shelly & Sands Inc. & Kelly Paving Inc.
Sherlock Oil Company
Shoshanna Brooker for Judge
Signal Source Communications
Skinners Firestone
Smith Concrete
Smitty’s Pizza
SMM HoldCo. LLC
Stealey Law & Mediation PLLC
Stonewall Masonry
Style Creations
Superior Toyota
SYENSQO
T&E Building Care LLC
T&K Auto Parts and Services, Inc.
Tammy L Bates – Washington County Treasurer
The Beauty Barn
The Eye MDs
The Farmers Merchants Bank
Theisen Brock, LPA
Tim Rossiter Waterford Township Trustee
Tornes Camp group
United Measurement LLC
Walters Contracting Solutions
Wark Accounting
Warren IGA
Waterford Commercial & Savings Bank
Wittens
You Unlimited
Zimmer Concrete
BrAva is a nonprofit organization. Its name is a combination of Bridget Crock and Ava Nichols, two local girls who faced the challenges of childhood cancer. In honor of Bridget and in memory of Ava, the organization seeks to help other families faced with the disease by providing funding and support. To date, BrAva has donated more than $650,000 to CureSearch and local families affected by childhood cancer.
The date for next year’s outing will be July 26, 2025, but details are not yet confirmed. To support BrAva’s efforts in the local community, please send monetary donations to BrAva, P.O. Box 535, Marietta, OH 45750 or @bravacares via Paypal.