Brian Cuddeback plans to play 199 holes of golf July 22 as part of an endurance challenge.
But Cuddeback isn’t doing it bragging rights, but rather to raise money for a favorite charity, Gifts of Love.
Cuddeback, 57, a vice-president at CIGNA will start golfing at sunrise until sunset, aiming to raise $50,000 for the cause.
Gifts of Love is a non-profit organization that provides food and clothing to Connecticut individuals and families in need. They serve 43 municipalities.
The “Brian Cuddeback’s 5th Annual Golf Endurance Challenge,” will take place at the Golf Club of Avon.
“I love my community and make it a point to keep my fundraising efforts local,” said Cuddeback, an Avon resident.
“Since starting this special speed game of golf in 2020, it has grown exponentially in popularity with both corporate sponsors and individual donors wanting to show their support, so I fully expect to reach my goal,” he said.
In the previous four years of the challenge, Cuddeback has raised $100,000 from family, friends, and Gifts of Love supporters, who have pledged for his solo mission.
With frequent playing partner and caddy for the day, Steve Hahn, also of Avon, Cuddeback plans to shoot 11 rounds of golf, plus one extra hole to hit his goal.
For Gifts of Love Executive Director Lisa Gray, the one man tournament is a hole-in-one.
“We are both amazed and grateful for Brian’s ongoing and public sponsorship of our charity,” Gray said. “The old adage that ‘one person can truly make a difference in the betterment of others’ certainly holds true with Brian.”
Those wishing to donate to the 5th Annual Brian Cuddeback Golf Endurance Challenge can do so at: https://secure.qgiv.com/event/cuddeback2024/.
To donate directly to Gifts of Love, visit www.giftsoflovect.org, or contact info@giftsoflovect.org or call 860-676-2323.
Gifts of Love, with offices in Hartford and Avon, responds to the needs of working individuals and their families who have been impacted by financial crisis by providing food, clothing, household necessities and self-sufficiency consultation.
