{"id":28127,"date":"2025-10-30T18:23:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T18:23:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/28127\/"},"modified":"2025-10-30T18:23:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T18:23:08","slug":"my-possibilities-raises-over-99000-at-17th-annual-hipster-golf-classic-local-profile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/28127\/","title":{"rendered":"My Possibilities Raises Over $99,000 At 17th Annual HIPster Golf Classic &#8211; Local Profile"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Plano tournament funds programs that empower adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities<\/p>\n<p class=\"dropcap\">My Possibilities (MP), a Plano-based nonprofit dedicated to empowering adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), raised more than $99,000 during its 17th Annual HIPster Golf Classic, held Oct. 21 at Stonebridge Ranch Country Club in McKinney.<\/p>\n<p>Presented by Younger Partners, the event brought together business leaders, community members and longtime supporters for a day of golf, camaraderie and purpose. Proceeds will help fund MP\u2019s continuing education and workforce development programs designed to support what the organization calls \u201cHugely Important People,\u201d or HIPsters.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"my-possibilities-ribbon-cuttingceremony\" id=\"file-4209355\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/my-possibilities-ribbon-cuttingceremony.JPEG;w=960.jpeg\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\nPhoto courtesy of My Possibilities&#13;<\/p>\n<p>A Day On The Course For A Cause<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor 17 years, the HIPster Golf Classic has been more than just a tournament. It has been a celebration of friendship, inclusion and opportunity,\u201d said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.localprofile.com\/celebrations\/nonprofit-organization-my-possibilities-names-new-ceo-8128157\" onclick=\"window.open(this.href, &#039;&#039;, &#039;resizable=no,status=no,location=no,toolbar=no,menubar=no,fullscreen=no,scrollbars=no,dependent=no,width=1000,height=680&#039;); return false;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tod Marvin<\/a>, CEO of My Possibilities, in an <a href=\"https:\/\/mypossibilities.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Post-HIPster-Golf-Classic-Press-Release-.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">official statement<\/a>. \u201cThe generosity of our sponsors and golfers fuels possibilities for our HIPsters every day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Players competed in a mix of friendly challenges, including Longest Drive and Closest to the Pin contests, with Fairway Partners LLC earning the title of Grand Champions for the second consecutive year.<\/p>\n<p>The tournament also featured a special appearance from professional golfer Angela Aung, a former Myanmar National Team member whose standout career includes a top-four finish on the Women\u2019s All Pro Tour.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"therapy_2-my-possibilities\" id=\"file-4209357\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/therapy_2-my-possibilities.jpg;w=960.jpeg\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\nCaption&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Community Support And Impact<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the title sponsor, Younger Partners, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.localprofile.com\/sponsored-content\/my-possibilities-and-ability-connection-merge-to-expand-idd-services-across-texas-11070164\" onclick=\"window.open(this.href, &#039;&#039;, &#039;resizable=no,status=no,location=no,toolbar=no,menubar=no,fullscreen=no,scrollbars=no,dependent=no,width=1000,height=680&#039;); return false;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">My Possibilities<\/a> recognized several key supporters: GCATS, Eclipse Mechanical, Eclipse Innovative, Bank of Texas, Hilti North America, David Doyle, Anne-Marie and Tom Kendra and Burns &amp; McDonnell.<\/p>\n<p>The funds raised will sustain MP\u2019s mission to help adults with IDD reach their full potential through education, job training and community engagement.<\/p>\n<p>Founded in Plano, My Possibilities is North Texas\u2019 first full-day, full-year continuing education and job placement program for adults with IDD. The organization\u2019s programs give participants the chance to pursue higher education, gain work experience and lead more independent lives.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about upcoming events or support the organization\u2019s mission, visit<a href=\"https:\/\/mypossibilities.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> mypossibilities.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t miss anything\u00a0Local.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.localprofile.com\/newsletter\" onclick=\"window.open(this.href, &#039;&#039;, &#039;resizable=no,status=no,location=no,toolbar=no,menubar=no,fullscreen=no,scrollbars=no,dependent=no,width=1000,height=680&#039;); return false;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sign up<\/a>\u00a0for our free newsletter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Plano tournament funds programs that empower adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities My Possibilities (MP), a Plano-based&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":28128,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[19308,160,162,161],"class_list":{"0":"post-28127","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-plano","8":"tag-fundraisergolf-tournamentplanomy-possibilitiesnewsletter_allgolf-tournament-fundraiser","9":"tag-plano","10":"tag-plano-headlines","11":"tag-plano-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28127","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28127"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28127\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28128"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28127"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28127"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28127"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}