{"id":128,"date":"2019-01-25T15:24:23","date_gmt":"2019-01-25T15:24:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/leoevents.com\/?page_id=128"},"modified":"2023-01-05T16:23:08","modified_gmt":"2023-01-05T16:23:08","slug":"leo-gives","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/leoevents.com\/leo-gives\/","title":{"rendered":"LEO Gives"},"content":{"rendered":"
Giving back \u2013 it\u2019s the best part of who we are. We\u2019ve had the pleasure of working with some uber-famous people. We have gone to many insanely awesome places. We\u2019ve thrown some of the world\u2019s best events. But the thing we are hands-down most proud of is the work we\u2019ve done that changes people\u2019s lives. As a company, we believe in giving back, and the best way we can do that is to do what we do best to benefit the causes we love.<\/p>\n
Throughout the years, we have volunteered time, donated in-kind, and supported, in a variety of ways, those organizations, charities, and causes that work hard to make a real difference in our communities. Some of those that mean a great deal to us are St. Jude Children\u2019s Research Hospital<\/a>, Habitat for Humanity<\/a>, Le Bonheur Children\u2019s Hospital<\/a>,\u00a0National Civil Rights Museum<\/a>, ArtsBuild\u00a0<\/a>and\u00a0Sculpture Fields at Montague Park<\/a>, Room in the Inn<\/a>, and Jay Uiberall Foundation<\/a>. LEO additionally sponsors two, young female athletes as they pursue their athletic goals and dreams.<\/p>\n The Jay Uiberall Foundation honors the legacy and memory of restaurateur and visionary Jay Uiberall by supporting and partnering with local youth and hospitality-industry organizations. The mission of JUF is to improve the lives of Memphians \u2013 primarily youth \u2013 by supporting programs that improve critical-thinking skills. JUF does this by making grants to nonprofit organizations that want to start new programs but lack the financial resources to do so.<\/p>\n JUF supplies over $90,000 annually in services to the restaurant and hospitality industry, including flu shots for uninsured restaurant employees, a yearly scholarship to the University of Memphis Kemmons Wilson School of Hospitality & Resort Management, and funding for Knowledge Quest, a full-service culinary\/prep kitchen where teens learn to grow and cook food as a trade.<\/p>\n The foundation is primarily funded through its annual golf tournament fundraiser, \u201cPlay for Jay,\u201d as well as annual private and corporate donations. LEO Events Principals Cindy & Kevin Brewer are founders and board members of the Jay Uiberall Foundation, and LEO Events contributes more than 250 volunteer hours annually to the organization.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" LEO Gives Giving back \u2013 it\u2019s the best part of who we are. We\u2019ve had the pleasure of working with some uber-famous people. We have gone to many insanely awesome places. We\u2019ve thrown some of the world\u2019s best events. But the thing we are hands-down most proud of is the work we\u2019ve done that changes […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-giving.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nJay Uiberall Foundation<\/h3>\n
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