On June 12, Junior Achievement of Southeast Texas was proud to be the beneficiary of Motiva Enterprises’ 34th annual Golden Golf Scramble, held at Bayou Din Golf Course in LaBelle, Texas. This long‑running fundraising event continues to serve as a cornerstone of financial support for Junior Achievement of Southeast Texas, raising $261,000 to advance workforce readiness, financial literacy, and entrepreneurship education for local students. That amount supports 10,400 students through our programs.

This year’s tournament was supported by 51 corporate sponsors, 72 registered teams, and over 50 volunteers whose time and generosity helped make the event possible. Supporting sponsors included Echo Group, Axis Industries, Brandsafway, Gopher Industrial, Hargrove Engineering, Las Scrapmetal, Lonestar Safety/Night Hawk, Mason Construction, Burns & McDonnell, E3 Environmental, BOMAC, Iron Clad, Nalco, Newtron, Rain for Rent, Rexel, Richard, Sage Envirotech, Setpoint Integrated Solutions, Signature Group, Steam and Process, Stronghold Companies, Triangle Civil Services, United Rentals, USA Debusk, United Site Services, W-Industries, Wyatt Field Services, Tiger Industrial, Baker-Hughes, Bison, Herc Rentals, Keystone Engineering, Shell Catalysts & Technologies, Echo Maintenance, Industrial Specialty Crafts, Spidle Oil, Partner Industrial, Groves Equipment Rentals, Valero, TISS, PIS, Refined Technologies, James Machine Works, Star Services, CustoFAB, Sentinel Integrity Solutions, and Hasc.

“Motiva’s continued support allows us to reach more students and expand the impact of our programs across the Golden Triangle,” said Patricia Woolridge, Director of Junior Achievement of the Golden Triangle. “Funds raised through events like the Golden Golf Scramble, Engineering Job Shadow, and other Motiva‑supported initiatives help us serve more than 10,400 students throughout our nine‑county region.”

Congratulations to the tournament’s AM winners – 5^th Place/E3 Environmental,10^th Place/TISS, 15^th Place/Herc Rentals; Longest Drive/Josh Magnuson; Closest to the Pin/ Cody Hollier. PM winners—5^th Place/Richard, 10^th Place/Newtron, and 15^th Place/BOMAC; Longest Drive/ B. Evans; Closest to the Pin/Kyle Swearingin. Additionally, there were 14 corn-hole teams and HASC was the champion.

Lastly, 42 teams participated in an interactive drone drop activity hosted by Motiva employee Bob Manning. The experience featured a licensed drone operator releasing golf balls over a designated area, with participants aiming to land closest to a target. The activity raised more than $2,000, with all 42 teams purchasing the opportunity to take part.

About Junior Achievement

Junior Achievement is the world’s largest and fastest-growing organization dedicated to educating young people about business, economics, and free enterprise. The JA mission is to inspire young people to succeed in a global economy through the three pillars of workforce readiness, entrepreneurship, and financial literacy. Through age-appropriate curricula, JA programs begin at the elementary school level, teaching children how they can impact the world around them as individuals, workers, and consumers. JA programs continue through the middle and high school grades, preparing students for additional key economic and workforce issues they will face in the future. Today, JA reaches more than seven million students through 140 offices nationwide and another two million students in more than 100 countries worldwide.

For more information, visit www.ja.org.