Sunday night kicked off the first Tristyn Bailey Foundation Golf Tournament Weekend at the St. Johns Gold & Country Club with a cocktail-style gala.
The gala started at 5:30 p.m. with a room full of people eager to support and sustain the legacy of a teen who was dearly beloved in her community.is intended to kickstart the foundation and raise money to pursue The Four Pillars of Good Acts , which includes scholarship, victim advocacy, self-defense and self-confidence and education on the dangers of social media.
“This event is wonderful and allows us to showcase the great things that she did,” Tristyn’s father, Forrest Bailey said. Forrest said the biggest takeaway he would want people to leave with is understanding the different ways that families are impacted. “There’s a number of different ways that families are impacted. And there’s a number of different ways that our children today face risks and face pressures we’ve never seen before. So really focusing on Halloween, they understand that open dialog and recognizing that we need to make changes,” he said.
The gala includes a live auction, smooth tunes from the Jacksonville University music department, amazing food from executive chef Alexander B. Sapp, and the kick-off of the weekend silent auction.Tristyn believed in education and believed in her classmates. The foundation will seek to support scholarships for higher education to deserving students who exhibit the qualities and attributes that Tristyn admired.
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