Kiella Cares Raises $105,000 for Baylor Scott & White McLane Children’s Medical Center
Temple, Texas: Kiella Real Estate Group hosted their 34th Annual Kiella Cares Golf Classic benefitting Baylor Scott & White McLane Children’s Medical Center on Monday, October 10th at Wildflower Country Club. The event began with a check presentation to Baylor Scott & White Central Texas Foundation for $105,000, which exceeded their fundraising goal of $75,000. The Kiella Cares philanthropic efforts, combined with the support of their industry partners and friends in the community, made this event a huge success!
Kiella Real Estate Group would like to recognize the partners for their donations and making this possible: KPA Engineers, Lengefeld Lumber Co, Heart of Texas Landscape and Irrigation, Baird, Crews, Schiller & Whitaker, P.C., Bell Contractors Inc., Central National Bank, Wedgewood Properties, Zavala Trucking, First National Bank of Killeen, Extraco Banks, Casebolt Tree Care, Alliance Bank Central Texas, Farmers Insurance – Kenneth Paysse, Stylecraft Builders, Dixon Paving Inc., Carothers Executive Homes, Flanigan Construction, Inc., Keene Roofing Inc., Barge Properties Management Company, Magnolia Realty, Perry Office Plus, Texas Bright Ideas, Johnson Brothers Ford, Temple College Foundation, Turley Associates Inc., Tyler Jermstad – State Farm Insurance Agent, Tri-Supply, Sunrise Creek Pumping, LLC, Lone Star Drywall Service, StrucSure Home Warranty LLC, Best-Way Carpet Services LLC, SWBC Mortgage Corporation, Centraland Title Company, Top Stone, Monteith Abstract & Title, Matous Construction, Ltd., Bancorp South, Cooper & Bright Plumbing, Ellis Air Conditioning & Refrigeration, Woodward Creative Group, Miller’s Smokehouse.
“Our goal with this event is to be a catalyst for change and use our platform for good. We are overjoyed with the overwhelming support from our building industry partners and community leaders as we work each year to fundraise for McLane Children’s Medical Center. Each year with one thing in mind – we do this to make an impact on the lives of the children and families seeking medical care at this community hospital. If we can change a life and assist in providing much-needed medical equipment and advanced technology to the doctors and nurses providing this care, then we have done our job. We will continue to advocate for McLane Children’s and provide monetary support so that their focus can remain on their patients.,” says Megan Kiella, President of Kiella Homebuilders.
The Kiella Cares Golf Classic has served as a benefit for Baylor Scott & White McLane Children’s Medical center for five years now, raising a total of $367,500 to support the children and families of Central Texas. This year, the funds raised will be used to purchase three ultrasound machines that can be used in services throughout the hospital. This high-priority piece of non-invasive equipment is one of the safest and most important diagnostic tools in navigating complex situations with infants.
“We are a homebuilder, but we build more than homes – we believe in building a better community for the current residents and generations to follow,” says John Kiella, Owner & CEO of Kiella Real Estate Group. “As a family business heavily rooted in the area, our community means a lot to us. It is where we raised our children and where they are now raising theirs. We are continually focusing on quality of life, quality of place, and improving this place we call home.”
