The Par Four Golf Club, Inc. was established in 1968 by nine members "The Original Nine". The creation was two-fold, to bring the game of golf to the young members of a neglected community and provide some form of support via time or money to worthy organizations in Escambia County. The current membership will continue [...]
Donate to Soles 4 Souls Without a good pair of shoes, kids feel embarrassed, discouraged, or left out — simply because they lack something most of us take for granted. New shoes allow kids to participate more fully in school and free up resources their caregivers can use for other necessities. That's why Derrick Brooks [...]
Derrick Brooks Charities hosted its 4th Annual Pensacola Celebrity Classic on August 18th and 19th at the Hilton Pensacola Beach and the Pensacola Country Club. We want to thank our sponsors, celebrities, volunteers, and donors for making this event successful. Stay tuned for the announcement of the dates for 2025. [...]
Health, Wellness, and Giving Back: The Derrick Brooks Pensacola Golf Classic 2024 Thanks to everyone who attended, volunteered and supported! https://localpulse.com/2024/08/health-wellness-and-giving-back-the-derrick-brooks-pensacola-golf-classic-2024/
Five Derrick Brooks Charities Youth Program members traveled to Pensacola to sponsor the Back 2 School Bash in The Woodland Heights Community Center on Saturday, April 10, 2024. Over 700 youth and residents were in attendance. Derrick Brooks Charities, One More Child, and Bealls Florida distributed 500 backpacks and school supplies to area students. [...]
Saturday, August 10th 10am WOODLAND HEIGHTS RESOURCE CENTER 111 Berkley Dr. Pensacola, FL School Supplies! (while supplies last) Free Backpacks, Free Food, Vendors, (Parent/guardian must be present for child to receive backpack For more info visit www.playpensacola.com SPONSORED BY: Bealls & Bealls Outlet Derrick Brooks Charities Pensacola Police O.J. Semmes Elementary Legal Services of [...]
Living the Dream event in Pensacola on January 13th. Derrick Brooks was presented with the keys to the city and January 13th was declared as Derrick Brooks Day in Pensacola! This is an annual declaration. You can watch the full event here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-CapGDqAGQ
Join us on Sunday, August 18th – Monday, August 19th for the 2024 Derrick Brooks Pensacola Golf Classic https://youtube.com/shorts/FHMx2yXKp2g?feature=share Learn more
As a way to celebrate the holidays, the children at O.J. Semmes Elementary School the children went to school in their pajamas, got to meet with Santa, and watch the “Polar Express.” The pajamas were provided by members of the Tampa Bay community during a pajama drive organized by Derrick Brooks Charities. We collected over [...]
Derrick Brooks Charities and Beall’s Department Store were able to provide backpacks for Back to School at O.J. Semmes Elementary School in Pensacola, Florida. We are very excited to be able to partner with Beall’s to assist in making a positive impact on O.J. Semmes. On September 15th we will be providing brand new sneakers [...]
On August 13th and 14th Derrick Brooks Charities hosted its 3rd Annual Derrick Brooks Pensacola Celebrity Classic at the Hilton Pensacola Beach and Pensacola Country Club. On the 13th we hosted a Pairings Party Dinner with raffles, live auction, and silent auction. Monday was our Celebrity Golf Tournament. The event was a great success. We would like [...]
In April of 2023, 18 students from Booker T. Washington High School were afforded the life-changing opportunity to travel to New York City, and perform at Carnegie Hall. While performing at Carnegie Hall was the highlight of this amazing trip, for many of the students, this was the first time that they traveled beyond Pensacola's [...]
By Bill Vilona Special to the News Journal When relaunching his charity golf tournament in Pensacola three years ago, Derrick Brooks was steadfast in making sure the first one overcame various challenges. First, the coronavirus hit. And then, twice the event was postponed due to weather issues and moved to a new date. But it [...]
Join us on Sunday, August 13th – Monday, August 14th for the 2023 Derrick Brooks Pensacola Golf Classic https://youtube.com/shorts/FHMx2yXKp2g?feature=share Learn more
Our Winter League sponsored by Studer Family of Companies and Derrick Brooks Charities is now open for registration, Opening Day will be on Nov. 27th, Games are at UWF Pen Air Field and will continue through Dec. 18th, the break for Christmas and New Years, return to play on Jan 6 and conclude on Jan. [...]
On Monday, August 8th, 20 teams and celebrity athletes competed in a best ball shamble tournament at Pensacola Country Club. Congratulations to our first place winning team from Bayfront Capital Partners: Stacy Taylor, Will Taylor, Brad Mathis, Brice Pelfrey, and Antonio Tarver. A special thank you to a few of our sponsors who made the [...]
PENSACOLA, FLA -- The opportunity to play in a golf tournament with one of the NFL’s greatest players awaits in the second annual Derrick Brooks Pensacola Golf Classic on Monday, August 8 at Pensacola Country Club. Building off of the success from last year’s event, there are several additions to enhance the tournament. Every group [...]
SAVE THE DATE! The date for 2022 Derrick Brooks Pensacola Classic has been set for Monday, August 8, 2022 at the Pensacola Country Club. For more information and to register: visit https://db55.org/nwfl-golf/
We're excited to announce our first Derrick Brooks Pensacola Classic has sold out! Thank you to all our participants, and can't wait to see you on August 30th!
The NFL Flag Pensacola Spring league opened registration on March 1st and continued until April 24th. The league has 13 teams over 3 Divisions from Kindergarten through 6th grade with 100 students involved. The season began on May 2nd with player check in, jersey distribution and team practice and games. Coach Wilson also [...]
SAVE THE DATE! The date for 2021 Derrick Brooks Pensacola Classic has been set for Monday, August 30, 2021 at the Pensacola Country Club. For more information and to register: visit https://db55.org/nwfl-golf/
Derrick Brooks Charities is proud to partner with WEAR-TV’s Community Caring at Christmas. We were able to share the joy of the season with thousands of children in Pensacola, Florida.
*Check back for updates. The inaugural Derrick Brooks Pensacola Classic, on April 19th and 20th, is the premier annual fundraiser for Derrick Brooks Charities of Northwest Florida—and all proceeds will remain in the Northwest Florida area to help support local charitable efforts. For more information, visit the Pensacola Classic page.
Derrick Brooks Charities: Northwest Florida is launching in 2020, adding to the current flag football program a new golf tournament, supporting charitable organizations throughout Northwest Florida
