A perfect day on the golf course, resulted in a big win for Oakland children for many years to come. The 7th Annual Workday Charity Classic at Palo Alto Hills Golf and Country Club raised more than $5.6 million dollars to support Oakland students and families. The annual golf event is the signature fundraising event for the Curry’s ‘Eat. Learn. Play. Foundation.’
Seven years running, the @workday Charity Classic has turned a day on the green into real support for Oakland kids. This year’s event raised more than $5.6 million to support students, made possible in part by a generous matching gift from Aneel Bhusri, co-founder of Workday. pic.twitter.com/BijN8LaoIA
— Eat. Learn. Play. Foundation (@eatlearnplay) September 5, 2026
“This event is our biggest fundraiser of the year and the impact it helps us unlock in Oakland is huge,” said Eat. Learn. Play. Foundation CEO Chris Helfrich. “To be able to pull together 150 of our best partners and supporters for a day full of joy and golf like this it’s a big deal for ‘Eat. Learn. Play.’ and we are very fortunate to be able to raise the money and invest it back out so that kids in Oakland get what they deserve.”…