The 32nd annual James A. Cullen Memorial Golf Outing held by King Kullen Grocery Company raised $100,000 for Little Flower Children and Family Services of New York. The not-for-profit organization finds adoptive and foster homes for children on Long Island and in New York City.
During the presentation of the check to Little Flower Children and Family Services, King Kullen co-president Brian C. Cullen stated, “My brothers and I started the James A. Cullen Golf Outing over three decades ago to pay tribute to our father and to support Little Flower’s foster care and adoption services. Since that inaugural golf outing, King Kullen has raised over $3 million for Little Flower. We are extremely proud of this accomplishment and gratified that countless children and families have benefited as a result,” he continued. “It is an honor to support Little Flower Children and Family Services in their important mission.”
Members of the Cullen family are involved in Little Flower and have supported many programs, including the construction of eight cottages that provide a residential setting for more than 100 children and teens at Little Flower’s Wading River location.
“We have been able to care for children of all ages at our residences as well as place children in homes with caring parents because of the leadership support of King Kullen and its close circle of family and friends,” said Little Flower executive director Grace LoGrande. “The golf outing remains a great success that directly benefits the children of Little Flower.”
Headquartered in Bethpage, King Kullen Grocery Company, Inc. is recognized by the Smithsonian Institution as America’s first supermarket. Founded in 1930 by Michael J. Cullen, King Kullen operates 38 stores and five Wild by Nature markets across Long Island.
