Yuma golf tournament raises $82,747 for childhood cancer families

The Sixth Annual #bhuntstrong Golf Tournament brought in $82,747 for Yuma families dealing with childhood cancer, a total that gives the fundraiser fresh weight in a community where treatment often strains both wallets and daily life.

The event was held Friday, April 24, 2026, with registration and check-in beginning at noon, lunch served at the same time, a shotgun start at 1 p.m., and dinner, a silent auction and awards at 6 p.m. Organizers said the tournament was built to honor Braden Hunt’s fight and to raise funds for local families battling childhood cancer.

That cause has already drawn strong support in past years. In 2021, the #bhuntstrong Golf Tournament raised $46,845.76 with more than 120 golf sponsors and volunteers. Those proceeds benefited Yuma Regional Medical Center’s Pediatric Oncology Support Fund, and earlier coverage of the fundraiser said it also supported Hunter’s Army, Inc. The jump to $82,747 marks a sharp increase and shows how the event has grown from a local outing into a major annual source of help for families in Yuma County.

Kristi Hughes organized the tournament in support of Braden Hunt, who was described in earlier coverage as a Yuma teen diagnosed in 2020 with a form of Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Jackie Woodwell, executive director of the Foundation of Yuma Regional Medical Center, said the event reflected Yuma County’s philosophy of people helping people and said the money would provide much-needed financial support for parents and families.

That is the work this tournament is doing year after year: converting sponsorships, volunteer hours and donor bids into direct help for neighbors facing childhood cancer. For families juggling treatment, travel, missed work and the constant pressure of a diagnosis, the fundraiser has become one of Yuma’s clearest examples of community support turning into practical relief.