JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Every year, The Law Firm of Pajcic & Pajcic hosts a charity golf event to raise money for Jacksonville Area Legal Aid (JALA). During the event, there is a celebrity shootout on the “island green”. Whoever is closest to the pin earns $6,000 for the charity of their choice, and the Pajcics match the donation with an additional $6,000 to Jacksonville Area Legal Aid.
“We match all of the prizes and all the contributions so it raised over $1 million for JALA and it gets bigger each year,” Steve Pajcic said. “We’ll probably do $200,000 this year and we really feel good about it. Everybody has a good time.”
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This year, former Jaguars head coach Tom Coughlin won the prize. He beat former and current Jaguars players, including tight end Brenton Strange. Jacksonville University student-athletes and Dolphins senior vice president and athletic director Alex Ricker-Gilbert also competed in the charity golf event.
The Pajcic Firm has hosted the event for over 10 years, with proceeds going toward JALA. Steve Pajcic and his son created a mini-sized golf course in their backyard, but the unique twist is that golfers have to use a Wiffle ball instead of a golf ball.
“These funds have been critical to our ability to provide civil legal aid that keeps our neighbors housed, protects them from scams, enables them to escape abusive relationships, and much more,” JALA president and CEO Jim Kowalski said. ”The generous matching donations from the Pajcics have helped us cover vital overhead expenses that our grants won’t pay for, but without which we could not function — everything from office expenses and utilities to salaries. They are a real lifeline for JALA and our clients.”