NEWS, EVENTS & STORIES
Tony March Honored with Bridge Builders Award at 2025 Metropolitan Ministries Luncheon
The Pay It Backward Foundation is proud to celebrate its founder, Tony March, who was honored with the Bridge Builders Award at the 2025 Metropolitan Ministries Bridge Builders Luncheon. This prestigious recognition was awarded to…
Pay It Backward Foundation Supports Bridge Builders with $25,000 Gift to Metropolitan Ministries
In a heartfelt gesture of community support and collaboration, the Pay It Backward Foundation, led by founder Tony March, proudly contributed $25,000 to Metropolitan Ministries ahead of their annual Bridge Builders event. This generous donation…
Big Win, Bigger Impact: Tony March Plays for a Purpose
♠️ Big Win, Bigger Impact: Tony March Plays for a Purpose ♠️ In a powerful display of philanthropy through passion, Tony March—entrepreneur, philanthropist, and founder of the Pay It Backward Foundation—has once again turned personal…
6th Annual Golf Tourney Raises the Bar on Fun, Sun… and Funds!
Each new tournament year, our organizers and team make a commitment to outdo past efforts and event day achievements with an experience that eclipses both the fun factor and “funds” factor of all previous years. Check out all the highlights of our spectacular day!
2023 Golf Tourney Celebrates Largest Field of Players and Supporters to Date!
An even, steady motion draws the head of a heavy club up, up, up to the top of the backswing, pausing for just an instant at its apex, until… at last and in a flash, the stored energy is unleashed, and gravity gracefully assists acceleration…
2022 – “In Full Swing” – 4th Annual Winnipeg Tournament marks a shift in momentum.
An even, steady motion draws the head of a heavy club up, up, up to the top of the backswing, pausing for just an instant at its apex, until…at last and in a flash, the…
Let it Rain!!Mother Nature Can’t Dampen 2nd Annual British Columbia, Canada Golf Tourney Spirits!
August 26, 2021 This year we were very excited to be able host a shotgun start PIBF Golf Tournament with a full formal dinner in support of the ALS Society of B.C., Canada. Once again,…
3rd Annual Manitoba Golf Tourney to Celebrate Sunshine, Love & Hope
Despite the challenges and uncertainty COVID-19 brought to all our lives, the high-spirited individuals, and supporters of our Winnipeg Pay it Backward Foundation team helped pull off another successful summer golf tournament! Although there were…
1st Annual British Columbia Golf Tournament Supported with Big Canadian Hearts
“Even during these unpredictable times with COVID-19, we decided to take a leap of faith and continue with our plan to move ahead hosting the very first PIBF Golf Tournament in the Fraser Valley Region…
2nd Annual Winnipeg, Canada PIBF Golf Tournament Exceeds Expectations
In some cities, towns or far off corner hamlets, folks aren’t necessarily keen on stepping out of their personal or private comfort zones for the sake of something not directly affecting them, particularly if that…
Birthdays go unnoticed in shelters. Our hero is changing that.
“Children’s birthdays are a great opportunity to make kids feel special,” says Schinnell Leake, an events planner who created birthday parties for years. “But I started to think about homeless families. What about those…
Liz Huntley Hometown Hero
“We know schools have to be a place to thrive in all ways, not just academically,”  says child advocate, litigation attorney, author and speaker Liz Huntley. “So we help schools build a culture of…
Tony launches the PIBF Leader In Me initiative
A few of Tony’s greatest passions came together today: education, working together, and paying it backward! At Tampa’s annual Education is Key Breakfast, Tony was thrilled to appear with business guru and keynote speaker Sean…
Another Day, Another Check from the Pay It Backward Foundation
Mayor of Tampa Bay Bob Buckhorn with Tony March..
Tony opens Aussie Millions
A great thrill for Tony today, as he delivered the “shuffle up and deal” proclamation to open the second starting day of the 2019 Aussie Millions poker tournament in Melbourne, Australia. He was brought to…
Teach a Man to Fish…
Today Tony visited Abe Brown Ministries to learn more about the people it serves and to offer them encouragement. Abe Brown began his mission in 1976 when one of his former football players was charged…
Celebrating a Promising Future for At-Risk Kids
Tony recently attended the 2018 graduation ceremony for the Metropolitan Ministries Inside The Box Culinary Arts program. Not simply as an honored guest. No, no, our own Tony March was a graduate of the program!…
Kids Encouraged to Be True To Themselves
More than 400 inner city kids attended a free conference called “Put Down Your Fake ID” on September 15th at Hillsborough Community College. The Pay It Backward Foundation served as a sponsor for the event….
Lightning strikes for Tony and his favorite charities
Tony was celebrated yesterday by the Tampa Bay Lightning NHL hockey team with one of its coveted Community Hero Award. It’s awarded annually to people who are making Tampa a better place to live. “When…
Making a difference Down Under
Every January for the past few years, Tony has flown to Melbourne, Australia for three weeks to play in the Aussie Millions poker tournament. He’s had great success and won significant money for the Foundation….
Happy New Year!
Tony woke up on the first day of 2018 to find himself called one of Tampa’s most intriguing people by the Tampa Bay Times for 2017. Columnist Ernest Hooper wrote, “Call him the undercover philanthropist….
