Our Story

The Castleberry Classic was formed more than ten years ago to honor a deceased friend, fraternity brother, and schoolmate, Christopher Castleberry.

Christopher was a bright young man, a college graduate who served his country with honor in the reserves for four years, but sadly, like many others, he tragically lost his life due to substance abuse.

About the foundation

As anyone who has lost someone at too young an age knows, the loss rippled through family, fraternity brothers, school alumni, and friends. Upon heartfelt reflection, a small group of former classmates decided to honor Christopher's memory, and in doing so to help create additional awareness for something so many Americans struggle with, often in private.

The Christopher Castleberry Memorial Foundation's mission is to award an annual scholarship to a senior at Fountain Lake High School and a business student at Henderson in honor of a great friend. Our goal is to grow our Raymond James Investment Fund large enough to generate an endless flow of scholarships.

The Raymond James Endowment Funds was started in 2016 and has since distributed more than $35k worth of scholarships.

We are gearing up for this year's annual Castleberry Classic; for more information, please visit CastleberryClassic.com.

Thanks to our sponsors and players, we had a record-breaking year last year, and we look forward to raising even more funds this year for the Christopher Castleberry Memorial Foundation scholarship recipients.

We could not grow these scholarships without our fantastic sponsors and their generosity. Thank you all so much, and we hope to see you there.