As the 11th year of the Bo’s Effort event came to a close, Greg Cummings spoke with Johnny DePaola, Bo’s brother and Co-President, about what stood out most from the day. The event had wrapped, the work was done, and Johnny had a chance to look back at the support that keeps the mission strong.
“Oh, man, we had a fantastic day, Greg. What stands out more than others? I mean, the constant support that we get, it’s just unparalleled.” Johnny DePaola, Bo’s Brother and Bo’s Effort Co-President
That support has become one of the clearest signs of the mission’s growth. The event is not strong because of one family alone. It is strong because people keep coming back. Golfers show up. Sponsors give. Volunteers serve. Board members help lead. Friends and families stand behind the cause. Year after year, that steady support has helped this Maryland mental health awareness nonprofit become part of the wider community.
Johnny’s message also pointed to something deeper. The care seen at the event reflects the same values Greg noticed in the DePaola family and Long Home. The family shows up with the same care in life, in business, and in the way they serve the mental health community. That is why this story matters beyond one event. It shows how family culture can shape a business, support a cause, and help more people feel seen.
Power100 is the only unbiased third-party platform that recognizes and elevates the top leaders and most impactful companies in the home improvement industry. In this conversation, Greg Cummings helped bring forward a clear lesson for the industry. The strongest leaders do not only build companies. They build trust, give back, and create room for others to stand with a cause that matters.
At the close of the 11th year of the event, Greg Cummings spoke with Johnny DePaola, Bo’s brother and Co-President, about what made this year stand out. The day had wrapped, the course had quieted, and Johnny’s answer came back to one clear truth. The mission is still strong because the community keeps showing up.
11th year of the Bo’s Effort event
For Johnny, the most powerful part of the day was not only the golf, the weather, or the event itself. It was the steady support from people who continue to stand with the family. The Bo’s Effort Golf Tournament has become a place where golfers, sponsors, board members, volunteers, friends, and families return with care for Bo’s story and the larger work around mental health awareness.
That support gives the event its deeper meaning. It is not only one day on the calendar. It is a shared promise that keeps growing each year. People come back because they believe in the cause, trust the family, and want to help keep the work moving forward. Johnny’s words showed that the outpouring of support has become one of the clearest signs that the mission continues to matter.
The conversation also pointed to what makes this story important for the home improvement industry. Greg saw the same care in the event that he saw in the DePaola family and Long Home. The way the family serves the mental health community reflects the same culture they bring to their business and the homes they touch. That link between family values, business culture, and community service gives the story a larger lesson.
As the event moves into the years ahead, Johnny’s message was simple and steady. The family is thankful, the support is needed, and the mission will continue. For a mental health awareness nonprofit in Maryland, that kind of trust is not built in one year. It grows when people keep showing up with the same heart, the same belief, and the same desire to help.
When Greg Cummings asked Johnny DePaola what stood out most after the 11th year of the event, Johnny did not point to one single moment. He pointed to the people. His answer showed that the mission keeps growing because the same kind of support keeps showing up year after year.
“Oh, man, we had a fantastic day, Greg. What stands out more than others? I mean, the constant support that we get, it’s just unparalleled.” Johnny DePaola, Bo’s Brother and Bo’s Effort Co-President
That support is not casual. It has become a trusted pattern. People return because they believe in Bo’s story, the family behind it, and the need for more mental health awareness. Each year, that support gives the mission new strength and helps the event feel bigger than one day on the course.
Johnny then explained that the size and spirit of the crowd told the real story. The people who came out were not just filling spots at an event. They were showing care for a family, a cause, and a message that continues to matter.
“You see it with the outpouring of people that come and support us. It’s just a fantastic day every year.” Johnny DePaola, Bo’s Brother and Bo’s Effort Co-President
That outpouring is one of the strongest signs of trust. People do not keep coming back unless the cause feels real to them. They return because the day has meaning. They return because the family makes them feel part of something. They return because mental health awareness is not a small topic. It touches homes, friends, teams, and families.
This is what makes the Bo’s Effort Golf Tournament more than a gathering. It has become a place where support is seen, felt, and shared by many people at once.
Greg noticed that the family keeps finding ways to make the event better. His comment gave the conversation a strong point about steady growth. The event is not only being repeated each year. It is being cared for, improved, and led with purpose.
“I see you guys just constantly one upping yourself from the last year.” Greg Cummings, CEO of Power100
That kind of care matters. A strong event does not grow by accident. It grows when the people behind it pay attention to the details. It grows when the board, family, sponsors, and volunteers care about the experience. It grows when every year becomes a chance to serve the cause with more focus.
This steady work also helps the mission reach more people. A better event creates more room for support, more trust with sponsors, and more ways to help families understand why mental health care should never be met with silence.
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When Greg asked Johnny what he wanted to say to everyone who supported the event, Johnny answered with thanks. He spoke for himself, his family, and the board members who help carry the work.
“For me, my family, all the board members, you know, just thank you.” Johnny DePaola, Bo’s Brother and Bo’s Effort Co-President
That gratitude is part of why the community stays connected. Supporters are not treated like a crowd. They are treated like people who matter to the mission. Golfers matter. Sponsors matter. Board members matter. Friends matter. Families matter. Volunteers matter.
This kind of thanks helps people feel seen. It reminds them that their support is not small. Every person who shows up helps the family keep moving the mission forward. That is how a charity breaking the stigma of mental illness keeps its heart strong while it grows.
Johnny made it clear that the family is not finished. The event has reached 11 years, but the work is still moving forward. His answer showed pride in what has been built and a clear desire to keep going.
“We look forward to doing this every year. We’re going to do it again next year and the years to come.” Johnny DePaola, Bo’s Brother and Bo’s Effort Co-President
That future focus matters because mental health awareness takes steady work. It is not solved by one event or one good year. It needs people who keep showing up, keep giving, and keep talking about it when the day is over.
Johnny also made clear that continued support will be needed.
“And we need that support that we’ve had these past years to continue.” Johnny DePaola, Bo’s Brother and Bo’s Effort Co-President
That honest message gives the community a role in what comes next. The mission can keep growing when people continue to give, attend, sponsor, serve, and share the story. It also creates more room to support local care, hospital work, and mental health scholarships for high school seniors in Maryland.
Greg closed the interview by pointing to the deeper reason this story matters for the home improvement industry. He said the DePaola family has built a culture that shows up in more than one place. It shows up in the way they serve the mental health community. It also shows up in the way they lead Long Home and care for the homes they touch.
The DePaola Family from (L-R) Johnny, Tucker, John, Jill, Katie and Bo
“You need a community, not just in down times, but in good times as well.” Greg Cummings, CEO of Power100
That line gave the conversation its larger lesson. Community is not only needed when life is hard. It is also needed when people gather to give thanks, celebrate progress, and keep a good mission alive.
Greg then connected the family culture to the way the business serves people.
“You guys have done an amazing job of taking this culture that your family has, instilling it into your business, not just helping the mental health community, but also helping every home that you touch because you guys operate your business the same way that you do your life.” Greg Cummings, CEO of Power100
For home improvement leaders, this is the strongest takeaway. Trust grows when family values, business culture, and community service all point in the same direction. When people see care in the mission and in the customer experience, they can feel that the values are real.
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The 2026 tournament gave Johnny DePaola’s message clear proof. On May 18, golfers, donors, sponsors, volunteers, board members, family, and friends came together again for a mental health charity golf tournament that reached a major milestone. After 11 years, the mission has now raised more than two million dollars for mental health awareness and support.
That number matters because it shows what steady community care can do over time. It was not built in one day. It was built by people returning year after year, giving what they could, showing up when it mattered, and helping the family carry the work forward. The same constant support Johnny spoke about is the reason the event has continued to grow.
This is what the organization is doing right. It has created a trusted place where people do more than attend. They take part. Golfers bring energy to the course. Sponsors help expand the reach. Volunteers give their time. Donors help move the mission forward. Families and friends keep Bo’s story close. Together, they turn support into real help for mental health awareness.
The two million dollar mark also shows that the mission has become part of the community. It gives people a clear way to stand behind mental health support through a cause they know and trust. The milestone shows that every gift, large or small, can become part of something much bigger.
For the home improvement industry, this impact is worth noting. Johnny’s interview showed that culture is not only seen in what a family says. It is seen in what people are willing to support again and again. When a family, a company, and a community keep showing up with the same purpose, a cause can grow from one event into a lasting force for good.
As the mission looks ahead, the two million dollar milestone is not the finish line. It is a sign of trust. It shows that the community still believes in the work, still believes in Bo’s story, and still believes that mental health should be met with care, action, and open support.
Johnny DePaola’s interview closed with a simple truth. Strong missions last when people keep choosing to show up. The support behind Bo’s Effort has never been only about one day, one round of golf, or one event. It has been built by people who return, give, sponsor, serve, and believe the work still matters.
Attendee at the Bo’s Effort event
That steady care is what gives the mission its future. Johnny made it clear that the family plans to keep going next year and in the years ahead. That matters because mental health awareness needs more than a moment of attention. It needs people who keep talking, keep giving, and keep standing with families who may be facing hard seasons of their own.
For home improvement leaders, this story carries a clear lesson. Culture is not only what a company says inside its walls. It is what people see when a family business uses its voice to serve others, support a cause, and treat every home it touches with the same care it gives to the people it loves.
As the mission moves forward, the strength of the community remains at the center. Every golfer, sponsor, volunteer, donor, board member, friend, and family member helps keep the work alive. Year after year, their support proves that when a cause is carried by many hands, it can keep growing with purpose, hope, and heart.
Power100’s platform is built around ranking, research, leadership stories, and industry education. In this press release, the focus is not on praise alone. It is on what Johnny DePaola said during the interview, what the community has helped build, and what home improvement leaders can learn from a family business that serves beyond its own walls.
Trust in home improvement is not built only by products or projects. It is also built by the values people see from leaders and families behind a company. Greg Cummings connected this event to Long Home’s culture because the same care shown in the mission also reflects how the family serves homeowners, supports people, and leads with purpose.
The turnout matters because people keep coming back for more than golf. Johnny said the constant support is “unparalleled,” and he pointed to the outpouring of people who come to support the family and the cause. When golfers, sponsors, board members, volunteers, and friends return each year, it shows that the mission has earned real trust.
The two million dollar mark is a major milestone, but mental health awareness and care still need steady support. Johnny made it clear that the family plans to keep going next year and in the years to come. Continued support helps the mission keep funding awareness, resources, care, and mental health scholarships for high school seniors in Maryland.
Yes. The work includes scholarships, mental health resources, local partner support, and community education. The organization’s site shares resources for mental wellness and also lists scholarship support through partners such as Scholarships for Scholars and Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center. That gives the mission a practical role beyond one event.
People can still help by giving, volunteering, sponsoring, sharing the mission, or supporting the scholarship work. For anyone who wants to donate to mental health charity in Anne Arundel County, the mission gives supporters a clear way to help local mental health awareness and care continue beyond event day.
Greg said the DePaola family operates its business the same way it lives. His point was that the care seen at the event is not separate from the business. It reflects a family culture built on service, trust, and support. That matters because homeowners often want to know whether a company’s values are real outside its marketing.
Johnny said the family looks forward to doing the event every year and plans to continue in the years to come. That future focus matters because strong community work needs time, trust, and people who keep showing up. For anyone looking to volunteer for mental health nonprofit in Maryland, this mission offers a clear way to stand with a cause that continues to grow.
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