The Hannig Cup started simply enough on September 13, 2006 when Ted Hannig had a birthday. One client offered to donate a dinner for 100 people, and another wanted to make a cash donation in his honor to a “new” charity. His birthday happened to be a Wednesday, the traditional night for sailboat races at Sequoia Yacht Club. Ted proposed what if, instead of getting birthday gifts, he used the donations to help start a fundraiser sailboat race as an opportunity to give back and recognize local charities. Ted developed a speed race as well as an innovative real or virtual boat race for the most funds raised for charity. He named the event “The Give Something Back Race”.

Each year Hannig Law LLP and several clients are sponsors of the event. After several years, the participants surprised Ted with renaming the event in his honor and gifting a silver perpetual trophy. One of the largest gifts presented was a check from a Hannig Law LLP client for over $800,000 to help fund a much needed medical clinic Ted wanted to support. Since its founding, the Hannig Cup has distributed over $3.5 million to charities.

The Hannig Cup is just one of many ways Hannig Law LLP is involved in giving back to the community. Ted Hannig has donated thousands of hours to charitable causes, served as a founder and director on numerous local charities, and he currently serves as Chair and President of the Danford Fisher Hannig Foundation, which has distributed over $10 million to charity. He is a Rotarian and a Paul Harris Fellow.