Dear NCGA Members,
Five years ago, everything I knew about the NCGA fi t in my back pocket— it was the card that had my handicap on it.
Today, I have a much better sense of our Association, which provides a range of mem- ber benefi ts and competitive opportunities— a roster second to none, as you might expect from one of the largest regional golf associa- tions in the country. Here’s something you might not expect:
the NCGA Foundation, operating as the charitable arm of the Association, is changing lives. That’s right—no hyperbole here—we have already reached some 30,000 kids, using golf to offer development opportunities to deserving youth. And kids are saying “yes” to that opportunity. It’s all under the umbrella of our program, Youth on Course. Youth on Course is for the child
who’s never picked up a club, for the family who needs a way to spend more time together and for the young golfer who just can’t get enough of this great game. It’s given timid kids a chance to make
friends, prompted youngsters with no goals to set ambitious ones, shown youth from Salinas an ocean they never knew was only 30 miles away and provided an open door to work in an industry previously thought to be off-limits. And, we are just getting started! Now, we are partnering with community
non-profi ts to offer introductory clinics, internships and college scholarships for at-risk kids. We may or may not create the next great golfer, but I know for sure we are offering kids a chance to create a better future for themselves. It’s all about youth develop- ment using golf as the tool, and we now have more than 120 facilities at which our kids will never pay more than $5 for a round of golf. Did you have the chance to play golf in your youth? I sure did, and this wonderful, frustrating test of one’s make-up hooked me from the very beginning. Now I am very pleased to be part of the effort bringing the game to more kids who may well need the game more than you or I ever did.
Donate today at
www.youthoncourse.org
Scan the MicrosoftTag to donate now.
It’s all about youth development using golf as the tool. 64 /
NCGA.ORG / SUMMER 2011
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