First Tee receives donation from the Walton Family Foundation
Posted on Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Rogers children will soon be learning important skills at First Tee's Life Skills Education Programs thanks to a donation from the Walton Family Foundation.
The gift was recently announced at the Tanyard Creek Driving Range located in Bella Vista. Ron Branscum of Arvest Bank was on hand as a representative of the foundation to present the check to Mike Shea and Sarah Hickman of First Tee.
The donation will enable First Tee to fund their program that is used to further enhance and instill the inherent values of the game of golf and show participants how these values transfer into other aspects of their lives. Students are taught about responsibility, courtesy, good decision-making through the weighing of consequences, positive goal setting, respect and the importance of positive attitudes.
"First Tee will greatly benefit from the foundation's generous support," said Shea, executive director of First Tee. "We want to enhance the lives of northwest Arkansas'children and can do this while having fun playing sports. This donation will be used to further develop our program, so we can reach even more kids."
"Sports are a great way for kids to learn things like being a team-player and having positive attitudes," Branscum said. "We are proud to present this donation on behalf of the Walton Family Foundation that will help First Tee to continue teaching skills they will use now and throughout the rest of their lives."
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