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70 TH senior PGA CHAMPionsHiP CoMMuniTy relATions ProGrAM enHAnCinG lives THrouGH Golf 70 TH senior PGA CHAMPionsHiP CAnTerBury Golf CluB enHAnCinG lives THrouGH Golf The PGA of America is excited to host the 70th Senior PGA Championship at Canterbury Golf Club. We are equally excited to acknowledge the outstanding services of the charities selected to participate in the Senior PGA Championship Community Relations program. These organizations are providing resources to enhance the lives of our youth with the goal to minimize obstacles that would otherwise negatively impact the opportunities for these young people to become productive citizens. Several of the Cleveland-based charities that were selected for this community relations program are trying to change the growing concerns that cause youth hunger and the low high school graduation rate. When hunger and poor nutrition are prolonged, they inhibit a child’s ability to concentrate and perform complex tasks. The U.S. Department of Education’s Common Core of Data lists the Cleveland Municipal School District as having one of the lowest high school graduation rates among the nation’s top 50 cities. In addition, the poverty rate in Cleveland is disproportionately high for children under 18 who also are the primary clients of local hunger centers which receive food from the Cleveland Foodbank. While these statistics are widely known, we would like to use this brochure to share how the community is working to create new options for these youth. The PGA Foundation is also committed to changing these statistics. Proceeds from the Senior PGA Championship Pro-Am will support a special youth hunger project through a collaborative partnership among The United Way of Cleveland, Junior Achievement, The Cleveland Foodbank and Achievement Centers for Children. We also would like to acknowledge the various members at Canterbury Golf Club for their active involvement with these charities. One of the goals of the PGA of America Community Relations program is to help emphasize the need for collaboration. For example, utilizing joint resources to resolve issues that negatively affect the high school graduation rate will certainly create positive economic impact. Young people with a high school diploma have a better opportunity to be employable and/or attend college. If you wish to help our under-represented and at-risk youth create new dreams, please consider making a contribution and/or becoming a community volunteer. Contributions can be made directly to the charities listed in this brochure or via www.PGAFoundation.org. By working together, we can create and strengthen conditions that propel vulnerable young folks to become successful individuals, and encourage them to contribute back to their community and society. Regards, youth opportunities unlimited Youth Opportunities Unlimited (Y.O.U.) empowers youth to succeed in school, in the workplace, and in life. It assists at-risk youth, ages 14-19, to escape the cycle of poverty through academic and career success. Intensive and comprehensive services enable youth to say “no” to negative influences, overcome societal barriers, and transform their lives. Since 1982, Y.O.U. has served 150,000 teens in Cuyahoga County through in-school and after-school programs at high schools, libraries and other sites. In 2008, 90 percent advanced to the next grade; 83 percent of teens in year-round Y.O.U. programs graduated from high school in Cleveland and East Cleveland; 90 percent of graduates achieved post-secondary success (jobs, colleges, etc.) ; and 76 percent retained jobs through a 90-day probationary period. Y.O.U. was founded to provide urban youth with their first job experience; to that end, last summer 1,495 teens were placed in jobs. Y.O.U.’s services have always been keyed to the needs of Cleveland youth and employers. Programs are geared to what employers say they need: qualified workers with the skills required in the workplace. Achievement Centers for Children The Achievement Centers for Children was established in 1940 to work with children with polio and cardiac disorders as well as their families to strengthen abilities and create lifelong achievement in society. We provide a comprehensive “circle of care” offering many of our programs on a sliding fee schedule. We believe passionately that no child’s future should be compromised because his or her family is unable to afford the enormous financial costs that can come with raising a child with a disability. Our Camp Cheerful was built in 1947 as the first camp in the nation specifically designed for children with physical disabilities. We serve more than 3,500 children with disabilities and their families each year. The children we serve have a wide range of needs and disabilities including cerebral palsy, spina bifida, seizure disorders, autism, develop-mental delays and mental retardation, speech or hearing impairments and/or other physical, neurological and emotional challenges. We have three locations in Northeast Ohio: Highland Hills, Westlake and Camp Cheerful in Strongsville. We provide more than $1 million a year in charitable care. Boys and Girls Clubs of Cleveland The Boys and Girls Clubs of Cleveland (part of the century-old Boys & Girls Clubs of America) began in 1954. We currently have more than 3,000 youth registered as members of our five clubs. The Boys & Girls Clubs of Cleveland provide a solution to the problems facing youth today. The clubs attract and guide young people with core Boys & Girls Club programs emphasizing leadership development, education and career exploration, financial literacy, health & life skills, the arts, sports, fitness and recreation. The clubs offer 28 engaging, nationally tested and proven outcome-focused programs as well as 19 local programs, with three impact areas: Academic Success, Character and Citizenship, and Healthy Lifestyles. The Clubs are strategically placed in areas that have been identified as having a high need for intervention with youth. The Boys & Girls Clubs of Cleveland are dedicated to helping children build confidence and skills to become strong individuals who contribute to society, and the clubs believe the way to do that is by spending time with the kids. Ultimately, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Cleveland seeks to imbue children with a sense of competence, usefulness, belonging and empowerment. No child is beyond hope and every child deserves a chance. Jim Remy, PGA President PGA of America Bill Townsend General Chair 70th Senior PGA Championship Contact: Marge Zellmer 1361 euclid Avenue Cleveland, oH 44115 T: (216) 566-5445 x231 mzellmer@youthopportunities.org Contact: Deborah osgood 4255 northfield road Highlands Hills, oH 44128 T: (216) 292-9700 f: (216) 292-9721 Deborah.osgood@achievementctrs.org Contact: Deborah Toothaker 239 Harmon road Aurora, oH 44202 T: (216) 883-2106 fourteeths@yahoo.com 1 CoMMuniTy relATions ProGrAM www. PGAfounDATion.orG 2 Christ Child society of Cleveland The Christ Child Society of Cleveland is one of 40 Chapters of the National Christ Child Society, a volunteer service organization founded in 1887 by Mary Virginia Merrick. The Cleveland Chapter was organized in 1916, and its mission is to “foster a personal love of Christ expressing itself in service for needy children regardless of race, color, or creed.” Its 476 volunteer members reach out to teach, motivate, clothe and care for children in the Cleveland community through the initiative of “Challenging Poverty: One Child at a Time.” The Layette Program, the cornerstone project of the Christ Child Society, provides clothing and essential items to newborns. Volunteers sew blankets and quilts, which are included in each layette. Other Society programs supply children with new cribs, beds, winter jackets, clothing, and school uniforms. The Christ Child Society of Cleveland also sponsors a female youth mentoring program and funds and staffs three school libraries. More than 7,000 babies and children were assisted by the organization during its past fiscal year. Cleveland foodbank Founded in 1979, the Cleveland Foodbank’s mission to alleviate hunger by providing food and support to community organizations that feed the hungry. To fulfill its mission, the Foodbank solicits donations of both fresh and nonperishable foods, sorts and repackages these foods or prepares them as complete meals, and then distributes them to local hot meal programs, shelters, food pantries, and other nonprofit programs in six counties. In 2008, the Foodbank provided 21.6 million pounds of food – enough food for more than 15 million meals – to 450 local hunger programs. Creative programming allows the Foodbank to target underserved populations and ensure that the food they distribute is going where it is needed most. In 2006, the Foodbank’s innovation in programming and commitment to their member agencies earned them the Member of the Year Award from Feeding America, the national association of food banks, the most prestigious honor it bestows on one of its affiliate food banks annually. Funds raised from the 70th Senior PGA Championship will support the organization’s BackPacks for Kids program, which provides backpacks of food to low-income children for their use over the weekend, when they do not have access to free or reduced-price lunches at school. new Avenues to independence In 1952, New Avenues to Independence, Inc. was founded and then incorporated in 1956 as the Parents’ Volunteer Association for Retarded Children to provide a variety of experiences for children with developmental disabilities who lived in institutions. Today, our mission is “to provide opportunities for people with disabilities and special needs to become more independent and productive members of society by offering the highest quality support services and developing innovative and inclusive programs.” We achieve our mission by offering habilitative, therapeutic (music, language, art, occupational and physical), medical, nursing, recreational, vocational and residential services. Our 500 adults and children, served annually, include individuals with disabilities and chronic health conditions such as autism, brain injury, cerebral palsy, and mental illness. Golf—noGA & The Cleveland Clinic The Northern Ohio Golf Association (NOGA) Charities and Foundation was created in 1941 as the direct support organization for NOGA. The NOGA Foundation objective is to improve the lives and opportunities of individuals with physical disabilities and institute programs that are beneficial to our members and the game of golf. The flagship program of NOGA Charities and Foundation is the Return to Golf Program. The Cleveland Clinic, in partnership with NOGA Charities and Foundation, offers a highly successful rehabilitation program for golfers with disabilities. The goal of the Return to Golf program is to restore physically challenged golfers to the greatest degree of independence possible by combining golf and rehabilitation-based fitness/ conditioning. nationwide levy Cares Levy Restaurants, the leader in sports and entertainment dining concessions and food and beverage partner of The PGA of America, is proud to support the Senior PGA Championship Community Relations Program through its Levy Cares Initiative. Nationwide Levy Cares, the charitable arm of Levy Restaurants, supports it neighbors through causes and organizations dedicated to children, those infected and affected by HIV/AIDS and the hungry and homeless by providing food, hospitality services, volunteer time and financial contributions. This year Levy Restaurants has made a commitment to support the local community through its Concession for Charity Program. The Elyria Catholic High School and Mt. Haven Baptist Church will provide concession volunteers each day. In return, this charity will receive 10 percent of the gross sales from the concession stands. Additionally, the Cleveland Foodbank will receive donations of all non-perishable food and products to help benefit the hunger programs within the Cleveland metropolitan area. ohio Girls Golf foundation In existence since 1993, the Ohio Girls Golf Foundation’s mission is to promote the game of golf from introduction to competition to young ladies in the state of Ohio. We welcome young ladies ages 8 to 18 at our introductory clinic series every Saturday in the month of April at six different sites across the state. We entertain 100 girls at our OGGF Open, a competitive event for teams and individuals at the high school level. Additionally, the OGGF has three other programs including a scholarship program for five selected graduating seniors, an ongoing instructional program to facilitate lessons with PGA Professionals, and a financial assistance program for those young ladies who need help with national tournament expenses. Visit our Web site at www.oggf.org for more information. Contact: Jean Canestraro 6753 state road Parma, oH 44134 T: (440) 843-1632 christchildcleveland@yahoo.com Contact: Kristin warwcha 15500 e. waterloo Cleveland, oH 44110 T: (216) 738-2265 kwarzocha@clevelandfoodbank.org Contact: Heidi lamb Development Director 17608 euclid Avenue Cleveland, oH 44112 T: (216) 481-1909 x221 hlamb@newavenues.net Contact: Bob wharton noGA Charities & foundation one Golfview lane north olmsted, oH 44070 T: (440) 686-1070 bob@noga.org Contact: Patti Green 401 e. Jefferson street Phoenix, AZ 85004  T: (602) 462-3012 pgreen@levyrestaurants.com www.levyrestaurants.com Contact: Judd stephenson 32300 Detroit road Avon, oH 44011 T: (440) 871-4638 juddpgapro@mac.com 3 CoMMuniTy relATions ProGrAM www. PGAfounDATion.orG 4 The first Tee of Cleveland The First Tee of Cleveland was organized in 1999 with approximately 100 participants. Children learn life-enhancing values that enable strong character development using golf as the context for instruction. Children completing the The First Tee Life Skills Experience are equipped to have productive lives on and off the golf course and to feel and act like winners in the myriad of circumstances that life presents. The chapter now serves more than 3,500 children from the greater Cleveland area. In 2006, the Leonard Krieger Golf Course was built and became the home of The First Tee of Cleveland. Participants of The First Tee of Cleveland Chapter have had much success attaining recognition by The First Tee’s home office. In 2008, five of The First Tee of Cleveland participants were recognized for academic accomplishments, leadership skills, and exemplification of perseverance. The First Tee of Cleveland continues to strive to impact the children and young adults of the greater Cleveland area so that they exemplify excellence of character on and off the golf course. youth Challenge For more than 33 years Youth Challenge, a privately funded 501(c)3 organization, has been bringing together children with physical disabilities and youth volunteers who enrich each other’s lives through oneon-one participation in adapted sports and recreational activities. Participants range from 4-18 years of age, and volunteers are ages 12 and up and are trained seasonally to work with children with physical disabilities. Youth Challenge serves more than six counties, more than 100 children with physical disabilities and over 350 teen volunteers. There are no fees charged for our programs, and transportation is available to participants through our six lift-equipped vans. We have recently completed a threeyear, $2 million capital campaign, during which we purchased and renovated a 16,000-square-foot facility in Westlake into a gymnasium and hub for our vans and offices. The first Tee of Mahoning valley The First Tee of Mahoning Valley is a youth development program that teaches life skills through the game of golf. Started in 2005 and affiliated with Creekside Golf Dome, our organization has touched the lives of youth in the area that would have never had a chance otherwise. We have developed relationships with five local schools in the area: The Ebony Ladies and Youth Golf Foundation, Neighborhood Ministries, Youngstown Park & Recreaction United Community Justice Center, Trumbull County Job and Family Services, and The Trumbull Juvinille Justice Center. With outdoor and indoor driving ranges we have the capabilities of programming year round. We also developed relationships with many of the local golf courses in the area. Many of our local PGA Professionals also help out with our teaching. We are having our 3rd annual First Tee Ohio Open at historic Clearview Golf Club in East Canton, hosted by Dr. Renee Powell (PGA). We have also had individuals compete in The First Tee Wal-Mart Open on the Champions Tour at Pebble Beach Golf Links. Diabetes Association of Greater Cleveland Our mission is to improve the lives of people affected by diabetes by leading the Northeast Ohio Community in its prevention, management and cure. Diabetes Association of Greater Cleveland (DAGC) is entering its 55th year as the only local and independent nonprofit organization dedicated to serving the one in 11 people in Northeast Ohio affected by type 1 or type 2 diabetes. One hundred percent of all monies raised remain right here in NE Ohio to fight the diabetes epidemic by raising awareness and funds to support diabetes prevention programs, free risk assessments, diabetes education, local medical research and Camp Ho Mita Koda for children with diabetes (located in Newbury, OH for 80 years). Please call 216.591.0800 to schedule an appointment for a free risk assessment with one of our four diabetes educators on staff. Cops & Kids Organized in 1982, Cops & Kids Inc. is a volunteer police officers program designed to enhance the lives of needy children in the City of Cleveland. Our program supports education, participation in sporting events, donations of food, clothing and many other acts of kindness that ease the pain of poverty in the City of Cleveland. We established and initiated the Eddie Eagle Gun Safety Program in 1993, which is currently being taught in our schools by Cleveland Police Officers. We also organize Safety Fairs in neighborhoods and generate photo/fingerprint identification cards for children. Akron General edwin shaw rehab Challenge Golf The Challenge Golf Program began in 1989 as an extension of the rehabilitation services provided by Edwin Shaw Rehab. The program provides golf instruction to individuals recovering from strokes, amputations, spinal cord injuries, neuromuscular disorders and other debilitating conditions. The program offers the first handicapped-accessible golf training facility built for people with disabilities, in 1991. We have a three-hole par-3 course with three sets of tees to allow nine holes to be played. Specialized training combining the talents of therapists and PGA Professionals has enabled thousands of people to enjoy the physical, social, mental and emotional benefits of the game of golf. Contact: Krista Purves 3841 washington Park newburgh Heights, oH 44105 T: (216) 641-7799 kpurves@thefirstteecleveland.org Contact: Melissa Thurstone 800 sharon Drive westlake, oH 44145 T: (440) 892-1001 mthurstone@youthchallengesports.com Contact: Jim st. George 1300 north state street Girard, oH 44512 T: (330) 545-5000 purdue0920@zoominternet.net Contact: lori izeman 3601 s. Green road suite 100 Beachwood, oH 44122 T: (216) 591-0800 x18 lizeman@dagc.org Contact: Captain Joseph sadie 2001 Payne Avenue Cleveland oH 44114 T: (216) 287-5007 beabie33@aol.com Contact: ronald Tristano 1621 flickinger road Akron, oH 44312 T: (330) 784-5400 challengegolf@juno.com 5 CoMMuniTy relATions ProGrAM www. PGAfounDATion.orG 6 orrville Area Boys & Girls Club The City of Orrville is a small diverse industrial and business community with a huge heart for the kids in the community. Since opening in 1973 the Orrville Area Boys & Girls Club has provided a safe place for the kids of Wayne County to come while their parents are not home. With more than 800 members from all of Wayne County, the Club has been recognized as one of the best rural clubs in the country. With programs ranging from ceramics to technology to sports leagues, the Orrville Area Boys & Girls Club is the premier destination for kids of Wayne County. Each year the OABGC has five major fundraisers that help to provide programming for the children of Wayne County. This year with the generous donation from the Senior PGA Championship we hope to raise more money then ever. The first Tee of Akron The First Tee of Akron is a youth development organization whose mission is to impact the lives of young people by providing learning facilities and educational programs that promote character development and life-enhancing values through the game of golf. Our program is based on Nine Core Values: Honesty, Integrity, Courtesy, Sportsmanship, Perseverance, Judgment, Responsibility, Confidence, and Respect. ronald McDonald House of Cleveland The mission of Ronald McDonald House (RMH) of Cleveland, Inc. is to support families whose children are receiving treatment at area medical centers by providing a home-like environment and essential resources and services. Since 1979 more than 30,000 families have found a home away from home inside the walls of RMH. In addition to the 37-room house, RMH also operates family room programs and tools for today and tomorrow. Hundreds of volunteers help RMH in numerous ways. Services include staffing the front desk, maintaining the 2.5 acres of gardens, granting wishes and preparing meals. In 2009, RMH will celebrate its 30th anniversary. For more information on this and other ways to support RMH, visit www.clevelandrmh.org united way of Greater Cleveland The United Way of Greater Cleveland is a leader in addressing health and human service needs through convening partnerships, funding programs, and generating resources to support our community’s priorities. In 2008, United Way of Greater Cleveland restructured health and human services. This new strategy is helping children stay in school, elevating the working poor out of poverty through job skills training, and offering individuals and families a path out of homelessness, hunger and financial distress. As a result of a new investment strategy in fiscal year 2009, United Way of Greater Cleveland will fund more than 200 health and human service programs provided by 126 agencies. This move will distribute $2.8 million to programs to help the working poor in Cuyahoga County distributed as follows: $1 million to provide housing-related services, including help for people facing foreclosure; $348,000 for people in financial distress; more than $200,000 for people who need food; and the remainder to serve people who were formerly incarcerated. Five additional investment areas have also been established: children and families; community health; behavioral health; aging and special needs; and capacity building. Clearview legacy foundation for education Preservation research Clearview Legacy Foundation is located at the legendary Clearview Golf Club, East Canton, Ohio. The Legacy Foundation was created to promote education, preservation and research. For the 70th Senior PGA Championship two charities were selected: 1. Pathway “Caring for Kids”, celebrating 35 years, provides foster care for neglected, abused and abandoned children in three counties. It also provides support to adoptive parents and counseling. Pathway children participate in various programs with the goal of helping them develop personal skills. Clearview Legacy Foundation has created a golf program just for the children in Pathway so that they will feel a certain comfort level among their peers. The lives of thousands of children who did not have proper care and support of a loving family were changed for the better by the people of Pathway who stepped in to provide that care, support and love. 2. Canton City Schools golf program is a new program created by the Superintendent of schools and the Clearview Legacy Foundation. The goal is to expand this program from the current two high schools to all the middle and elementary schools within Canton. Junior Achievement of Greater Cleveland Junior Achievement’s Cleveland office opened in 1941. We provide 20 separate sequential in-school and after-school programs to children in kindergarten through grade 12 in more than 280 schools throughout Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake and Lorain counties, with special attention to disadvantaged children in urban and rural districts. Junior Achievement’s (JA) mission is to inspire and prepare young people for success in a global economy by showing them that the benefits of hard work can encourage self-reliance and independence. During the 2008-2009 school year we will reach 45,000 students. Greater Cleveland is recognized by JA Worldwide as a Summit Award City, which is a designation earned by affiliates with outstanding performance in program implementation, volunteer management, fundraising and fiscal management. Our leadership was recognized this year with awards of distinction for outstanding leadership and demonstration of JA principles. Contact: Kevin Platz 820 n. ella street orrville, oH 44667 T: (330) 683-4888 kplatz@oabgc.org Contact: steve Parker 2000 s. Hawkins Avenue Akron, oH 44314 T: (330) 375-2638 sparker@thefirstteeakron.org Contact: samantha stroud 10415 euclid Avenue Cleveland, oH 44106 T: (216) 229-5757 sstroud@clevelandrmh.org Contact: Jenna snyder 1331 euclid Avenue Cleveland, oH 44115 T: (216) 436-2120/(216) 436-2232 jsnyder@uws.org Contact: renee Powell 8410 lincoln street east Canton, oH 44730 T: (330) 488-0404 cv46@aol.com Contact: wendy H. Kinsey 1422 euclid Avenue, suite 525 Cleveland, oH 44115 T: (216) 861-8080 wkinsey@jacleveland.org 7 CoMMuniTy relATions ProGrAM www. PGAfounDATion.orG 8 schedule of Activities for the Charities Activity Charity reception youth Clinic Community Days DAte April 28 May 18 May 19-20 LocAtion Canterbury Golf Club Beachwood, ohio The first Tee of Cleveland Cleveland, ohio PGA Hospitality Canterbury Golf Club Beachwood, ohio Canterbury Golf Club Beachwood, ohio Championship rounds May 21-24 sponsors orgAnizAtions sponsorship PepsiCo food service levy foods PGA foundation northern ohio PGA section The first Tee of Cleveland Canterbury Golf Club Products for the youth Clinic Donation to Charity for volunteer services Donation from Pro-Am Management of youth Clinic and Play Golf America Day Host facility for the youth Clinic Host facility for the Charity reception Community relations Committee Jay Park, executive vice Chairman, Canterbury Golf Club David Cannon, vice Chairman, Canterbury Golf Club Carl Behrens, Committee Chairman wendy Kinsey, President, Junior Achievement Patricia nobili, executive Director, Achievement Centers for Children K. Michael Benz, President & Ceo, united way of Greater Cleveland Anne Campbell Goodman, executive Director, Cleveland foodbank Brett sterba, Championship Director, 70th senior PGA Championship Catherine Abel, Championship Manager, 70th senior PGA Championship Kirk Douglas, PGA of America staff earnie ellison Jr., PGA of America staff enHAnCinG lives THrouGH Golf 9