2019 Wee One Sponsors
2019 Wee One
Platinum Sponsors - $2,000
FUNDRAISER
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The Johnson Family. From left: Gary, Hunter and Dawn.
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n adage that was popularized by the movie Forrest Gump has become a rallying cry for longtime GCSAA and MiGCSA member Gary Johnson and his family. We have a saying at our house, “S#it Happens,” Johnson told attendees at the May 20th Michigan Fundraiser for the Wee One Foundation at Franklin Hills Country Club as he donned a blue baseball cap emblazoned with those words. The slogan has helped the Johnson family cope with the tragedy that befell them in September 2017 when their youngest son, Hunter, had a muzzleloader accidentally discharge while deer hunting, striking him in the face and destroying his jaws, teeth, and part of his nose. Hunter has undergone 20 surgeries over the past 20 months to rebuild the damage to his jaws, nose and face. He has an additional surgery scheduled for this summer, along with the installation of dental implants to replace the teeth that were lost in the accident. Doctors will then assess future surgical needs. Because of the overwhelming medical bills, the Johnson family was nominated for assistance from the Wee One Foundation, a benevolence organization that assists families of golf course maintenance professionals who have significant medical bills due to accident or illness. “I want to thank everyone for their donations to this Foundation,” said Johnson, assistant superintendent at Red Run Golf Club in Royal Oak, MI. “It has helped out my family during a very difficult time.
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Michigan Golf Course Superintendents Association
Bronze Sponsors - $250 Advanced Turf Solutions EC Design Group Herman & Associates Michigan Turf Equipment Soil O2 Solutions Strategic Turf Systems Thielen Irrigation Winfield United
When something like this happens, you’re overwhelmed immediately. With the Wee One donation, our burden was eased.” Since its inception in 2004, the Wee One Foundation has gifted nearly $1.5 million to individuals in the turf industry who have faced financial hardship due to medical conditions. The fundraising initiative in Michigan has raised more than $300,000 and the majority of these funds have gone to families and individuals within the state.
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