2023 PGA REACH Nebraska Annual Report

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Yo u t h

M i l i t a r y

In c l u s i o n

F oundat i onof f i ce rs

TonyPesavent o,PGA -Pr esi dent Nat hanKal i n,PGA -Vi cePr esi dent Gi lRussel l ,PGA -Secr et ar y&Tr easur er

boardofdi re ct ors DawnNeuj ahr ,PGA Mi keSchuchar t ,PGA Phi lPal mer ,PGA Davi dHonnens,PGA AlPet er sonI I I ,PGA ThomasKel l ey

Mi keMacki nt osh JoeLempka Chr i sOber Bet hanyCl ar k Ant honyDr i scol l ,PGA

ambas s adors Geoff Thomas Ji m Bar ger Gr egNeuj ahr ,PGA Mar i onBendon Mat tShaner ,PGA Sar ahSas seKi l dow

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Davi dHonnens,PGA -Execut i veDi r ect or Set hScol l ar d,PGA -Managi ngDi r ect or Kur tKar cher ,PGA -Di r ect orofNJG ReneeTyson-Oper at i onsManager BobDanenhauer-Devel opment alOfficer Br et tRenner-Di gi t alMedi aDi r ect or Ni cLat cham,PGA -PGA REACH Coor di nat or Mar gi eSmi t h-Communi t yRel at i ons

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NEBRASKA SECTI ON PGA

VALENTI NE,NE

SCOTTSBLUFF,NE BAYARD,NE

CLARKSON,NE

ALBI ON,NE

FREMONT,NE SCHUYLER,NE OMAHA,NE BELLEVUE,NE

GRAND I SLAND,NE LEXI NGTON,NE LI NCOLN,NE KEARNEY,NE EXETERMI LLI GAN &FRI END

37, 000+Peopl eSer ved I ndi vi dual si nt hecommuni t y i mpact edi n2023

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Yo u t h

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M i l i t a r y

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In c l u s i o n

Yo u t h PGA JR.LEAGUESCHOLARSHI PFUND ThePGA Jr .LeagueSchol ar shi p Fund exi s t st opr ovi dechi l dr enever ywher ewi t h t heoppor t uni t yt ol ear n,pl ayandl ovet hegameofgol f .Toget her ,wecanr emove bar r i er sand opendoor sf orf ami l i est o cr eat el i f el ong memor i est hr oughexper i encest hatt r anscendgol f .Thankyout oPGA REACH f ort heschol ar shi psuppor t !

PGA JR.LEAGUEBYTHENUMBERSI N NEBRASKA

1 , 81 9 470 46k 49

PGA JR.LEAGUE REGI STRANTS COMPETED I N 2023

JUNI ORS $46, 000WAI VED RECEI VED I N GAMECHANGER SCHOLARSHI PS FEES

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Yo u t h

Gol f-N-S chool s GOLFNSCHOOLSOVERVI EW

TheGol f NSchool spr ogr am usesSt ar t i ngNew AtGol f( SNAG)equi pmentt oi nt r oduce gol ft os t udent s.W i t h PGA Pr of es si onal st r ai ni ng PE t eacher s,and our Foundat i onpr ovi di ngt heequi pment ,wecanmakegol fakeycomponentofourel ement ar yandmi ddl eschoolcur r i cul um.

GOLFNSCHOOLSBYTHENUMBERSI N 2023

NEW DI STRI CT I N 2023!

20 1 67 37K+

SCHOOL DI STRI CTS

PARTI CI PATI NG SCHOOLS

MORETHAN 37, 000STUDENTS

Paul Swi r zi nski ,PGA ASSI STANTPGA PROFESSI ONAL GOLFNSCHOOLSI NSTRUCTOR ELMWOOD PARKGOLFCOURSE

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HI GHLI GHTVI DEO

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HI GHLI GHTVI DEO FROM TOPGOLFDAYS

GRANT S&S CHOL ARS HI PS Thankst ot heover whel mi ng suppor tovert heyear sand PGA REACH Nebr aska’ s f undr ai si ngsucces s,t heFoundat i onwasabl et opr ovi deandawar dover$1 7, 000 wor t h ofgr ant st o or gani zat i onst hatshar e asi mi l armi s si on and vi si on t o PGA REACH Nebr aska’ smi s si onofposi t i vel yi mpact i ngl i vest hr ought hegameofgol f .

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JI M AGERGCGRANT

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HI GHLI GHTVI DEO FROM DEMO DAY

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