MILITARY PILLAR UPDATE

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PGA REACH WNY to be one of few Foundations Nationwide to Name a 2nd PGA HOPE Ambassador

PGA HOPE National Golf & Wellness Week (NG&WW) is a unique opportunity for Veterans who possess the motivation to excel in their personal rehabilitation journey and represent their local PGA HOPE community on a national level. Scott will travel to Washington, D.C with 19 other PGA HOPE graduates who have been nominated by PGA Professionals from their home PGA HOPE programs and will receive a tool kit of new skills focused on advanced golf instruction and impactful wellness training. This curriculum is an extension to what Scott has learned throughout the years at the WNYPGA HOPE programs.

Key responsibilities for the new PGA HOPE Ambassadors include:

• Attend PGA HOPE programming, graduations and PGA HOPE fundraising events.

• Actively discuss and advocate for the PGA HOPE program; recruit Veterans in their home community; educate interested individuals about PGA HOPE.

• Commit to a personal health and wellness regimen.

• Commit to positively represent the PGA HOPE program and empower other Veterans to embrace healthier, more positive choices.

PGA HOPE (Helping Our Patriots Everywhere) is the flagship military program of PGA REACH, the charitable foundation of the PGA of America. PGA HOPE introduces golf to Veterans with disabilities to enhance their physical, mental, social and emotional well-being. The program introduces the game of golf through a developmental 6-8 week curriculum, taught by PGA Professionals trained in adaptive golf and military cultural competency. All programs are funded by PGA REACH and supplemented by PGA Section Foundations, so the cost of programming is free to all Veterans.

PGA HOPE has a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), which enables Recreational Therapists to refer Veterans to the PGA HOPE program as a form of therapy. Through a robust program strategy, PGA HOPE aspires to create a physically and emotionally healthier Veteran community by shaping lives, changing lives, and possibly saving lives through the game of golf.