Thank you to those that attended are 15th Anniversary Open House on August 17th. We had a great turn out to celebrate 15 years as well as share our new facilities with the community. Pictures of courtesy of Harvey Walker.
(Canton, OH) (December 1, 2016) – Beyond the Game, The First Tee of Canton’s campaign to enhance facilities and programming for area youth, has received the support of four of Stark County’s largest foundations. The Timken Foundation of Canton, The George H. Deuble Foundation, The Hoover Foundation, and Stark Community Foundation have all agreed to get behind the project.
“Having the support of these elite foundations will allow us to take giant steps toward making our vision a reality,” said Angela Palomba, Executive Director of The First Tee of Canton. “The Beyond the Game Campaign is about offering year-round and after-school programs that will impact more Stark County young people than ever before, making significant differences in their lives.”
The foundation support, along with gifts from several other donors, will enable The First Tee of Canton to virtually complete the first phase of the project, which includes the creation of a larger indoor golf education space with golf simulators, allowing for year-round golf education onsite. In addition, an expansion to the Deuble Learning Center will include a kitchen, classroom, and multipurpose room to support more educational programming in this collaborative learning space. Finally, a new maintenance building will be constructed to house equipment and supplies. The result of these improvements: Stark County youths will be able to take advantage of more educational opportunities year-round.
Phase two of the project involves improvements to the outdoor spaces, including increased parking and a redesigned golf course with additional holes, as well as building the endowment fund for long-term sustainability.
Celebrating its 15th year in 2017, The First Tee of Canton is a youth development facility and learning center that provides young people in Stark County an opportunity to learn life enhancing values, character development and healthy habits through the game of golf. In 2016, The First Tee of Canton impacted over 8,500 kids in the local community.
On November 3rd, we recognized participants and volunteers. Participants that certified to the next level as well as male and female golfer of the year and Core Value Participant of the year awards were given. Two volunteers were also recognized for their service to The First Tee of Canton.
Congratulations to all of the winners!
Certified to Par – Jada Ames, Annina Betro, William Bopp, Camden Brooks, Lauren Brown, Ethan Bush, Annabel Carman, Emma Dang, Sarah Dang, Emily Davala, Graham Deibel, Lilly Deibel, Maxwell Hayes, Ava Kemp, Delaney Kruger, Elizabeth Lucas, Gabby Lucas, Aiden Martin, Braden Marx, Anthony Montini, Lincoln Nyholm, Nathan Osborne, Spencer Osborne, Kylie Porter, Katelyn Potashnik, Sophia Radosevic, Alexis Ralston, Carter Russell, Abigail Ryan, Sam Seidelson, Caden Severson, Jack Shoemaker, Amelia Smith, Elliott Smith, Micah Smith, Riley Smith, Anthony Snell, Aleah Stauffer, Jacob Sutherland, Tealee Taylor, Ava Wadley, David Wadley, Tom Warner, Grace Wenzel
Certified to Birdie – Alexis Ames, Katie Bice, Samuel Boyles, Brayden Brooks, Kevin Davis, Grace Dickey, Madison Gruberm Sarah Hiestand, Maddox Kruger, Finnegan Lynch, Grace May, Zaven Myers, Abrielle Nikolaidis, Anastasia Nikolaidis, Mikayla Nikolaidis, Sophia Rosa, Erin Strouse, Campbell Young
Certified to Eagle – Sierra Townsend
2016 Female Player of the Year – Sophia Rosa
2016 Male Player of the Year – Conner Ritter
Core Value Participant of the Year – Avery Villard
Volunteer of the Year – Jim Motley
The First Tee Coach Lifetime Member – Guy Bertram
