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Dubuque GIVE Golf Tournament
When: June 9th, 2013 Where: Bunker Hill Golf Course Time: 1:00 P.M. Shotgun Start. All players must be present by 12:00 P.M. If you would like to participate, please contact Roger Slattery at 563-580-8452 or Bruce Rothenberger at 563-564-8942. Deadline is June 2nd, 2013 Questions, please email Roger Slattery at Rogers928@mchsi.com. … [Read More...]
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Ryan Lord and GIVE Foundation Featured on HLN
This segment was aired on HLN’s Robin Meade “Salute The Troops” franchise. Ryan Lord, a retired Marine who was injured in Iraq with a brain injury, credits golf and the Iowa PGA Section “GIVE” program to saving his life. As you will see on the segment, Ryan was surprised with a trip to the Ryder Cup this week for himself and his fiance. Ryan will be meeting with Captain Davis Love III on Thursday and HLN will air a live segment on Friday a.m. which will show footage from his meeting with Captain Love Davis III. On top of this, Ryan is an aspiring PGA Professional who will be entering the apprentice program after the Ryder Cup as he wishes to teach golf to other veterans who have suffered injuries. He is currently employed at Riverside Casino and Golf Resort in Riverside, Iowa.
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Iowa’s Pioneer GIVE Program Featured On CBS Special, “Get Golf Ready,” Sunday, April 29
Written By: Bob Denney, PGA of America PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. – The GIVE (Golf for Injured Veterans Everywhere) program, founded in Iowa in 2007, and today a model initiative that supports our country’s veterans, will be featured by CBS Sports in an hour-long special, “Get Golf Ready,” Sunday, April 29, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. CT. As a preview to Welcome to Golf Month in May, … [Read More...]
GIVE Foundation Receives Commander’s Award for Public Service
RIVERSIDE, Iowa –On Tuesday, April 27th members of the G.I.V.E. Foundation received the Commander’s Award for Public Service from General Orr of the Iowa National Guard. The Commander’s Award for Public Service is the fourth highest honor the United State Department of the Army can bestow upon a civilian. Kirt Sickels, Director of National Special Events for the VA, Jim Dickerson, … [Read More...]
GIVE – Golf for Injured Veterans Everywhere More than a charitable brand, it is Iowa’s Success Model for the Country
By Bob Denney Since the end of World War I, the “war to end all wars,” Americans have evolved in the manner by which they pay tribute to those men and women who served and paid the ultimate sacrifice. Ninety years ago today, when “Armistice Day” was first set aside as a solemn day of remembrance, speeches and parades and ceremonies marked the time. There is a group of Eastern … [Read More...]
GIVE Scramble at Blue Top Ridge on October 11th
Contact: Troy Christensen September 2, 2009 Iowa PGA Section 319-648-0026 tchristensen@pgahq.com NATIONALLY-RECOGNIZED GOLF FOR INJURED VETERANS EVERYWHERE PROGRAM TO HOST FIRST GIVE SCRAMBLE AT BLUE TOP RIDGE, OCT. 11 RIVERSIDE, Iowa – The GIVE Foundation, which achieved national recognition for its teamwork in bringing together injured veterans, their families and PGA … [Read More...]
Champions Tour Professional, Iowa Native Lonnie Nielsen To Lead Birdies For Heroes Challenge In Support Of The GIVE Foundation
RIVERSIDE, Iowa – Lonnie Nielsen, whose golf career is marked with success from the club professional ranks to the highest echelon in the game, has become the first tour professional to serve as a lead contributor to the GIVE (Golf For Injured Veterans Everywhere) Foundation. Nielsen, 55, a native of Belle Plaine, Iowa, and a 1976 graduate of the University of Iowa, will spend the 2009 … [Read More...]