On Tuesday, 7/18, the Pinnacle Bank Championship and Indian Creek Golf Club will be hosting a Youth Day, open to the public. For those interested in learning more, please click “Read More” to view/download the Youth Day Info Sheet.
Alexandra Stone, weekend anchor at KETV, stopped by our programming site at Westwood Heights GC on 7/12. Several youth participants had the unique experience of being interviewed on camera. To see the entire story, click “Read More” to find the link to the story “KETV Visits The First Tee of Omaha at Westwood Heights GC.”
Parents with youth participating in our summer programs, please note that we will have an OFF day on Monday, 7/3 and Tuesday, 7/4 for ALL summer programming sessions! We encourage families to take time over the extended July 4 weekend to get out on the course and make it a FAMILY GOLF DAY! If travelling out of town, we encourage you to consider taking the kids golfing wherever you are. All programming sessions will resume on Wednesday, 7/5! Thank you!
Scott Voorhees, host of “Community Matters” on KFAB radio and morning host on 1110 AM talk radio here in Omaha, recently interviewed Joel Kock Executive Director at The First Tee. To listen in on their conversation that aired on the radio on 6/4/17, please click “Read More” and follow the link to The First Tee of Omaha on Community Matters.
The First Tee of Omaha will be needing volunteers to serve as driving range attendants at the Webcom Tour Pinnacle Bank Championship July 20-23. For now, we are asking volunteers to fill 100% of the driving range attendant slots first as we need to get those covered ASAP. Standard bearer slots will be saved for our summer program participants 12 years and above – a parent must sign-up to accompany their child in this important “inside the ropes” role carrying the scoring signage. Interested in signing up as First Tee volunteer? Please click “Read More” and follow the link: Volunteer with The First Tee for the Pinnacle Bank Championship. Ryan Guthridge, our Program Director, will be coordinating First Tee volunteer support for this year’s PinnacleBankChampionship so please direct any questions to Ryan. Please note that this volunteer opportunity requires that you pay a $50 fee to receive the volunteer polo that the tournament planning team requires and the free tickets to the event. Per information received from the PBC tournament director, the $50 volunteer package includes the following:
~ One Adidas Polo
~ Choice of hat or visor
~ Free admission for the week when not volunteering
~ Five grounds tickets for family or friends
~ Merchandise discount of 25% off
~ Volunteer parking pass
~ Invite to volunteer appreciation party
~ Opportunity to purchase Adidas shorts or skort at discounted rate
When the volunteer gets their package, they get their tickets as well. They can use these tickets anytime Thursday-Sunday during the event.
The First Tee of Omaha’s Westwood Heights GC TEAM golfers kicked off the summer season in full swing by participating in the event held at Platteview CC in Bellevue, NE. This group refers to themselves as the “squirrels” as each team is encouraged to have a creative team name. TEAM GOLF is run by the Nebraska Junior Golf Tour as a fun, social and less stressful approach to tournament golf providing juniors with knowledge and skills that encourage long term youth development and a lifetime of golf enjoyment.
Did you know that The First Tee of Omaha was featured on The Morning Blend on Monday, 5/30? Board member, Steve Hogan II and Executive Director, Joel Kock were interviewed live. Check it out by clicking on “Read More” to find the link: The First Tee of Omaha appears on The Morning Blend.
To all who made donations to our cause during Omaha Gives, we simply wanted to say thank you! Thanks to the annual support received from our donors each year, we are able to continue offering financial assistance to youth in need, allowing them access to our summer program. We have extended this support for 27 years in row and could not do it without our generous donors!
Omaha Gives is an area wide philanthropic event encouraging individuals and businesses to show their support of the many non-profits carrying out important work in our communities. In 2017, the Omaha Gives on-line giving portal will be open already on May 1. The event concludes on May 24. To make a donation to The First Tee of Omaha, click here. All donations made during Omaha Gives through the on-line giving portal will be acknowledged by the Omaha Community Foundation, the host of Omaha Gives.
The Drive, Chip & Putt Championship recently announced the 2018 qualifying schedule. The local qualifier for Omaha golfers will be held on June 10 at Eagle Hills in Papillion, NE. Registration for the local qualifier closes on June 5. For more information, click here.
The Executive Women’s Golf Association (EWGA) – Nebraska Chapter held its 2017 Spring Kick-Off event at Tiburon GC on 4/6. During the evening program, EWGA presented a check to The First Tee of Omaha that will support Golf and Life Skills programming here in Omaha and efforts to advance female youth golf initiatives. One of these initiatives is TEAM Golf. Two youth participants from the The First Tee’s Westwood Heights GC TEAM are pictured here with representatives from the EWGA, President of the EWGA Omaha Chapter, Ms. Del Murray and Executive Director of The First Tee of Omaha, Joel Kock. Thank you EWGA for your support!
