CHILDREN OF NATIONAL GUARDSMEN AND RESERVISTS ARE WELCOMED AT THE FIRST TEE OF NEW ORLEANS FOR A NO COST
The First Tee of New Orleans now offers golf instruction combined with character and life skills education to children of National Guardsmen and Reservists for FREE. Times of mobilization and extended deployments for National Guardsmen and Reservists can disrupt their lives and those of their children. During these challenging times, The First Tee and its 200 Chapters across the country are proud to partner with the Department of Defense and extend no cost golf and life skills instruction to the youth of our National Guardsmen and Reservists.
Children of National Guardsmen and Reservists are invtied to participate at The First Tee of New Orleans to learn valuable life and golf skills from trained coaches. There are five levels to The First Tee Life Skills Experience and youth of all skill levels, from beginner to advanced, are welcome to participate.
“We are honored to have the opportunity to introduce our positive youth development programs to children of those serving in our Armed Forces,” said Joe Louis Barrow, Jr., chief executive officer of The First Tee. “The First Tee Life Skills Experience teaches young people core values such as honesty and respect as well as important life skills such as managing emotions, goal setting, interpersonal communication and effective conflict resolution. The program goes far beyond teaching fundamental golf skills.”
The free program aims to positively impact children of Guardsmen and Reservists that reside in 200 civilian communities across America. “Parents, teachers and communities have embraced our mission after seeing firsthand how the core values associated with the program help young people succeed,” said Barrow. “We expect to have a similar level of meaningful impact on the children of service members. When you think about the sacrifices being made by the men and women serving in the defense of our country, supporting this group of young people and military families with these types of programs is tremendously important.”
For Active Military, Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Louisiana will be offering The First Tee Program on base in the fall of 2010. Please call the number below for more information on that program.
