Categories of Program Support
Wadsworth Golf Charities Foundation seeks to support
the most worthy efforts which utilize golf to:
- Benefit the public including disadvantaged and handicapped
persons.
Golf Programs and facility development that provide
a golf related use for the public and including disadvantaged
and handicapped persons.
- Help prevent man from perpetrating crime or injury upon others.
Organizations that not only recognized that crime and violence plague mankind, but
which also make positive efforts to prevent man form inflicting
death or injury upon others, especially through an effective
use of golf resources and facilities.
- Encourage youth participation in positive activities.
Organizations that develop and encourage youth participation
in positive activities that uphold the purposes of the
Foundation, because the youth of the country will ultimately
be able to provide a desirable, long-lasting and strong
influence on the future of others.
- Contribute to the development of skills and respectful
conduct in sports, appreciation of the arts and refinement
of manners, taste and thought.
Organizations and educational efforts that contribute
to the development of skills and respectful conduct in
recreational sports, an appreciation of the arts and refinement
of manners, taster and thought; all in a manner that broadens
recognition that culture in all forms encourages the expression
peace, pleasure and happiness.
Facility Development
Through grants and contributions, the Wadsworth Golf Charities Foundation makes golf and the
character-building attributes of the game more accessible by providing multi-purpose prairie style
areas that incorporate golf and open land in which to recreate.
Wadsworth Golf Charities Foundation offers an opportunity for a profound impact on a
community. The plan focuses on establishing joint partnerships with a community, hospital, park
district, school district or foundation to create recreation space for the betterment of individuals,
community and society.
Two of the Foundation's special partnerships in facility development are - - - -
The four hole golf course and practice area at Lockport Township High School -
Lockport Illinois.
"Working with the Wadsworth Golf Construction Company and
Wadsworth Foundation has provided the high school with an additional
sports facility, but more importantly, has enriched the community with a
multi purpose, prairie style golf and recreational area."
Steve Cardamone,
Director of the LTHS Foundation
The three hole golf course and driving range at Akron General Edwin Shaw
Rehab Hospital - Akron, Ohio.
The concept of the Challenge Golf Program originated with recreational
therapists at Akron General Edwin Shaw Rehab Hospital, who discovered that
golf offered numerous therapeutic benefits to persons recovering from strokes,
spinal cord injuries, brain injuries, amputations and neuromuscular disorders.
Since its inception, the program has expanded to include adults and children with
visual impairments, persons with developmental challenges and many others. It
is designed to assist individuals interested in learning the game of golf for the first
time or for experienced golfers in need of adaptive assistance.
From the Director: Golf has proven to be a wonderful way for people
with disabilites to refocus on their abilities and to redirect their thoughts
to positive aspects of life. Being able to play golf again has helped
individuals to re-establish their family life, increase their socialization
improve their self-esteem and increase their desire to live life to its
fullest.
Ron Tristano, Director
Challenge Golf Program
Click here for a chart of how funding has been implemented.
Click here to view 2006 Contibution History Chart.
Learn More
To find out more about how the game of golf and Wadsworth Golf Charities Foundation are changing
the world, Contact Us today.
Get Involved
Visit our How You Can Help page for a list of ways that you can share in the Foundations mission.
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