A look at Illinois PGA Professionals and their community-based efforts away from the golf course
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ILLINOIS PGA FOUNDATION
General Information
GolfWorks
Illinois
The Illinois PGA Foundation’s GolfWorks
Illinois is a work-study program for Illinois
high school and college students that promotes learning
through hands-on experience in the golf industry.
Working together with local golf facilities and
area golf associations, GolfWorks Illinois participants
will benefit the students in many ways. For more
information on the GolfWorks Illinois
program,
GolfWorks
Illinois - "50 Holes of Golf – Half Marathon”
Join
the Illinois PGA, past Illinois Open Champions and
friends in golf to play a “50 Holes of Golf
– Half Marathon” at Hawthorn Woods Country
Club site of the 61st Illinois Open Championship.
Taking place on Tuesday, July 20th, proceeds will
benefit the charitable activities of the Illinois
PGA Foundation that include its youth-based scholarship
and grants program, the Illinois Golf Hall of Fame
and its new initiative GolfWorks Illinois, a workstudy
program for high school and college students that
promotes learning through the golf industry.
Age: 20 Hometown: Winnetka,
IL School: Indiana
University Year:
Junior Goals: Work
for a professional sports organization or
merchandising company after graduation.
Courtney Anderson is a first year GolfWorks
Illinois intern at Westmoreland Country
Club, in Wilmette, Illinois. Her main
responsibilities are working in the golf
shop, taking inventory, and accounting.
She enjoys her employment at Westmoreland
Country Club because prior to her internship
did not know very much about the game of
golf. She also thinks that it has
been very interesting to see the business
side of the game as well as how her previous
sport experiences can be tied into the golf
environment.
Outside of GolfWorks Illinois,
Courtney is taking summer classes
and is looking forward to going back to
school in the fall for her junior year where
she will continue studying Sports Marketing/Management.
Victor Easley
Age: 17 Hometown: Chicago,
IL School: Chicago
Military Academy Year:
Senior Goals: A
career in computer science
Victor
Easley is a first year GolfWorks Illinois
intern at Butler National Golf Club, in
Oak Brook, Illinois. His main responsibilities
are to assist in the day to day operations
around the golf club. He enjoys his
employment at Butler National because he
is given many duties on a daily basis and
takes pride in serving others. Through
the GolfWorks Illinois program
Victor is looking to further his knowledge
of golf by learning more about the game
itself, as well as the business side.
Outside of his employment, Victor enjoys
spending time with friends and participating
in a variety of after school programs.
Matt Gallop
Age: 17 Hometown: Chicago,
IL School: Latin
School of Chicago Year:
Going into Senior Goals:
To become a screenwriter
Matt Gallop
is a first year GolfWorks Illinois
intern at The First Tee of Chicago.
His main responsibilities are to assist
and instruct classes that teach life lessons,
core values, and golf skills to children
of all ages. Matt enjoys his employment
because he loves working with kids.
He has been doing it for four years, teaching
and coaching various sports. Through
the GolfWorks Illinois program,
Matt is looking to learn about the business
side of golf as well as to teach kids how
to play the game.
Outside of GolfWorks Illinois, Matt
is an avid golfer, and volleyball player.
He also enjoys playing basketball, football,
and soccer. Outside of sports Matt has
a passion for writing as he someday wants
to become a screenwriter.
Cameron Trail
Age: 23 Hometown: Boise, ID School: Sam Houston
State University Year:
2010 Graduate Goals: To
establish myself as a great figure in the
golf business and to be happy everyday with
what I am doing
Cameron Trail is in
his second year as an intern for the Illinois
Section PGA. His main responsibilities
are to assist the Director of Tournament
Operations in running over 50 tournaments
including but not limited to starting, scoring,
and course set-up. He enjoys his employment
with the Illinois Section PGA because he
likes working with an amazing staff everyday
and being able to provide a great service
to the PGA Professionals throughout the
state. Through the GolfWorks Illinois
program Cameron is looking to further understand
the business side of golf and to establish
a strong network of contacts within the
industry.
Outside of his duties at the Illinois Section
PGA, Cameron enjoys taking in as much culture
as possible through music, site seeing, and
traveling.
Announcements
2010 Scholarship Applications Online
Applications are now available for the Alice Meyer-Brown
Scholarship, The Illinois PGA - Don Pieper Scholarship
and Louis M. Brown Scholarship are now available
for download. Click
here to visit the 'Scholarships and Awards' page.
About
the Illinois PGA Foundation
The Illinois PGA Foundation is a 501 (c) 3 organization
and is the charitable arm of the Illinois Section
PGA, one of the forty-one geographical areas that
comprise the Professional Golfers Association of
America (PGA of America). Established in 1991 with
a vision of teaching the values and lessons of the
game to young people, Illinois PGA Professionals
serve as role models and mentors for youth in local
communities whose lives have often been far removed
from such lessons. Through Foundation programming
children are encouraged to strive for excellence
on and off the golf course through golf instruction,
mentoring activities, summer job placement and scholarship
opportunities.
Linking golf's promising future to its distinguished
past, the Illinois PGA Foundation also proudly administers
the Illinois Golf Hall of Fame. The Illinois Golf
Hall of Fame recognizes and honors the achievements
of the inspirational figures that have contributed
to the rich history of the game in the prairie state.
The Glen Club in Glenview, Illinois has served as
the home of the Hall of Fame exhibit since 2001.
Through these Foundation efforts the Illinois PGA
stands out as one of the most active and community-minded
PGA Sections in the country.
If you are looking for more information on the Illinois
PGA Foundation, please review the Foundation’s
profile on www.guidestar.org.
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How
to Help - Making a Donation to the Illinois PGA
Foundation
The Illinois PGA Foundation relies upon the
philanthropic support of those who share in our
commitment and vision. Each year individuals,
golf clubs, associations and corporations express
their interest in the purpose, people and programs
of the Foundation by making a donation.
The Foundation is proudly supported by 100% of
the Illinois PGA membership making the Illinois
Section one of the most community-minded PGA Sections
in the country.
To make your contribution by check (payable to
Illinois PGA Foundation) you may mail it to:
Illinois PGA Foundation
2901 W. Lake Avenue, Suite A
Glenview, Illinois 60025
To make an online contribution, please
choose from the options below:
Gifts
made to the 2010 Annual Fund are unrestricted
gifts that support many Foundation priorities
and operations.
Honor
Gifts are those made by a donor to honor a
living individual, and are considered Annual
Fund Gifts unless otherwise noted.
Memorial
Gifts are those made by a donor to honor a
deceased individual, and are considered Annual
Fund Gifts unless otherwise noted.
Privacy Statement: The Illinois PGA Foundation
does not sell, trade or rent donor names or personal
information. Please contact 847/729-5700 ext.
104 with any questions.
The Illinois PGA Foundation is a 2009 participating
partner of the Donors Forum, the premier resource
for networking, education and leadership on behalf
of philanthropy and nonprofits in Illinois.
Other
Ways to Give
Support Youth
Golf License Plates
This spring drivers will see a new license plate
on the road. The Support Youth Golf license plate
will be made available to drivers through the Illinois
Secretary of State Office. The plates are a great
way for golf enthusiasts to display their love for
the game while supporting a great cause. Proceeds
from the sale and renewal of the plates will benefit
the Illinois PGA Foundation.
For seventeen years the Illinois PGA Foundation
has provided programs and services to help introduce
the game’s life enhancing values to deserving
Illinois youth. The Foundation encourages and supports
PGA Professionals involvement with community youth
organizations as well as provide financial support
to partnering organizations that include the Illinois
Junior Golf Association, local chapters of The First
Tee and much, much more.
Sign up for your Support Youth Golf license plate
today! Online registration is available through
the Illinois Secretary of State’s Office
at www.cyberdriveillinois.com.
A PDF of the application form is also available
by clicking here.
A portion of your Illinois "Support Youth Golf"
license plate purchase may be tax deductible
as provided by Illinois as follows:
Provides for the issuance of Illinois Professional
Golfers Association Foundation Junior Golf license
plates. Provides that in addition to the appropriate
registration fees, an applicant for the special
plate shall be charged a fee of $40 at original
issuance and at renewal. Provides that $25 of
the additional original issuance fee and $38
of the renewal fee shall be deposited into the
Illinois Professional Golfers Association Foundation
Junior Golf Fund. Provides that $15 of the original
issuance fee and $2 of the renewal fee shall
be deposited into the Secretary of State Special
License Plate Fund. Provides that, subject to
appropriation by the General Assembly and approval
by the Secretary of State, the moneys in the
Illinois Professional Golfers Association Foundation
Junior Golf Fund shall be paid as grants to
the Illinois Professional Golfers Association
Foundation to help Association members expose
Illinois youngsters to the game of golf.
Please consult your tax advisor for additional
information.
Fundraising
Opportunities
Events
The Illinois PGA Foundation’s largest annual
fundraising activity is the Foundation Pro-Am. Now
in its 20th year, the Illinois PGA Foundation Pro-Am
has been hosted at renowned Chicago area private
golf facilities that include Butler National GC,
Shore acres, Medinah CC, Olympia Fields CC, Conway
Farms GC and Merit Club. Information on our 2010
tournament will be available shortly.
Scottsdale
Pro-Am
The Foundation also hosts a travel pro-am in Scottsdale,
Arizona. Taking place in the last week of February
the Scottsdale Pro-Am some of the finest private
golf facilities in the area including The Golf Club
Scottsdale. The Illinois PGA Foundation wishes to
thank our friends at Crown Golf, The Golf Club Scottsdale
and Mr. Bruce Lee for their generosity in making
this opportunity a successful reality.
MissionFish Helps Nonprofits Fundraise on
eBay
The eBay Giving Works program allows sellers to
give proceeds from their sales to a favorite nonprofit,
and helps nonprofits raise funds by selling on eBay
too. Nonprofits can also receive donations
from eBay users through the Donate Now feature,
which lets anyone with a PayPal account donate to
nonprofits right away - without buying or selling
anything. MissionFish,
a nonprofit based in Washington D.C., administers
the program on behalf of eBay.
Have something you want to sell- unwanted inventory,
used golf equipment, collectibles, etc? Try
eBay Giving Works today and increase your sales
by adding a benefiting charity to your listing such
as The First Tee of Chicago. A recent
study has quantified the value sellers get by
using eBay Giving Works: eBay items supporting charity
through eBay Giving Works had a 20% higher conversion
rate and 2% higher prices than identical items not
supporting charity.
Illinois PGA Tournament Player Donations
In 2009, over $6,000 was raised for the Illinois
PGA Foundation through the generosity of the Illinois
PGA tournament players, host facilities and sponsors.
Illinois PGA golf professionals and amateur participants
can choose to make a charitable contribution to
the Illinois PGA Foundation when registering for
an Illinois Section PGA sanctioned tournament. Host
professionals and facilities also create opportunities
to support the Foundation through the donation of
tournament cart and range revenues.
The Illinois PGA Foundation’s GolfWorks
Illinois is a work-study program for Illinois
high school and college students that promotes learning
through hands-on experience in the golf industry.
Working together with local golf facilities and
area golf associations, GolfWorks Illinois participants
will benefit the students in many ways. For more
information on the GolfWorks Illinois
program, 
