Last Saturday, Nathan and I spent most of the day sorting golf equipment. Our garage looks like a Golf Galaxy! People have been donating used equipment for the past month and finally this past Saturday it was not cold or raining and we could sift through it all.
The equipment is not for us, of course (though some of the sets were better than mine!) Nathan and I want to form a golf team at McClintock Middle School so they can compete in the fall against other schools. As we've been collecting equipment, the school has been collecting names of interested students. We have over 40 on our list.
At the end of the day on Saturday, we had 16 complete sets of clubs with beautiful, light-weight carrying bags (thanks, Billy!). We also have a dozen used golf shoes freshly back from the shoe-shine shop.
Golf starts next Tuesday, March 16. We don't know how many of those 40 will show up, but we should be ready. We will go to Charles T Myers twice a week where they will provide lessons every Tuesday and allow us to play on Thursday.
What we need are:
1. Drivers who are willing to transport kids either on a Tuesday or Thursday once every two weeks. We pick them up at the school at 3:45 and return them at 6:00.
2. Two sets of left handed clubs
Can you help?
This is far more than learning how to swing a golf club. (Though the students don't know that). We will be teaching integrity, sportsmanship, patience, discipline and character. After all, it is the greatest game ever played!
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