“Golf outing to benefit Chuck Cassidy Scholarship Fund” plus 3 more |
- Golf outing to benefit Chuck Cassidy Scholarship Fund
- Golf scramble planned in memory of late Onsted resident
- Golf cart accidents "almost an epidemic"
- Golf helps veteran stay active
| Golf outing to benefit Chuck Cassidy Scholarship Fund Posted: 12 Sep 2010 08:03 AM PDT September 12, 2010 (WPVI) -- A golf outing will be held Monday to benefit a scholarship fund in the name of a fallen Philadelphia police officer. The 3rd Annual Chuck Cassidy Golf Outing Beef & Beer kicks off the morning of Monday September 13th at Island Green Country Club in Northeast Philadelphia. Participants will start swinging their clubs with a shotgun start at 7:30. A second shotgun start will be held at 12:30 p.m. Cost per player is $125, which includes golf, cart, windbreaker and refreshments on the course, plus admission to the beef and beer. Proceeds will benefit the Chuck Cassidy Scholarship Fund. Full details are as follows: MONDAY SEPTEMBER 13, 2010 COST: STILL $125.00 $30.00 BEEF & BEER Besides the live music we will have a Chinese Auction. 1. 50" Panasonic color TV JIM COUGHLIN: 267-847-4817 (Copyright ©2010 WPVI-TV/DT. All Rights Reserved.) Tags: police officer killed, charity, education, golf, local/stateThis entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
| Golf scramble planned in memory of late Onsted resident Posted: 12 Sep 2010 11:42 AM PDT ONSTED, Mich. — A memorial golf scramble to benefit a state epilepsy scholarship program will honor the memory of an Onsted man who died last year as a result of the illness. The inaugural Greg Kurowski Memorial Golf Outing will start at 7:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 18, at the Lake Forest Golf Club, 2110 W. Ellsworth Road in Ann Arbor. Proceeds from the outing will benefit a scholarship program through the Epilepsy Foundation of Michigan, said Rachel Kurowski, whose husband had battled epilepsy since the age of 14. Greg Kurowski died Oct. 11, 2009, as a result of injuries sustained in a crash caused by a seizure, 10 days shy of his 30th birthday. Rachel Kurowski said she chose Lake Forest for the event because it was the last golf course at which Greg played before he died. A sports event just made sense, she said. "He was all about sports and active in high school," Kurowski said. "He was a fantastic person who was an all-around outstanding father and cherished husband." The Onsted graduates were married in September 2007. The couple had two children, Adelyn, 4, and Nicholas, 1. A silent auction, prizes, raffle and children's activities will be part of the outing. Categories for a four-person golf team, children and non-golfers will be offered, Kurowski said. Cost is $300 for a team and $10 for each child 5 and older. For $30, a non-golfer can attend a buffet-style lunch at 1:30 p.m. Kurowski said she was concerned about Greg's treatments for his illness, which often left him without energy or prone to frequent seizures. They sought out several treatment options, often with setbacks, particularly in the last three years of his life. After Greg's death, Kurowski said she wrote letters to area hospitals, Gov. Jennifer Granholm and the White House in the hopes of improving the diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy. She said she received a letter from the White House acknowledging her concerns, adding she looks forward to hearing from the other letter recipients on how to address the root cause of seizures and to help others. The golf outing will help fund a scholarship program through the Epilepsy Foundation of Michigan in Greg's name. Funds through the Greg Kurowski Family Assistance Program can be used to help children and their families pay for programs and summer camps to help them learn more about living with epilepsy. For more information or to register for the golf outing, call Kurowski at 260-2392 or e-mail her at rachelkphotos@yahoo.com. Participants can also register at the golf course the day of the event. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
| Golf cart accidents "almost an epidemic" Posted: 12 Sep 2010 10:36 AM PDT HOOVER, Al. (WIAT) Hoover Police Captain Jim Coker says golf carts don't belong on city streets. The latest accident happened Saturday evening along Orchard Avenue sending three fifteen year olds, two girls and a boy, to Children's Hospital for treatment. There have been injuries in at least two other golf cart accidents in Hoover this year including one fatality. 15 year old Thomas Messina died after falling out of a golf cart in Hoover's Trace Crossing neighborhood. "This is almost an epidemic," according to Coker. "These things are just not designed to use on streets."
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| Golf helps veteran stay active Posted: 12 Sep 2010 03:19 AM PDT Noah Galloway's golf score didn't put him at the top, but he didn't care. He has been golfing for about a year after his uncle Johnny Kelso, a Vietnam veteran, got him into it. Galloway, who swings the golf club with just one arm, is an Iraq veteran and spent Friday golfing in the golf tournament hosted by the Montgomery chapter of the Military Officers Association of America. He lost most of his left arm and most of his left leg when an improvised explosive device hit his vehicle on Dec. 19, 2005. He was on his second deployment and woke up five days later at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington. Despite his injuries, he has stayed positive. His uncle told him that he still had a long life left and even without an arm and a leg, he could be active and happy. Galloway found the Lakeshore Foundation, which is located in the Birmingham area. The foundation, which offers programs to help people with various disabilities to have healthy and active lifestyles, has a staff that also trains athletes for the paralympics and created programs for wounded veterans. Galloway attended one of the camps and now goes back to help other veterans and promotes the organization that helped him get his active life back. He's now learning to golf and the game became a bonding activity for Galloway and Kelso. MOAA has several golf tournaments every year and this time, decided to invite wounded warriors to play with them. Bob Gifford, a MOAA member who retired from the military, said finding the wounded warriors was a challenge. He contacted the Lakeshore Foundation where Mandy Goff helped him spread the word. Brian Hicks of Pike Road also lost a leg because of an injury sustained while he was serving in Iraq. He was scheduled to play but made the U.S. team and was running a triathlon in Budapest. Maxwell has two specialty carts that have hand controls and a motorized seat so the golfer doesn't have to leave the chair to golf, said Ricky Mager, the PGA head professional and manager at Cypress Tree. Those carts are available to anyone with access to the base. (2 of 2) After the golfers finished their rounds, they met for lunch and Gifford thanked and honored Galloway. When it was Galloway's turn to say a few words, he thanked the veterans in the room for their service, especially the Vietnam veterans like his uncle, who didn't get the kind of homecoming or support that troops get today. Galloway said he's often stopped by strangers and thanked for his service. "It means more coming from other veterans," he said. While he was recovering at Walter Reed, he went into Washington to see the monuments and museums. He was coming out of one of the Smithsonian museums when a group of veterans, many of whom served in Vietnam, stopped him to say thanks. "They said they didn't want veterans to feel the way they did," Galloway said. "Veterans need to take care of other veterans." That's why he's involved with Lakeshore and spends time with other veterans to help them bounce back from injuries that significantly change their lives. Galloway said after his injuries, he went through a lot of emotional turmoil. But seeing his father, who became an amputee in a construction accident, continue in life and be successful really helped. "I saw that my life wasn't over," he said. He was active before and Galloway figured he could do many of the same activities. But, like swinging a golf club with one arm, he's simply learned to do them a bit differently. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
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