MIDDLE ATLANTIC BLIND GOLF
ASSOCIATION
MABGA
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MABGA Junior Golf
For Immediate release: PHILADELPHIA SECTION PGA ANNOUNCES - Grant awarded to Middle Atlantic Blind Golf Association for their Junior Golf Program. Click on the grant article to see the press release.
FREE GOLF CLINIC
FOR GIRLS AND BOYS AGES 5-21, WHO ARE BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED
SPONSORED BY
THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC BLIND GOLF ASSOCIATION
SATURDAY, MAY 31, 2008
10:00 AM TO 12:00 NOON (FREE PIZZA TO FOLLOW)
WE WILL PLAY RAIN OR SHINE!
OVERBROOK SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND 63RD AND MALVERN AVE PHILADELPHIA, PA
PLEASE CALL SO THAT WE MAY HAVE A COACH FOR YOU:
GIL KAYSON – 215-884-6589
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NORMAN KRITZ – 856-428-1420 OR 609-680-5480 (CELL) jerrynorman2@aol.com
MIDDLE ATLANTIC BLIND GOLF ASSOCIATION IS LOOKING FOR BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED CHILDREN AGES 5-21 WHO ARE INTERESTED IN LEARNING TO PLAY GOLF. WE ARE NEAR YOUTH LIVING IN PENNSYLVANIA, NEW JERSEY OR DELAWARE. WE CAN ALSO MAKE THIS HAPPEN FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO LIVE ANYWHERE ELSE IN THIS COUNTRY. WE PROVIDE EACH PLAYER WITH A PGA TEACHER WHO WILL GIVE LESSONS AT A GOLF COURSE NEAR HIS/HER HOUSE. WE WILL ALSO PROVIDE GOLF CLUBS, GOLF BALLS, AND A GOLF BAG. WE CAN TEACH YOU HOW TO PLAY GOLF! TRANSPORTATION TO THE LESSONS IS NOT INCLUDED. WE ALSO HAVE A GOLF CLINIC TWICE A YEAR AT THE OVERBROOK SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND IN PHILADELPHIA. WE HAVE PRIZES, PIZZA AND SOFT DRINKS.
ALL THIS IS FREE! IN ADDITION, THIS YEAR WE ARE TRYING TO HAVE INDOOR LESSONS FOR YOU DURING THE WINTER. WE HOPE TO HAVE TWO PLACES, ONE IN SOUTH PHILLY AND ONE IN NORTH JERSEY. KEEP TUNED IN.
In 1994 the Middle Atlantic Blind Golf Association (MABGA) initiated a program of specialized golfing lessons to blind youth of Philadelphia and suburban communities. Today, the Association’s Blind Junior Golf Program provides each junior golfer with one-on-one instruction by volunteer PGA professionals, Golf clubs and all equipment to play the great game of golf. All junior golf activities are provided at the golf course, located on the grounds of the Overbrook School for the Blind, which includes a nine-hole chip-and-putt course and a beautiful putting green. The course was dedicated in 1996 and named in memory of the late Robert Allman, a prominent Philadelphia attorney and founder of MABGA.
Allman Golf Course was designed by Norman Kritz and his family and built specifically for blind boys and girls, with labor provided by the Overbrook School Maintenance Department. We host at least two golf outings every year for our junior golfers at this site.
The current chairman of the Blind Junior Golf Program, Gilbert Kayson, is committed to promoting the benefits of recreational golfing. "Nothing that I have ever done has been as satisfying as this venture."
Any boy or girl, --through age 21--who is vision impaired/blind and interested in participating or in learning more about golfing can reach
Gil Kayson - Chairman 215 884-6589.
Or
Norman Kritz - Program Coordinator 856 428-1420
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