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6/6/2008
USGA Grant
June 5, 2008 – Columbus, OH – Fore Hope, Inc. is pleased to announce receipt from The United States Golf Association (USGA) a three-year grant commitment in the amount of $75,000. The grant will assist with PGA instructional hours and transportation for Fore Hope participants.
9/12/2008
14th Annual Fore Hope/Guy Derr Memorial Adaptive Tournament
Tournament to be held Friday September 12, 2008 at the Safari Golf Club at The Columbus Zoo. Players with and without disabilities, friends and family are welcome to spend the morning with Fore Hope. By way of socialization, participation, or competition, you life will be touched. This nine hole event combines one Fore Hope participant and three able-bodied partners. Dennis Walters will appear. Cost: $60.00 (Fore Hope participant) $75.00 (Able-Bodied Golfer Time: 8:00am- 2:00pm
6/6/2008
Fore Hope's Memorial Tournament Breakfast
The Memorial Tournament Breakfast held May 28 at Wedgewood Golf & Country Club with Guest Speaker PGA Tour Professional Larry Mize and special guest Ellen Tressel was quite a success. Please plan to attend in 2009, Fore Hope’s 20th Anniversary year!
Mission Statement
Mission :
Transforming lives through therapeutic golf
Vision :
Hope through therapeutic golf for any person with a disability
Goal :
To provide quality experiences that are flexible and responsive to the special needs of the community.
Member :
  • American Therapeutic Recreation Association
  • Brain Injry Association of Ohio
  • Columbus Metropolitan Club
  • Eastern Amputee Golf Association
  •  National Alliance for Accessible Golf
  • OANO (Ohio Association of Nonprofit Organizations)
  • Leadership Columbus
  • USGA (United States Golf Association)
Therapeutic Benefits
The game of golf provides a wide variety of therapeutic benefits. Physical, occupational, recreational and speech benefits can each be achieved.
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Chairman
Mike Hurdzan

Hurdzan/Fry Golf Course Design

Treasurer
Matt Kaufman, Tax Partner
Ernst & Young

Jon Berniger , VP
Willms Financial Network

Tom Furrey, President/CEO
Western Credit Union

Kelli Gargasz , VP, Private Client Group
Fifth Third Bank

Dan Kuhns , President
REP-PRESENTS (Mfg. Reps)

Bob Roof , President
Business Partner of Polaris

Richard Smith , Executive VP
NetJets

Bill Stines , Head Golf Professional
Scioto Country Club

Mission Statement

Terri-Lynne Smiles
Smiles & Collis, LLC

Ellen Tressel
Wife of OSU Football Coach, Jim Tressel

Dennis Walters
World Famous Golf Trick-Shot Artist

Dan Sullivan
Memorial Tournament Director

 

Programs

Participate in a Fore Hope program and learn something new about golf, today! We offer a variety of programs for individuals of all ages and various disabilities. Group and individual lessons are available, as well as course play. For more information about our
programs, contact us.  Programs
Volunteers
Are you an adult with some extra time to give back to your community and to the great game of golf? Are you a student who needs community service points? Fore Hope needs you! For more information about volunteering, contact us  Volunteer
Official Sponsor
Meet some of Fore Hope's success stories in this video as seen on WSYX ABC 6/Fox 28.
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Volunteers
  • Arthritis Foundation
  • Brain Injury Association of Ohio
  • Central Ohio Parkinson’s Society
  • Chalmers P. Wiley Outpatient Clinic
  • Columbus Recreation and Parks Department
  • Community Connections
  • Friendship Village of Dublin
  • Golf Centre of Dublin (Digger & Finch)
  • Greenleaf Job Training Services
  • Minamyer Residential MR/DD Services
  • Mobility Marketplace
  • Mt. Carmel Hospital West, Inpatient
  • National Multiple Sclerosis Society
  • Nationwide Children’s Hospital
  • OhioHealth Rehabilitation
  • Personal MD
  • Riverside Methodist Hospital
  • Senior Independence
  • Scioto Country Club
  • Summerville at Outlook Manor
  • The American Red Cross of Greater Columbus
  • The Four Seasons Golf Centre (Dome)
  • The Ohio State University Medical Center
  • The Ohio State University Professional Golf Management Program
  • The Safari Golf Club at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
  • United Cerebral Palsy
  • Upper Arlington Recreation and Parks Department
  • VA Outpatient Clinic
  • Vet Center of Columbus 
  • Wesley Glen Retirement Community
  • Whetstone Gardens and Care Center
  • Wilson Road Golf Course
  • Financial Data

    Fore Hope's 2007 Tax Report (990)

     
    Better Business Bureau

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