"On the trip to Tilden Park, part of the class and I learned to be less rash and more patient…I also learned that you can’t be Tiger Woods in one day but I still hit past the red and white pole in the driving range and so did everyone else. Soon after that, my group went on a cart ride to see the course…We learned a lot." - Tom, 4th grade student at Oxford Elementary School, Berkeley
"My first tournament experience was at the Salvation Army Adult/Junior Tournament. . . I was hooked. In November 2001, I became the youngest California Women’s Amateur Champion a few days after my 12th birthday. The Salvation Army golf clinic taught me to always do my best and go for a win and be nice to the little kids because you are a role model." - Mina Harigae, 2001-2004 California Women’s Amateur Champion
"This summer was the sixth year that I have had the pleasure of being part of the Salvation Army Junior golf program. Over the years the program has helped me gain maturity and self-confidence, things that I would have struggled to acquire on my own at that stage in my life." - Nathaniel S. Cacho, San Jose State student
"The Mills College golf program is rewarding mentally, physically and scholastically, as well as being feasible financially and time-wise. My two oldest attend the Mills College Upward Bound Enrichment Program that assists with setting their path straight for higher learning. As if it wasn’t enough, the golf program at Mills College has opened the door for children to venture upon new grounds that their minds never fathomed." - Richard Price, a participating parent
"Because of the NCGA Foundation we have been able to implement programs at William Land that are much more beneficial to youngsters than the game of golf.We are now teaching 12 different life skills and basic core values that they can take into adulthood. We are using the values associated with the game of golf to build leading citizens.What’s really amazing is that it has been 20 years now and we started out just trying to help the game of golf. What it has turned into is an after-school program that is building better citizens based on some of the points of light that President Bush was talking about in the early ‘90s." - Ken Morton Sr., CEO of SAY-Golf
