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CAVES VALLEY GOLF CLUB FOUNDATION, INC. GRANTED THE SALVATION ARMY BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN AND PLAY GOLF
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Released 18 October 2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL: BRIAN
HALDEMAN
Office - 443.841.1084
Cell - 443.765.8888
CAVES VALLEY GOLF CLUB FOUNDATION, INC. GRANTED THE SALVATION ARMY BOYS AND
GIRLS CLUBS THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN AND PLAY GOLF
Caves Valley Golf Club Foundation, Inc., in Owings Mills MD, granted
The Salvation Army Boys and Girls Clubs $20,284 for the school year 2011-2012
for the golf program. This grant will provide 36 Boys and Girls Clubs members
with the opportunity to learn and play golf. The program helps expose youth not
only to the sport of golf, but to the culture and environment that the golf
game represents. 12 kids from each of the 3 Boys and Girls clubs will
participate, Franklin Square, Glen Burnie and Middle River. Each of the three
Salvation Army Boys and Girls Clubs work collectively with families, schools,
and outside agencies to provide Baltimore Area at-risk youth, ages 6 to 18,
with fun educational, recreational, cultural, and technological experiences -
helping them to build new friendships, learn new skills, and explore their own
talents and strengths.
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The Salvation Army is celebrating 131 years
in Baltimore this year.
The Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical part of the
Universal Christian Church. The basic social services developed by founder
William Booth in 1880, to provide food and shelter for the hungry and homeless,
have remained an outward visible expression of the Army's strong religious
principles. In addition, new programs that address contemporary needs have been
established. Among these are disaster relief services, day care centers, summer
camps, holiday assistance, emergency and transitional shelters, and alcohol and
drug rehabilitation. 82 cents of every dollar spent is used to support those
services in 5,000 communities nationwide.
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The Caves Valley Golf Club Foundation, Inc.
(formally known as the Caves
Valley Scholars Foundation, Inc.) was organized in 1994 for both charitable and
educational purposes to award educational scholarships to caddies working at
Caves Valley Golf Club. Sources of support for the fund included seed money
from members of the Baltimore business community and donations from members and
their guests.
In 2001 the Foundation was expanded to include scholarship
opportunities for caddies at other golf clubs in the Baltimore metropolitan
area. In May of each year, golf clubs in the Baltimore region are contacted
and announcements are made regarding the availability of the Caddie Scholarship
Program.
The Foundation has recently expanded its initiative through
partnerships with other organizations serving at-risk youth and has a
similar focus of "making a difference for young people through the game of
golf."
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For more information, or to interview
Major Barry Corbitt,
Baltimore Area Commander,
Call Brian Haldeman at 443.841.1084.