Thompson Golf Club Receives Generous Donation from TNRC for Junior Golf Program
The Thompson Golf Club, located in the city of Thompson, Manitoba, recently received a generous donation of $5,000.00 from the Thompson Neighbourhood Renewal Corporation (TNRC) to support their Junior Golf Program for the 2023 season. The money was used to purchase various prizes for “Junior Day,” which was held every Monday afternoon, where children were treated to some golf, pizza, and prizes.
The biggest purchase from the grant money was 12 sets of golf clubs. The sets were designed to cater to different age groups, ranging in various sizes to cover all age groups. The sets will stay with the Golf Club and can be used free of charge for kids of all ages. Every junior golfer was also given a Thompson Golf Club baseball cap. The club expressed its gratitude to the TNRC for their support.
Trevor Larade, the Vice-President of the Thompson Golf Course, said, “We just applied for one of the community grants, and we were approved for five thousand, so I just went into the community, Canadian Tire and so on, and they gave me some deals and bought 12 different all sets for Juniors.”
Larade, who has been running and coaching the Thompson Golf Course for the last three years, expressed his passion for teaching these kids and found himself integrated into the community. The focus group ranges from kids aged 10 to 14, who come out every Monday to play the sport for the summer without any subscription fee.
According to Larade, “We even got all the kids their own custom golf hats, so that every kid had a golf hat. And over the last two years, the owner of Pizza Pizza has been really good about donating pizza every week, so we gave him some monetary value as a thank you.”
The Junior Golf Program is a community-based program that aims to promote the sport of golf among children in Thompson. The program is designed to provide a safe, fun, and educational environment for children to learn and play golf. The program is open to all children aged 10 to 14, regardless of their skill level.
The Junior Golf Program has been running successfully for the past few years, and the Thompson Golf Club has seen an increase in the number of young golfers participating in the program. The program has been receiving support from local businesses and organizations, such as the TNRC, which is committed to promoting community development in Thompson.
The Junior Golf Program is an excellent initiative that helps children develop their skills and knowledge of golf. The program provides children with an opportunity to learn from experienced coaches and interact with other young golfers. These are made possible by the generosity of others like TNRC who knows the value of teaching children and investing in their future.
~Matthias J. Johnson is a Local Journalism Initiative reporter who works out of the Thompson Citizen. The Local Journalism Initiative is funded by the Government of Canada.
Matthias Johnson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Thompson Citizen
