LIFE ENHANCEMENT AND ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAM

THE FIRST TEECENTRAL MS SERVED 28,200 PARTICIPANTS IN 2023 THROUGH OUR GOLF LIFE SKILLS EXPERIENCE CLASSES, YOUTH SERVING EVENTS, COMMUNITY EVENTS AND FIRST TEE SCHOOL PROGRAM.OUTREACH IN THE COMMUNITY-6,054 KIDS PARTICIPATED IN OUTREACH ACTIVITIES LEAD BY THE CHAPTER IN 2023 IN FIRST TEE SCHOOL PROGRAMS, FIRST TEE COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AND CHAPTER LED COMMUNITY OUTREACH. -5,657 CHAPTER LED COMMUNITY OUTREACH -397 COMMUNITY PROGRAM -22,146 FIRST TEE SCHOOL PROGRAMREGISTRATIONS FOR FIRST TEE CLASSES/CAMPS AND EVENTS-697 REGISTRATIONS FOR ALL EVENTS AND CLASSES-372 INDIVIDUAL PARTICIPANTS/ 605 PARTICIPANT REGISTRATIONS -75=4-6 YO -161=7-9 YO -77=10-11 YO -34=12-13 YO -25=14 + YOIN ADDITION TO THE TWO FULL-TIME STAFF MEMBERS AND A PART TIME FUNDRAISING COORDINATOR, OUR CHAPTER HAD 6 PART-TIME COACHES WHO LEAD OUR GOLF & LIFE SKILLS EXPERIENCE CLASSES AT 6 DIFFERENT PROGRAM LOCATIONS IN OUR SERVICE AREA. OUR CHAPTER SERVES CHILDREN IN HINDS, RANKIN AND MADISON COUNTIES. THE WORK OF CHAPTER COULD NOT BE DELIVERED WITHOUT THE 45 VOLUNTEERS WHO HELPED TO DELIVER OUR MISSION THROUGH PROGRAMS, EVENTS, CLINICS AND SCHOOL PROGRAMS.TOP CHAPTER ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN 2023-OUR CHAPTER FINISHED #1 IN OUR PEER GROUP BASED ON OUR CHAPTER'S STRONG POINTS OF BOARD ENGAGEMENT, BOARD DIVERSITY, MAKING A POSITIVE IMPACT IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES AND FUNDRAISING FOR THE 3RD YEAR IN A ROW (2021, 2022 & 2023).-4 PARTICIPANTS WILL BE REPRESENTING OUR FIRST TEE CHAPTER IN THE NEW ORLEANS FIRST TEE NATIONAL TOURNAMENT, COMPETING AGAINST GOLFERS FROM 16 OTHER FIRST TEE CHAPTERS. THE NEW ORLEANS FIRST TEE TOURNAMENT WILL BE PLAYED DECEMBER 18-19, 2023, AT ENGLISH TURN GC.-52% OF OUR PARTICIPANTS ARE NON-CAUCASIAN-40% OF OUR PARTICIPANTS ARE FEMALE.-25 FIRST TEE COACHES ARE LEVEL 1 COACHES-5 FIRST TEE COACHES ARE LEVEL 2 COACHES-46% OF OUR COACHES ARE FEMALE.-OUR CHAPTER'S PGA JR. LEAGUE TEAM HAD 18 KIDS PARTICIPATING AND 2 PARTICIPANTS REPRESENTED OUR FIRST TEE PGA JR. LEAGUE TEAM IN THE GULF STATES PGA JR. LEAGUE ALL STAR TOURNAMENT.-LPGA*USGA GIRLS GOLF CHAPTER CLINICS, ENGAGING GIRLS IN FUN GIRLS ONLY CLASSES AND EVENTS-85 VOLUNTEERS PARTICIPATED IN AT LEAST ONE DAY OF SERVICE TO OUR CHAPTER.FIRST TEE SCHOOL PROGRAMOUR FIRST TEE SCHOOL PROGRAM SERVED 24,000 KIDS THROUGH 47 SCHOOLS IN OUR FIRST TEE SCHOOL PROGRAM. THE FIRST TEE SCHOOL PROGRAM IS COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM WHERE PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS ARE PROVIDED WITH THE NECESSARY ELEMENTS TO DELIVER THE PROGRAM INCLUDING CURRICULUM, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING AND EQUIPMENT. THE CURRICULUM CENTERS ON THREE PRIMARY AREAS THAT ARE SEAMLESSLY INTEGRATED INTO EACH LESSON: 1) SAFE, FUN INTRODUCTION TO THE LIFELONG SPORT OF GOLF, 2) CHARACTER AND HEALTH EDUCATIONPERSONAL AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, 3)MOTOR SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND CONCEPT LEARNING.FIRST TEE PARTICIPATED IN THREE FIELD DAYS IN 2023. THE FIRST ONE WAS AT PARK PLACE CHIRSTIAN ACADEMY AND THE SECOND WAS AT STONEBRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. OVER 1200 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN FIRST TEE GOLF ACTIVITIES IN THESE FIELD DAYS.COMMUNITY OUTREACH EVENTS AND PROGRAMSOUR CHAPTER PARTNERED WITH THE GROVE PARK JUNIOR GOLF CLINIC TO ADD FIRST TEE CURRICULUM TO THEIR SUMMER CLINIC. 37 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN 6 WEEKS OF CAMP. THE CLASSES MEET 5 DAYS A WEEK FOR 3 HOURS. WE WERE ALSO ABLE TO ADD 8 NEW COACHES TO OUR FIRST TEE COACHES TO OUR COACHING STAFF. THIS WAS THE 3RD YEAR OF OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE GROVE PARK JUNIOR GOLF CLINIC. OUR STAFF HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE GROVE PARK JUNIOR GOLF CLINIC AWARDS BANQUET IN JULY.OUR CHAPTER ALSO PARTNERED WITH THE MS CHILDREN'S MUSEUM TO BRING FIRST TEE CLASSES TO 101 KIDS ON FRIDAY AFTERNOONS AT MS CHILDREN'S MUSEUM. THE KIDS PARTICIPATED IN GOLF SKILLS AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION ACTIVITIES AS WELL AS THE FIRST TEE CURRICULUM, 9 CORE VALUES AND HEALTHY HABITS. THESE CLASSES WERE CONDUCTED DURING THE ACADEMIC SCHOOL YEAR. OUR CHAPTER ALSO TAUGHT A 1 HOUR FIRST TEE CLASS DURING THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM SUMMER CAMPS FOR 6 WEEKS.FIRST TEE PARTNERED WITH THE CITY OF JACKSON TO PROVIDE FIRST TEE CLASSES ON TUESDAY AND THURSDAY IN JULY DURING THE GROVE PARK COMMUNITY CENTER SUMMER PROGRAM. 35 KIDS PARTICIPATED IN THE CLASSES WITH OUR FIRST TEE COACHES.OUR CHAPTER STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS MARSHALLED HOLE 15 DURING THE SANDERSON FARMS CHAMPIONSHIP. WE ADDED HOLE 4 TO HOLES THAT OUR CHAPTER MANAGED DURING THE PGA TOURNAMENT. WE HAD 41 PEOPLE VOLUNTEER AT LEAST ONE SHIFT DURING THE TOURNAMENT ONHOLE 15 AND HOLE 4. 2023 IS THE 5TH YEAR THAT OUR CHAPTER HAS MANAGED HOLE 15 AND FIRST YEAR FOR HOLE 4.FIRST TEE HOSTED THREE CLINICS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SANDERSON FARMS CHAMPIONSHIP DURING THE 2023 CHAMPIONSHIP. THE CHAMPION'S DAY CLINIC WITH MACKENZIE HUGES WAS HOSTED ON SEPTEMBER 21 AT THE COUNTRY CLUB OF JACKSON. CHAMPIONS DAY CLINIC PROVIDED AN EXHIBITION BY DEFENDING CHAMPION MACKENZIE HUGHES AND PROVIDED FIRST TEE GOLF ACTIVITIES AND LUNCH FOR THE KIDS. 120 KIDS ATTENDED THE CHAMPIONS DAY CLINIC FROM 3 LOCAL SCHOOLS. THE FIRST TEE YOUTH CLINIC WAS HOSTED ON OCTOBER 1ST AT THE COUNTRY CLUB OF JACKSON. 120 KIDS FROM 4 LOCAL SCHOOLS ENJOYED A CLINIC, LUNCH, T-SHIRTS AND WATCH GOLF. ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2. FIRST TEE PROVIDED EQUIPMENT AND COACHES FOR THE ALL-STAR CLINIC IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SANDERSON FARMS CHAMPIONSHIP. 35 SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN GOLF ACTIVITIES.FIRST TEE GOLF AND LIFE SKILLS CLASSESOUR CHAPTER PROVIDED FINANCIAL AID FOR 199 PARTICIPANTS TO PARTICIPATE IN FIRST TEE CLASS IN 2023. THE FINANCIAL AID TOTALED $51,705.00.OUR CHAPTER ADDED A NEW PROGRAM LOCATION IN 2023 AT EAGLE RIDGE GOLF COURSE.FIRST TEE GOLF AND LIFE SKILLS EXPERIENCE CLASSES ARE THE CORE OF OUR PROGRAMS AND WHERE PARTICIPANTS MOVE THROUGH THE LEVELS OF THE FIRST TEE, BUILDING UPON THE GOLF AND LIFE SKILLS LEARNED. OUR CHAPTER OFFERED 4 SESSIONS (SPRING, SUMMER, FALL AND WINTER CLASSES) OF LIFE SKILLS CLASSES AT PETE BROWN GOLF FACILITY, DEERFIELD GOLF COURSE, MS CHILDREN'S MUSEUM, CASTLEWOODS CC AND PATRICK FARMS GOLF COURSE. 372 KIDS PARTICIPATED IN LIFE SKILLS EXPERIENCE CLASSES, CAMPS AND EVENTS IN 2023.OUR CHAPTER REACHED 5,657 CHILDREN IN COMMUNITY EVENTS AND PROGRAMS. THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH EVENTS INCLUDED: THE SANDERSON FARMS CHAMPIONSHIPS, MS CHILDREN'S MUSEUM SUPER 'LYMPICS, STEAM DAYS AT MS CHILDREN'S MUSEUM, FIRST TEE FIELD TRIPS, FIRST TEE TENT AT THE SANDERSON FARMS CHAMPIONSHIP, AND SCHOOL FIELD DAYS.IN DECEMBER, OUR CHAPTER HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEND 4 PARTICIPANTS TO PLAY IN THE FIRST TEE NATIONAL GOLF TOURNAMENT IN NEW ORLEANS. THE TOURNAMENT WAS HOSTED BY THE GREATER NEW ORLEANS FIRST TEE CHAPTER. THIS WAS THE SECOND YEAR FOR OUR CHAPTER TO HAVE PARTICIPANTS WHO WERE ELIGIBLE TO PLAY IN A PARTICIPANT OPPORTUNITY. THECHAPTER PROVIDED FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE FAMILIES TO BRING THE CHILDREN TO NEW ORLEANS DECEMBER 18-21, 2023. TWO FIRST TEE COACHES ATTENDED AS WELL TO COACH THE PARTICIPANTS.COACH TRAINING- 2 COACHES TRAVELED TO CONNECTICUT TO ATTEND LEVEL 2 TRAINING TO EXPAND OUR COACH'S LEVEL OF TRAINING. 1 COACH ATTENDED A LEVEL 4 COACH TRAINING IN CHARLETTE, NC.CHAPTER DEMOGRAPHICS-FINANCIAL AID -63% OF OUR PARTICIPANTS ARE ON FINANCIAL AID FOR LIFE AND GOLF SKILLS CLASSES -46% OF OUR PARTICIPANTS ARE PART OF LOW TO MODERATE INCOME COMMUNITIES.-DEMOGRAPHICS -FIRST TEE SCHOOL TRANSITION -28% OF OUR PARTICIPANTS COME FROM FIRST TEE SCHOOL PROGRAMS -TEEN POPULATION -15% ARE TEEN PARTICIPANTS -85% ARE NON-TEEN PARTICIPANTS -GENDER -40% FEMALE PARTICIPANTS -60% MALE PARTICIPANTS -ETHNICITY -NON - CAUCASIAN 52% -AFRICAN AMERICAN 48% -ASIAN 2% -HISPANIC 1% -NATIVE AMERICAN 0% -MULTIRACIAL 4% -CAUCASIAN 48%-COACHES AND VOLUNTEERS -31 LEVEL 1, LEVEL 2 AND ACT ASSISTANT COACHES -45 VOLUNTEERS