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interest and fun for everyone. Each team will ripple out from an individual to their family or
have a junior golfer on the team and go to the even an entire community. Our juniors are the
best shot each time. There will be prizes, a future of this Club and I feel will become
burger buffet, and a silent auction. industrious students, productive young men and
• We will continue to sponsor several juniors women and wonderful citizens of our
with families that are struggling financially. community. I wish all the juniors, members of the
• Fuji’s Corner starts mid-May. This is an open Club and their families a very Happy New Year.
group coaching session where our junior Andy Reljic (Tuba)
golfers can get one on one instruction with Junior Coordinator
CPGA Instructor Aaron Grice.
• To grow the game and help our junior girls’ Member Notice
program we will offer eight one-hour free
group lessons beginning in May to all girls. In 2020, new members now have 3 options for
Topics will cover the basics of grip, stance, initiation fee payment. The initiation fee
aim, the full swing and short game. Safety and remains at $6,000 amortized over 10 years, no
respect for other golfers and the golf course interest. Following are the payment options:
are also the main focus. These clinics are fun 1. $600 down and $600 annual installments
and an educational way for kids to get started on the anniversary date of joining; or,
in golf and meet other golfers their own age. 2. $50 down and $50 monthly installments;
• The ten Junior Monday clinics are confirmed or
for the year starting Monday 29 June 2020. 3. Discounted full payment of $4,500 upon
• All eight junior tournaments have exciting joining.
prizes thanks to your generous support. Current members have the option to move
• We are going to continue our junior Willie from annual to monthly or pay the outstanding
Park mentorship program. Several of our best balance of their initiation fee at a calculated
Willie Park golfers have agreed to mentor our discounted. The discount amount will be
elite juniors. based on the outstanding balance and
• We will continue to offer a travelling fund for remaining amortization period. Please
juniors competing in local, Provincial and contact the administration office if you would
National events representing Gorge Vale to like to change payment plans or pay the
help pay for entry fees or travelling expenses. outstanding balance of initiation fees.
As well several juniors will be sponsored for
Zone 5/Junior Vikes participation and the Leo
Derman Zone 5 tournament on 17 May 2020.
• I plan to have a fun away game in July or
August. Due to the large numbers of juniors
in our golf program we will be limited to
juniors as a reward for helping and
volunteering. This has been a lot of fun in the
past. Eligibility will be determined by the
following factors: Ladies Field Day
Tournament; Gardening Initiative; Gorge
Vale Amateur; and Support Rising Stars
fundraiser.

What happens when you enable the success of
one person? Does it stay contained in that one
individual? Success cannot stay still; it needs to