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First Tee program tells Denver leaders it serves thousands, emphasizes free youth, school and leadership programs
Summary
At a weekly joint meeting of the mayor and Denver City Council, Paula Pierrefoy described First Tee Colorado Rocky Mountains’ mix of on-course and in-school programs that the organization says have served more than 93,000 children and now reach about 12,000 participants annually, most at free or reduced cost.
Paula Pierrefoy, junior golf director for the City and County of Denver and CEO of First Tee Colorado Rocky Mountains, told the mayor and Denver City Council that First Tee’s junior golf and life-skills programs have served more than 93,000 children and now reach about 12,000 participants each year, with roughly 9,000 attending at free or reduced cost.
Pierrefoy outlined two main program strands. On-course programs operate at Denver’s municipal golf courses; they charge fees but “no participant is ever turned away for the inability to pay,” she said. In-school and after-school programs are free to schools and families and include the Reading Swing literacy program and a club-building curriculum that integrates math and science…
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