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Read MoreGolfers Play to Benefit Charlottesville Youth Organization
By Lowell Rose / NBC29 Golfers play to benefit charlottesville youth organization Dozens of people went out for a round of golf on Monday, July 16 in Albemarle County to help benefit kids living in the greater Charlottesville Area as part of the 10th Annual First Tees Invitational Golf Tournament. T...
Read MoreYoung Golfers Getting Chance to Learn More Than Just a Game
By Pat Fitzgerald / Greene County Record Young Golfers Getting Chance to Learn more Than Just a Game Fifteen-year-old Michaela Dean is going from a golf spectator to getting the chance to immerse herself in the game for three straight days at the Wintergreen Resort in Nelson County. And it’s all b...
Read MoreA Gift of Empowerment, Belonging, and Love
At The First Tee, we seek to provide unique opportunities that are transformative and empowering for our participants. We believe that through the reinforcement of character education, connection to the community and exposure to caring, positive role models, our participants have the tools necessary...
Read MoreRotella Offering His Services for Good Cause
By Jerry Ratcliffe / The Daily Progress GOLF NOTES: ROTELLA Offering his services for good cause Have you ever wondered how cool it would be to sit down with one of the world’s top sports psychologists for a couple of hours and share thoughts on your golf game? Now’s your chance, but let me warn...
Read MoreFirst Tee Links Up with Albemarle Alternative Learning Program
By Josh Mandell / Charlottesville Tomorrow First Tee Links up with Albemarle alternative learning program Angelina Hillier said she used to think of golf as an “old-man sport,” and had little desire to try it for herself. But this spring, the Western Albemarle High School junior has enjoyed h...
Read MoreFirst Tee hosts First Champions Challenge
By News Staff / CBS 19 First Tee Hosts First Champions Challenge The First Tee of the Virginia Blue Ridge is helping some area students practice life skills and the game of golf. Twenty Charlottesville and Albemarle County students competed in the Champions Challenge at the Birdwood Golf Course. The...
Read MoreFirst Tee Blue Ridge Making a Difference in Central VA
By Jerry Ratcliffe / The Daily Progress First Tee Blue Ridge making a difference in Central Virginia If you would really like to do something for Central Virginia, specifically youngsters that reside in our area, then check out First Tee of the Virginia Blue Ridge. The organization is on the comebac...
Read More2018 Program Vision
This is the script for the speech given by Jin Ellington, Executive Director, at the 3rd annual Spring Luncheon on April 2, 2018. —— Thank you so much Ellen for providing us a framework to better understand how The First Tee, as a sports-based organization, is also first and foremost a y...
Read MoreSchilling Show Interview
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Jin Ellington, Executive Director, and Bruce Blair, our new Program Director, talk about The First Tee of the Virginia Blue Ridge with Rob Schilling on the Schilling Show. Listen to the interview below at 28:30....
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