Delray Beach PGA TOUR Superstore Awards $5,000 To The First Tee Of The Palm Beaches

DELRAY BEACH, Fla., April 26, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The PGA TOUR Superstore has awarded a $5,000 grant to The First Tee of The Palm Beaches to serve youth from the Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County. The First Tee of The Palm Beaches positively impacts the lives of young people by providing educational programs that build character, instill life-enhancing values and promote healthy choices through the game of golf.

"Thanks to PGA TOUR Superstore, more young people will benefit from The First Tee's Nine Core Values, including Honesty, Integrity and Sportsmanship," said Carl Mistretta, Executive Director of The First Tee of The Palm Beaches. "PGA TOUR Superstore is helping us move forward in the Campaign for 10 Million Young People."

PGA TOUR Superstore and the store associates support The First Tee of The Palm Beaches by providing grant support, access to state-of-the-art teaching, club fitting and training.

In partnership with The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation, The PGA TOUR Superstore supports The First Tee chapters reaching young people in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Delray Beach, Denver, Myrtle Beach, Naples and Phoenix. The Foundation's chairman, Arthur M. Blank, is also chairman of Golf & Tennis Pro Shop, the owner and operator of PGA TOUR Superstore. He became a Trustee of The First Tee in January 2012, committing $1 million to the youth development organization through his family foundation.

The First Tee of The Palm Beaches is a youth development organization that provides valuable life skills lessons seamlessly integrated into golf instruction. The chapter serves more than 7,000 youth annually through in-school, after-school, Saturday and summer programs and through instruction delivered in P.E. classes.

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