My friends,

I need your help.

I am raising funds for my Special Olympics East Valley Golf program. We have 35 Special Olympics golfers that have a passion for playing golf. Each athlete plays on a team, typically with a parent or good friend, year round at many challenging courses in Arizona. This year we will be playing at Sun City CC, Omni National in Tucson, Antelope Hills in Prescott, Longbow in Mesa, Oak Creek CC in Sedona, Augusta Ranch in Mesa, and TPC Chandler. All of the funds raised will go to support this special year round golf program. These funds also enable us to participate in the Special Olympics National Invitational Golf Tournament if we are lucky enough to be selected. The National Tournament is 3 days and, like the PGA, we cannot use golf carts. So it can be very challenging.

I am 23 years old, and I live in Gilbert, AZ. I’ve been participating in Special Olympics golf for a number of years with my dad. I like golfing and hanging out with the other Special Olympians and their athlete partners. My dad and I won gold medals in the 2012 state S.O. golf tournament at Vistal. I was very proud of that. I really enjoy swimming, television and movies, and going to amusement parks. My favorite sport is golf, and some of the people I admire are Ricky Fowler (because he’s an excellent golfer), Alice Cooper (because he’s a famous musician) and Arnold Palmer. I like going to arena football game and support the Arizona Rattlers. Some things I want to do later in life are: learning how to drive, having my own place and living on my own.and geting a hole-in-one!

How can you help?

The Thunderbirds have given us a great opportunity to raise funds by matching all donations by an additional 10%. One hundred percent of the funds stay in our Special Olympics golf program and enable us to continue to play golf and improve our game. Your help comes from sponsoring me with a one time donation, or  a Pledge per Birdie for the 4 days of the Tournament.

Thank you for your time and consideration.

Kyler