My friends,

I am raising funds for my Special Olympics East Valley Golf program. We have many 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 Scottsdale. 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 24 years old and graduated from Simi Valley High school.  During my time in high school, I participated with the Simi Valley High School Golf team. Playing golf has given me the opportunity to spend time together with my dad who is my partner on this team.

Prior to moving to the beautiful state of Arizona, I competed in Southern California Special Olympics Golf for many years.  In 2014, I was selected to participate in Southern California Special Olympics Summer Games. I have met so many nice individuals here in Arizona that I increased my participation in additional Special Olympics sports such as basketball and swimming.

Without your help, expenses would not allow us to attend the Arizona Special Olympics Golf Nationals, as well as, local tournaments. Please help make our dreams come true and donate!

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 for $.01, $.02, $.03 or more per birdie, or making a one time donation.

Thank you for your time and consideration.
 

Michael