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MI S S I ON ThePGA REACH Nebr askaFoundat i oni sa 501 ( c) ( 3)nonpr ofitor gani zat i oncommi t t edt o posi t i vel yi mpactl i vest hr ought hegameof gol f . ThePGA REACH Nebr askaFoundat i onwas cr eat edf ort hepur poseofadmi ni s t er i ngt he char i t abl eandphi l ant hr opi caffai r sonbehal f oft hegol fpr of es si onal swi t hi nt heNebr aska Sect i onPGA. Theseaffai r si ncl ude,butar enotl i mi t edt o, pr omot i onandgr owt hofj uni orgol f , schol ar shi ppr ogr ams,pr ogr amsf orVet er ans, under pr i vi l egedyout handcont r i but i onst o al l i edchar i t abl eor gani zat i ons.
PGA REACH NEBRASKA 61 0JSt ,Sui t e#1 0 Li ncol n,NE68508 Execut i veDi r ect or / CEO:Davi dHonnens,PGA Managi ngDi r ect or :Set hScol l ar d,PGA Devel opmentOfficer :BobDanenhauer Tour namentDi r ect or :Vi ncentBacht el er ,PGA Di r ect orofNebr askaJuni orGol f :Kur tKar cher ,PGA Oper at i onManager :ReneeTyson Di gi t alSpor t sDi r ect or :Br et tRenner
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I NCLUSI ON OMAHA OUTREACH PROGRAM CONTI NUESTO I MPACTYOUTH PGA REACH Nebr askapar t ner swi t ht heNor t hSt arFoundat i on,Gi r l sI nc.ofOmahaandBoys& Gi r l s Cl ub.Thi sgr oupofdi ver seyoungat hl et esi spr ovi dedt heoppor t uni t yt ol ear naboutgol ff r om PGA Pr of es si onal s.Thef ocusoft hi spr ogr am i st oi ns t i l lal ovef ort hegameandgi vet hem t heknowl edge anddesi r et ocont i nuepl ayi ngl ongaf t ert hecl as sconcl udes.St r at egi cgames,neargol fexper i ences, equi pment ,andexer ci seswi l lkeepki dsent er t ai nedandhavi ngf unwhi l eal soi ns t i l l i ngf undament al gol fmovement s.
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DI RECTORS Gi lRus sel l ,PGA DawnNeuj ahr ,PGA Mi keSchuchar t ,PGA Davi dHonnens,PGA Ant honyDr i scol l ,PGA AlPet er sonI I I ,PGA
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