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Impact Services' First Tee Junior Program Wins Ace Award

Submitted by Emily Hockenberry on Thu, 03/03/2011 - 17:18

Impact Services' First Tee Junior Program was awarded the Ace Award for Highest Quality of Operation for the 5th consecutive year. They have also recieved an award from the National Golf Association. The program focuses on teaching life lessons through golf to underprivelaged youth. John MacDonald, a former Temple University golf coach, says that the program is about much more than golf -- it is about teaching perseverance, confidence, and success, among the other Nine Core Values. To see an NBC video clip recognizing the First Tee Program go to: http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/sports/Game_Changers__Teaching_Life_Through_Golf_Philadelphia.html

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