UBC Junior Golf Society

The Speaker, introduced by Steve E., was Art Charpentier, President & Founder of UBC Junior Golf Society who brought forward Deion & Tyler Saul the top 2 youngsters in their program, who are the recipients of a bursary from us to move up to another level of golf competition. Both boys expressed their appreciation of the golfing program & the opportunity we are affording them. Good luck to them both. We shall probably be hearing more of them in the future. Under cross-examination, Art revealed more about the UBCJG Society: it was started about 5 years ago & consists of 35 adult members of the UBCGC who raise funds for the youngsters equipment, green fees, etc., and teach & mentor the youngsters. The program is run in partnership with The KidSafe Project Society (http://www.kidsafe.ca/) who choose the youngsters from eight Vancouver inner city schools, transport & discipline them. There are 15 youngsters in each of the three annual sessions, Spring, Summer & Fall. Art & the boys were thanked by Steve E. who then showed us some of his wife's slides from their recent trip to the Galapagos Islands. Very interesting. This was followed by a short video on the Rotary Foundation Peace fellowships. Meeting notes this week by Harreson Lovick.