| LINK School Junior Golf In the Spring of 2007, PlaySmart once again partnered with the LINK Community School ( Newark , NJ ) to deliver it's 6th Annual Junior Golf Program, a unique and exciting golf camp for students. The Junior Golf Program lasted five weeks and involved 20 boys from LINK’s seventh and eighth grade classes. The Golf Program comprised of weekly golf activities and discussions about specific life virtues that are also relevant during golf. Participants met once a week for five weeks, and each week Michael Jennings, a 3rd year wide receiver from the New York Giants, and George McGovern, chaplain for the New York Yankees and the Giants, spoke with the students. The group concentrated on one character trait per week, including attentiveness, diligence, truthfulness, loyalty and gratefulness. The students also learned about different aspects of golf that demonstrated the importance of each virtue. Professional golf instructors were on hand to ensure proper technique. The program culminated in a golf outing to a par-3 golf course where the kids applied their respective golf skills on the golf course. Teaching virtues through athletics proved quite successful throughout the entire Golf Program. PlaySmart would like to thank the Cheslea Piers Golf Club, Chelsea Piers Scholarship Fund, George McGovern and the New York Giants for their continued involvement in this very successful program. Click HERE to view the Thank You Letter from LINK Community School. |