2021 Annual Report

2021 Annual
Report

Our Mission

Our mission is to positively impact the lives of Central Florida youth by providing
educational programs that build character, instill life-enhancing values and
promote healthy choices through the game of golf.
First Tee — Central Florida is a chapter of First Tee, a youth development and youth
mentorship organization that uses golf as a vehicle to develop in young people the
positive values inherent in the game such as honesty, integrity, sportsmanship, and
confidence. First Tee — Central Florida delivers programs in traditional golf settings
including golf courses and driving ranges as well as in schools and other youth
service organizations. Research has shown that participants are learning and using
life skills such as interpersonal skills, self-management, goal-setting, and resilience
skills. Perhaps most importantly, many participants are receiving college
scholarships and career opportunities because of their involvement with First Tee.

Message from the Executive Director

Dear Stakeholders,

All year long our staff, coaches, volunteers, Board members, partners and donors
invested in over 100k kids and teens throughout Central Florida. Thanks to all of
these people involved, 2021 has been an incredible year! The kids and teens learned
golf but more importantly they learned core values, healthy habits, life skills,
character development, mentorship, and leadership skills. They are learning what it
takes to be a "Game Changer".

The power of First Tee-Central Florida comes from the passionate people who live
and breathe our shared mission every day. We celebrate your generous support
and unwavering trust and belief.

Thank you for helping us deliver a memorable and fun year. Please enjoy some of
our 2021 highlights on the ensuing pages.

All the best,

W. Scott Spragg III
Executive Director

2021 By the Numbers

People Places Metrics

12 15 688

New Coaches Central Florida Golf First Tee Program Kids and
Courses in Lake, Orange, Teens at golf courses after
4 Osceola, and Seminole, School (which is a record

New Board Counties for our chapter)
Members
135 36%
6
Elementary and K-8 Female participants in
New Advisory schools in Central Florida First Tee's Golf Course
Board Members delivering First Tee's School
Program
Program Industry average is 23%

35 29%

After-school programs Participants receiving
delivering First Tee's financial assistance in
Community Program.
programs

46%

Participants in First Tee's
Golf Course Program from

diverse backgrounds
Industry average is 21%

8

Central Florida Participants
selected to First Tee National

Opportunities

345

Girls participated in 13
Girls Golf Events

A Year to Remember... 6 teens Kaleb Palm
participate in Announced First
Kicked off the First Tee Tee Scholar and
2021 Leadership awarded $20k
Programming Series scholarship
presented by 8 Coaches
January the PGA TOUR Complete Level
Superstore One Training
Hosted 50 Co-Hosted
Girls at our Winter Park
annual Girls Amateur
Day Out with
guest Lauren May
Thompson

March

February April June

Inaugural Central 3 Coaches Hired Director of
Florida Cup Complete Outreach
Fundraiser Level Two Partnered with City
Board Retreat at Training of Winter Park for
Do Good Farms Julie Leventhal the first time to
Merged Girls Golf promoted to assist with their
- Greater Orlando Director of summer camps
with Girls Golf - Programming Cole Chastain,
ChampionsGate Started Abigail Fernandez,
to form Girls Golf Wednesday and Kaleb Palm
- First Tee Central Night Ladies participate in First
Florida League at Tee National
Dubsdread Championship at
Clemson University
Cole Chastain first
ever Central
Florida ACE
student

Took a boys and Launched Seminole
girls team to partnership with County
Naples for the first Boys and Girls fundraiser co-
ever First Tee Club benefitting
Florida Cup - and Reagan Camaraderie
the Girls team Chastain Foundation
won! attends John
Held first annual Deere Drive Your November
Summer Bash, Future Academy
donating golf in Detroit
clubs, equipment, 9th Annual
clothing and Swing for the
shoes to over 100 King Fundraiser
Central Florida at Bayhill
families in need.
September
July

August October December

Andrew Olivo Jordan Pigeon Held Share My
Attends PGA TOUR attends First Tee Passion Clinic
Superstore Innovator with Annika
Leadership Summit Summit in San Sorenstam at
in Montana Jose and is Top Golf
Girls Golf Olympics awarded Golf and
held at 10 courses scholarship Wellness
Clinic hosted
by PNC with
Tour Pros
Harold Varner
III, John Pak,
and David
Stockton Jr.
Second
Annual Short
Game and
Design Your
Life Clinic at
Bayhill

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion has always been at the core of First Tee’s identity and
essential to our continued success as an organization. In 2021, we recommitted to living
up to our ideals with DEI at the core. Our purpose in increasing diversity is to ensure that
it is part of the fabric of our organizational culture, and in all aspects of what we do. This
is not a project, program, or series of events, but an expression of who we are and an
intentional process to ensure that our mission is fulfilled.

This year the First Tee-Central Florida made great strides to improve the diversity of
those participating in our golf programs. In our golf and life skills programs, more than
46% of our participants are from diverse backgrounds, as we continue to reach out to
traditionally underserved areas of Central Florida. In addition, our commitment to our
financial assistance program has helped to remove cost as a barrier to participation for
many families. Along those lines we have initiated a golf club trade up program that
provided over 250 sets of clubs to participants free of charge, further breaking down
barriers to participation for our families. Through our Girl’s Golf program, we have
increased percentage of female participants to 36% this year. These girl only events
allowed the participants to build confidence, camaraderie, and passion for the game.
Furthermore, we added 4 new Title 1 schools and a chapter of the Boys and Girls Club to
our school and community programs. These additions have enriched us greatly and
infused a spirit of enthusiasm for our future as an organization. The inroads we have
made to diversity, equity, and inclusion have allowed us to engage with children of
varying racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds.

Our commitment to diversity is not limited to our participants, but includes our staff,
coaches, and board members. We were intentional in recruiting board members that
reflect the incredible diversity of Central Florida. We have increased our numbers on the
board that are of different ethnic and racial backgrounds, as well as age and gender.
Among the 12 new coaches we hired this year, 33% are minority and 50% are women. We
believe that the children benefit greatly from the interaction with our coaches that bring
their own unique style and experience.

First Tee-Central Florida has focused on
increasing the participation of females
and ethnic minorities in the game of golf
through character education. We will
continue to emphasize and broaden our
scope to keep pace with the changing
demographics of Central Florida.

Leadership

Staff Coaches Stan Stevens
Brian Skena
Scott Spragg, Filipe Gurjao Meredith Yaun
Executive Director Megan Johnson Jim Endicott
Julie Leventhal, Jorge Arteta Adam Andrews
Director of Programming Robert Estrada Jamie Taylor
Conrad Forbes, Phillip Geiger Tommy Korotky
Director of Outreach Raven Sanders Anthony Pragano
Melissa Chivers, Matt Yarvi Kelly Krusoe
Administrative Assistant Natalia Mestre Andrew Gottlieb
Seth Fuechslin
Audre Fausnaugh

Board of Directors Advisory Board

David Meek John Pinel Chris Barley
President Harrison Babb Brandon Johnson
Brian Boone Jerramy Hainline Brian Malec
Vice President Talia Sackel Darrell Devaney
Jamie Walson Robert Stuart Jr Jonathan Kearn
Secretary Brandon Lee Ron Gruninger
Laurie Burns Stacey Oleck Michael Dymond
Treasurer Nadia Carmino Bill Tompkins
David Breedlove Jessica Bessler Steven Richter
Kenny Nairn Chauncey McIntosh Chris Thurman
Kevin Kroll
Jason Douglas
Matthew Levine
Peter Scott

Mike Coutu,
2021 Volunteer of the Year

Megan Johnston,
2021 Coach of the Year

Featured Partners

Golf Channel Darden Restaurants
Florida Junior Golf Council Ameriprise Financial
Arnold Palmer Invitational Hylant Group
PGA Tour Superstore Bryan Builders
Ravago Gosnell Foundation
PNC Bank Celebration Restaurant Group
Wendover Housing Partners Assured Partners
Southern Company St. Johns Insurance

Partners ZKS Law
Beacon Pointe Advisors
Gray Robinson Pinch-a-Penny
Edyth Bush Trinity Surfaces
Orlando Health Akers Custom Homes
Dash BPO One Florida Bank
Millers Ale House Schick Roofing
Freightliner Sunbelt Rentals
PCL Construction Epoch Residential
John Craig Clothiers I&I Homes
Estein, USA Klipsch Family Foundation
Lowndes Law
BDO USA, LLC

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