Pepper Community Champion General Mills created Feeding Dreams in recognition of everyday people who positively impact their communities. The First Tee of Jacksonville Executive Director Pepper Peete was selected as one of 10 Finalists in the U.S., being named Jacksonville's Community Champion!
VOTE for Pepper online through end of October 2010!
Next Top Models at TFTJ On Monday, August 8, 2010, eight contestants in the locally-produced broadcast show, Jacksonville's Next Top Model, participated in a day of community service for The First Tee of Jacksonville.
Taste of Golf The top fundraiser event each year for The First Tee of Jacksonville is "A Taste of Golf". Mark your calendar now for October 4, 2010 at Deerwood Country Club!
Read about the successful 2009 event as
reported by The Florida Times-Union:
NORTHSIDE - The First Tee of Jacksonville is raising $2.8 million to upgrade the nonprofit's golf facilities...July 2007 - The Business Journal Read Full Story
Civitan's Play With The Pros Benefits TFTJ The First Tee of Jacksonville and The First Tee of St Johns County were the recipients from the Play With The Pros fundraising golf tournament organized by Uptown Civitan. It was held Feb. 21-22, 2010 at TPC Sawgrass, and featured such Pros as NBA All-Star Artis Gilmore, Champions Tour player Calvin Peete and many others!
Read the Coverage by the Jacksonville Times-Union, click here
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The First Tee will email a special Hole-in-One Award Certificate to participants who have had a hole-in-one in honor of their accomplishment. Please send stories and photos to jbaugher@thefirsttee.org .
The A/B Honor Roll
Representatives at The First Tee believe in encouraging participants to excel academically. Each semester, The First Tee Chapters are asked to provide the Home Office with a list of participants who have made As and Bs.
