Golf Fore Gals’ mission is to provide women with a fun and safe environment to discover and enjoy the game of golf. In addition to regular tee-times at a wide range of courses, the club offers lessons, rules and etiquette seminars, social events and opportunities to develop friendships which last beyond the golf season. The club boasts over 250 members in three regions across the province including Vancouver, the Fraser Valley and the expanding Okanagan region. Each region offers a calendar of events that runs throughout the year with a focus on golf from April through October. Additional tee-times are offered in Maui over the fall and winter months. There are three types of annual Golf Fore Gals memberships: Golf Fore Gals offers women access to prime tees times at some of the best courses without having to pick-up a phone. Members log on to the website to choose their course, tee time and playing partners. Some courses offer regular week day or evening play, others are destinations for weekends or out of town golf getaways. The club is currently affiliated with over 30 courses in BC. Courses offered for regular league play in the lower mainland include Delta, Greenacres, University Golf Club, Morgan Creek, Hazelmere, Eaglequest and Poppy Estates. In the Okanagan, courses include the Golf BC properties (The Quail, The Bear, Pinnacle and Gallagher’s Canyon), The Harvest, Fairview Mountain, Osoyoos Golf & Country Club to mention a few. Golf Fore Gals believes in giving back to the community. One week each month, a percentage of fees are set aside to support community charities that benefit women. If you are interested in learning more about Golf Fore Gals and their upcoming season of fun events visit www.golfforegals.com or call Diane Fru at 604.290.2740.
Golf Fore Gals swings into action this May!
1. Beginner membership features lessons, executive courses and rules and etiquette seminars;
2. Social membership for those recreational players who want to experience golf without a handicap factor; and
3. Golf British Columbia (BCGA) membership includes earning an RCGA handicap factor and opportunities to compete in club and zone championships.
Diane Fru is a represenative for Golf Fore Gals. The views expressed are those of the author and are provided as a general source of information only. Comments or questions – diane@golfforegals.com, call (604) 290.2740 or visit www.golfforegals.com
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Soroptimist Means “Best For Women”Our mission is to improve the lives of women and girls |
submitted by Bea Kelly,
Extension Chair, Western Canada Region
Soroptimist International
Who we are
Soroptimist is an international volunteer organization of women comprised of members either embarking on, in or retired from a career, aiming to create true social and economic equality for women and girls in local communities and throughout the world. Soroptimist means “best for women” and that’s what we strive to be – women at our best striving to help other women be their best. As a volunteer organization we feel uniquely qualified to help women and girls live their dreams.
Central Okanagan
We are now looking for new members for the central Okanagan community. We have clubs in Kamloops and Osoyoos and are planning to charter a club in the central area.
Worldwide
Soroptimist Internationale has about 95,000 members in more than 120 countries and territories. Each of these members have contributed time and financial support to community-based projects since 1921.
Community Service projects range from large capital grants and funding for equipment, to hands-on service. Projects include:
Cash grants for women seeking to improve their economic situations through additional education and training
Supporting Community organizations helping women and girls
Children of the Street Society
Women’s Resource & Transition Houses; i.e. donating clothing & personal care kits
Homeless and/or Women in need
Making comfort cushions for mastectomy patients
Purple Card distribution as part of a campaign to help end violence towards women
Donating hampers to families in need at Christmas and “Christmas in July”
Soroptimist International has NGO status with the UN and is represented on the Status of Women/Human Rights Commissions. Support many international causes, which include the following:
Project Sierra/Hope and Homes for Children; transforming the lives of some of the most deprived women and children in the world.
STOP Trafficking project, ensuring women and girls everywhere have lives filled with dignity and respect.
JOIN NOW
For more information on how you can become a member of Soroptimist International and make a difference in your community, please contact Bea Kelly at bebe25@telus.net or by phone at 604-945-7071. Also, please visit our international website for more information at www.soroptimist.org and also www.wcsoroptimist.org (Western Canada Region).