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THERE IS A SOUL TO GOLFBY ANN MILLER

Excerpt from The Honolulu Star Advertiser, September 14, 2017 issue

“We must remember that this goes far beyond golf,” says Corbett Kalama. “Golf provides us with a venue to showcase those things that are important to our community and to the world.” CORBETT A.K. KALAMA President, Friends of Hawaii Charities

Friends of Hawaii Charities President Corbett Kalama will look you in the eye, and with a gentle smile will say, “Golf doesn’t talk enough about its impact on the community. . . There is a soul to golf.”

He won’t pivot on this topic he passionately represents in Hawaii and for Hawaii, to talk about golf visitors who are a “good spend,” or the fact that 10 percent of Hawaii’s visitors from Canada play golf here, or even to emphasize the huge global impact Hawaii’s PGA TOUR events make via television. What he will highlight is the $18 million-plus the Sony Open in Hawaii has raised for charity, valuable charity partnerships fostered like Friends’ alliance with The Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, Inc. for nearly 20 years, and the 1,500 men, women and

youth who gladly volunteer for it each year. He may also mention the ripple effect of a multitude of charity events conducted daily at Hawaii golf courses, and the value of Hawaii golf courses with design features that actually channel flood waters away from homes at risk.

And Hawaii’s youth? Beyond the charity grants distributed to numerous assistance and enrichment programs for keiki with needs, he may invite you to the annual Pro-Junior Challenge, benefitting the Hawaii State Junior Golf Association. Competing on Waialae greens, Hawaii junior golfers are given an extraordinary experience to play with the pros, whetting their appetite to pursue their game and life with nothing less than their best, so they can give back, too. Kalama may even pull out a 14-year-old thank you card he received from then junior golf phenom, Michelle Wie. “She had scribbled a note in pencil thanking us for letting her play Sony.”

Yes. There is a soul to golf, indeed.

SUPPORT HAWAII NON-PROFITS WITH YOUR DONATIONEach year, Sony Open charity host Friends of Hawaii Charities and charity partner The Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, Inc. distribute more than $1 million to local non-profit organizations that provide life-changing support to women, children, the elderly and the needy throughout the Hawaiian Islands. Your gift will be recognized through the Friends Club program, a year-round fund-raising program of Friends of Hawaii Charities.

“Hawaii Meals on Wheels is one of the greatest blessings I’ve ever received. It has made me whole and complete again. I’m healthier.”

HARRY TAMEvery Monday through Friday, the 84-year old retired baker receives a hot, nutritious meal delivered to his doorstep by volunteers of HMoW.

HMoW was a finalist for the 2018 PGA TOUR Charity of the Year award and an FOHC grant recipient.

Photo: Grant recipient Hoa Aina O Makaha

Adult Friends for YouthAfter-School All-Stars HawaiiAla KuolaAloha HarvestAloha Independent Living

HawaiiAloha Medical MissionAloha State Junior GolfersAmerican Cancer Society, Inc.-

Hawaii PacificArmed Services YMCA

HonoluluArthritis FoundationAssets SchoolAssistive Technology Resource

Centers of Hawaii (ATRC)Big Brothers Big Sisters HawaiiBishop MuseumBobby Benson CenterBoys & Girls Club of Hawaii –

WindwardCaring for Hawaii NeonatesCenter for Tomorrow’s LeadersChild & Family ServiceThe Children’s Alliance of

Hawaii, Inc.Coalition for a Drug-Free

HawaiiCommon GraceEaster Seals HawaiiEast-West Center Arts ProgramFamily Hui HawaiiFamily Ministries CenterFamily Programs HawaiiFamily Promise of HawaiiFrank De Limas Student

Enrichment Program

Friends of Waialua RoboticsGirl Scouts of Hawaii (GSH)Hale KipaHale MahaoluHale OlaHaloalaunuiakea Early

Learning CenterHawaii Autism FoundationHawaii Care ChoicesHawaii Children’s Action

NetworkHawaii Children’s Cancer

FoundationHawaii Children’s TheatreHawaii Cord Blood BankHawaii Fi-Do Service DogsHawaii Foodbank - Kauai

BranchHawaii Foodbank - OahuHawaii Forest InstituteHawaii Institute of Pacific

AgricultureHawaii Island Adult Care, Inc.Hawaii LiteracyHawaii Nature CenterHawaii State Women’s Golf

FoundationHawaii Youth SymphonyHawaiian Eye FoundationHawaiian Music Hall of FameHelping Hands HawaiiHiipaka LLCHilo Medical Center FoundationHISLEAHo ea – The FoundationHo ola Na Pua

Hoa Aina O MakahaHonolulu Community Action

Program, Inc.Honolulu Festival FoundationHonolulu Habitat for HumanityHonolulu Theatre for YouthHOPE Services HawaiiHospice Hawaii, Inc.HSCAHUGS-Help, Understanding &

Group SupportHui Malama Ola Na OiwiHula Preservation SocietyI Ola LahuiIHS, The Institute for Human

ServicesImua Family ServicesJapan-America Society of

HawaiiJunior Achievement of HawaiiK.E.L.I.I. FoundationKa Lima O Maui, Ltd.Kanu o ka Aina Learning OhanaKapiolani Health FoundationKauai Economic Opportunity,

IncorporatedKauai Independent Food BankKick Start KarateKids At-Risk Mentoring

Programs Hawaii, Inc.Kipuka o ke Ola (KOKO)Ku ikahi Mediation CenterKuakini Health SystemKukui Childrens FoundationKula No Na Poe HawaiiKupu

Lahaina Arts AssociationLanai Community Health CenterLeadership in Disabilities &

Achievement of HawaiiMADD HawaiiMake-A-Wish HawaiiMalama Family Recovery

CenterMalama Honua Public Charter

SchoolMalama Pono Health

ServicesMaui Family Support

Services, Inc.The Maui Farm, Inc.Maui Mediation ServicesMental Health KokuaNa HoalohaNever Quit DreamingNorth Kohala Community

Resource CenterPacific and Asian Affairs

CouncilPalama SettlementPalolo Chinese HomePartners in Development

FoundationPBS HawaiiPeanut Butter MinistryThe Private Sector HawaiiProject Vision HawaiiPuuwaiRehabilitation Hospital of

the Pacific FoundationRiver of Life MissionRonald McDonald House

Charities of Hawaii

Samaritan Counseling Center Hawaii

SECOHShriners Hospitals for

Children - HonoluluSpecial Olympics HawaiiSt. Catherine Food PantryThe Storybook Theatre of

HawaiiSurfing the NationsSurfrider Spirit SessionsTeach for America - HawaiiTouch a HeartU. S. VETSUnited Cerebral Palsy

Association of HawaiiWaikiki Community CenterWaikiki HealthWaimanalo Canoe ClubWaimanalo Health CenterWaimanalo Youth and Family

CollaborativeWaimea Country SchoolWaipahu High School Youth

For SafetyWest Hawaii Mediation CenterWinners CampWomen In NeedYWCA of OahuYMCA of Kauai

and other Hawaii charities

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