First Tee Of Lake Erie Creates a Safe Learning Space for Kids On a beautiful September evening, right before the Solheim Cup was set to begin, The First Tee of Lake Erie and the Boys and Girls Clubs of Toledo held a grand opening gala to officially open their new joint facility, located on Hill Road adjacent to the Inverness Club. This one-of-a-kind facility is focused completely on teaching kids and providing skills to help them navigate the world. To get something this big created in Toledo was a major plan in place to help with their expansion program. The Boys and Girls Club of Toledo and The First Tee spent three years discussing exactly how a marriage of the two nonprofit organizations could work and finally came up with a plan. This state-of-the-art training and learning facility for area youth includes a driving range, putting area and short game practice area for golf. For inclement weather a gym and indoor golf simulator will allow the kids to remain active. project and took the efforts of a lot of people. The 43-acre tract on which the new facility resides was obtained in 2016, but it took nearly five years to raise the monies necessary to complete construction. In all, over 250 donors understood the importance for area youth and graciously opened their wallets to raise $7.6 million dollars. The combined effort came about because The Boys and Girls Clubs were looking to expand their reach and The First Tee already had a site with a Ohio Golf Journal
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