(CARMEL, CA, July 8, 2005) At-risk youth from around the country continue to learn and develop positive life skills through their exposure to the game of golf thanks to the Shivas Irons Society Scholarship Fund. On July 10-15th, for the tenth straight summer, the Shivas Irons Society is sponsoring a group of at-risk youth for a one week camp at the Tennessee PGA Junior Golf Academy in Franklin, TN. Participants this year have been selected from Chicago, Illinois; Newark, New Jersey;

Atlanta, Georgia; and Nashville, Tennessee. In addition to camp tuition the Society provides air transportation and, if necessary, a clothing allowance and spending money for the participants. Since the inception of this program in 1995 the Society has provided more than $105,000 in scholarship funds to benefit 116 at-risk boys and girls from around the country. "This has been a life changing experience for our children," said Lou Cutolo from the MGA Foundation, Elmsford, NY. Sam Puryear, Director of the East Lake Community Foundation Golf Program in Atlanta agrees. "The camp has been very beneficial to the plight of our youth. It has exposed our children to diversity through the game of golf." he reports. Through the camp and follow-up contact, the Society provides opportunities for personal growth and self-awareness for the attendees. In addition to golf instruction, the juniors are exposed to and educated in the traditions, history and virtues of the game of golf. They learn how to apply the positive attributes that the game offers into their daily lives while they realize improvements in their own level of play.

As part of the camp experience the juniors are often hosted by local members of the Shivas Irons Society on their first night in Tennessee. The Shivas Irons Society is an thirteen-year old, 501(c))3 non-profit organization, dedicated to exploring golf's beauty and mysteries, and to providing opportunities for personal and social transformation. The Society, which has more than 1200 members around the world, takes its name from the protagonist in Michael Murphy's classic novel, Golf in the Kingdom.

Additional Press info contact: Steve Cohen, President, 831- 899-8441 ,
steve@shivas.org

For information on joining the Society or to learn about its activities, or for information about how to participate in the Youth Scholarship Program, contact:

The Shivas Irons Society
P O Box 222339
Carmel, CA 93922-2339
Phone: 831-899-8441
Fax: 831-899-8453
email: shivas@shivas.org
Website: http://www.shivas.org

Media Contact:
Steve Cohen, President
831- 899-8441
steve@shivas.org