PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. -- A group of 225 juniors representing 16 Greater Charleston youth and golf organizations will be introduced to premier golf instruction by more than 20 Carolinas PGA Professionals as the Senior PGA Championship presents its Community Relations Youth Golf Clinic, May 21, at 4:00 to 6:30 p.m., at Patriots Point Links in Mount Pleasant, S.C.

The Youth Clinic, which kicks off 68th Senior PGA Championship week, is sponsored by The PGA Foundation and is intended to expose youths to golf who would otherwise not have the opportunity to play the game. Patriots Point Links also will be the host of Play Golf America Day, May 21, which will host adult and family golfers from 3:00 to 8:00 p.m.

The PGA Community Relations Youth Clinic is in conjunction with the 68th Senior PGA Championship, which will be conducted May 22-27, at The Ocean Course at Kiawah Island Golf Resort. Participating youth at the clinic will receive tickets to attend the 68th Senior PGA Championship.

"The PGA of America's Community Relations Program, which is a part of our Championship experience, reaches out and touches new audiences annually throughout this country," said PGA of America President Brian Whitcomb. "The PGA Community Relations Program does not end once Championship Week has concluded. The work goes on year-round to support these organizations which perform tremendous work to assist and encourage children and their families."

The Youth Golf Clinic will feature trick-shot performer Peter Johncke, 42, of Jupiter, Fla., who in 2005 earned a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records for most golf balls struck in a three-minute period (245). Johncke performs 100 golf shows annually and has displayed his skills in 30 countries worldwide.

For more information about the PGA Community Relations Program, visit the PGA Foundation Web site at www.pgafoundation.org.

Here is closer look at the Youth Golf Clinic participating organizations:

WINGS for Kids Inc.
WINGS for kids is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded n 1996 in Charleston, SC. WINGS began its work in 1997 as a summer cap for girls. Since that time is has developed into one of the most innovative and effective youth development programs in the field of social and emotional learning with national recognition. WINGS served more that 1,000 elementary age girls and boys and remains dedicated to providing academic as well as social and emotional education to over 120 kids after school every day.

Contact:
Ginny Deerin
Founder & CEO
1721 Atlantic Avenue
Sullivan's Island, SC 29482
Phone: 843-437-5365
E-mail: ginny@wngsforkids.org

The Dee Norton Lowcountry Children's Center
The mission of the Dee Norton Lowcountry Children's Center (DNLCC) is to reduce the incidence and impact of child abuse by providing a forum for concerned agencies and individuals to identify needs and respond through the development, coordination and delivery of quality services. DNLCC is a community based organization, with coordinates and integrates a full range of services for abused children and their families. Since opening in 1991 over 13,000 children and their families have been seen from across South Carolina.

Contact:
Beverly Hutchison
Development Coordinator
1061 King Street
Charleston, SC 29403
Phone: 843-723-3600
E-mail: bhutchison@dnlcc.org

Dorchester County Communities in Schools
Dorchester County Communities in Schools' mission is to connect available community resources with the public schools of Dorchester County for the common purpose of enhancing the educational experience for students at risk of dropping out of school and assisting them to succeed academically and to become productive members of society. DCCIS operates two after school programs at Alston and Dubose Middle Schools in Summerville, SC. Our program serves 60 students at each site. The students in our program qualify for free and reduced lunch and most of them live in single parent households. Once a week students receive life skills instruction from trained mental health and substance abuse counselors.

Contact:
Jenny Anderson Horne
Executive Director
120 South Magnolia Street
Summerville, SC 29483
Phone: 843-412-8420
E-mail: jhorne@hornerealty.net

Lowcountry Food Bank
The Lowcountry Food Bank (LCFB) mission is to feed the poor and hungry of the ten coastal counties of South Carolina by soliciting and distributing healthy food and grocery products to nonprofit agencies serving the poor; and to educate the public about the problems of and solutions to domestic hunger. LCGB distribute over ten million pounds of food annually serving approximately 154,000 low-income individuals annually.

Contact:
D. Jermaine Husser
Executive Director
1635 Cosgrove Avenue
Charleston, SC 29405
Phone: 843-747-8146
E-mail: jhusser@lcfbank.org

Boy Scouts of American Coastal Carolinas Council
The nine counties that make up the Coastal Carolina Council, BSA serves more than 8,000 youth. Guiding them are over 2,500 volunteer leaders demonstrating strong values and strong leadership. Scouting is an educational program that teaches youth about building character, faith traditions, mentoring, serving others, healthy living, and lifelong learning. The council operates two beautiful camps in our community that become the classroom for the life lessons of Scouting.

Contact:
Patrick Draven
Scout Executive
1025 Sam Rittenberg Blvd.
Charleston, SC 29407
Phone: 843-763-0305
E-mail: pcraven@bsamail.org

Communities in Schools of the Charleston Area Inc.
Communities in Schools of the Charleston Area (CIS) champions all youth to stay in school by connecting the best community resources with the needs of students, their families and schools. The organization opened locally in 1989 following a study by Johns Hopkins University calling for implementation of dropout prevention programs in the Charleston community. CIS currently works with approximately 3,400 students in 13 areas public schools. Fundamental to CIS is the recognition that youth specialists proactively identify those children in greatest jeopardy of not graduating from high school. Specialists give individual attention to these children, focusing on the identified factors that stymie their success.

Contact:
Gordon Robertson III
Resource Development Coordinator
MSC 1201, 701 East Bay Street
Charleston, SC 29403
Phone: 843-720-2346
E-mail: grobertson@cischarleston.org

Charleston Junior Golf Foundation
The Charleston Junior Golf Foundation was founded on December 9, 2005 for the purpose of becoming a chapter of The First Tee. The mission of The First Tee is to impact the lives of young people by providing learning facilities and educational programs that promote character development and life-enhancing values through the game of golf.

Contact:
Joel Willis Jr.
President
7515 Northside Drive, Suite 150
Charleston, SC
Phone: 843-266-4579
E-mail: joelw@thecommonwealth.com

Carolina Youth Development Center
Founded in 1790 as the Charleston Orphan House, Carolina Youth Development Center (CYDC) serves more that 600 children and families in the Lowcountry and Coastal South Carolina each year. CYDC is an umbrella organization providing a cost-effective continuum of care through eight programs which address the residential, treatment and vocational needs of abused, neglected and emotionally disabled youth, as well as prevention programs for at risk youth. The mission of the CYDC is to assist children in reaching their full potential as healthy and well-adjusted individuals.

Contact:
Kate Lloyd
Director of Development
5055 Lackawanna Blvd
North Charleston, SC 29405
Phone: 843-266-5200
E-mail: klloyd@cydc.org

MUSC Children's Hospital & Darby Children's Research Institute
The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Children's Hospital is the state's largest and most comprehensive pediatric health care center, serving more that 6,000 inpatient and 50,000 outpatient visits annually. In addition to its excellent clinical reputation, it has grown into a renowned pediatric research center with the Darby Children's Research Institute. The MUSC is guided by the belief that all children need to grow up in a protective and nurturing environment, where each child is given the opportunity to reach his or her potential. We believe this vision can provide a brighter future for all children.

Contact:
Barbara A. Rivers
Director of Development
59 Bee Street
Charleston, SC 29425
Phone: 843-792-6643
E-mail: riversb@musc.edu

Outward Bound Discovery-Lowcountry
Since September 2002, Outward Bound Discovery-Lowcountry has been operating prevention programming to serve 120 students annually. Outward Bound Discovery offers unique programming and services to at-risk and committed delinquent youth and families, schools and communities exposed to factors that put youth at greater likelihood of dropping out of school, substance abuse or becoming delinquent or chronic offenders. The mission of the organization is to inspire at-risk and committed delinquent youth to remain crime free and stay in school to reach their full potential in education, community, career and life, through attaining academic achievement, character development and social responsibility.

Contact:
Lucy Hudgens
Program Director
4042 Hwy 17 North
Awendaw, SC 29429
Phone: 843-849-2545
E-mail: lhudgens@outwardbound.org

Kiawah Island/Sea Island Junior Golf
As Principals of Elementary Schools, our mission demands that we be in constant search of In School and Out of School activities that embrace programs that provide the resources and training necessary to enhance the development of our students in the areas of positive attitudes, focus and attention, respect and encouragement, and performance and desire. As such, we determined early on that the Kiawah Island/Sea Island Junior Golf Program shared our interest in those critical child development areas. They also established a very impressive rating system for all participants to determine their performance and progress in each of the above cited areas, including their observed interest in the game of golf. We continue to see the results played out in our schools in as many positive ways in an out of the classroom. And, we may be witnessing some very good future golfers.

Contact:
Mrs. Blondell Adams
Principal, Edith Frierson Elementary School
6133 Maybank Highway
Wadmalaw, SC 29407
Phone: 843-559-1182
E-mail: blondell-adams@charleston.k12.sc.us

Special Olympics South Carolina
Special Olympics is an international non-profit organization dedicated to empowering individuals with intellectual disabilities to become physically fit, productive and respected members of society through sports training and competition. Special Olympics offer children and adults with intellectual disabilities year round training and competition in 30 Olympic type summer and winter sports.

Contact:
Paula Byers
856 Montgomery Road
Charleston, SC 29412
Phone: 843-795-5316

The YMCA of Greater Charleston Cannon Street
The Cannon Street YMCA is the longest continuously operating Heritage YMCA in the USA founded in 1866. Over 500 families were served in 2006 throughout Charleston County. The purpose of the YMCA of Greater Charleston is to improve lives of all in the Greater Charleston area by connecting individuals, families and communities with opportunities based on Christian values that strengthen spirit, mind and body. The YMCA does not turn anyone away due to inability to pay.

Contact:
Craig Schmitt
Senior Program Director
61 Cannon Street
Charleston, SC 29403
Phone: 843-577-9622
E-mail: Craig-schmitt@bellsouth.net

100 Black Men of Charleston Inc.
The mission of the 100 Black Men of Charleston, Inc. is to improve the quality of life in our communities, and enhance education and economic opportunities for all African Americans. To that end the 100 Black Men of Charleston, Inc. has made mentoring its primary objective. In all facets of life there is an experience to be learned. Golf is no exception because it teaches discipline, honesty and other positive character building traits. It is our belief that golf is more than a sport, its rules and disciplines. It teaches invaluable lessons. This mentoring program has brought golf to the lives of kids who would not have had the experience otherwise.

Contact:
John Walton
Golf Mentoring Co-Chairman
P.O. Box 80238
Charleston, SC 29416
Phone: 843-696-0046
E-mail: Johnwaltongolfs2@aol.com

Boys & Girls Club of the Trident Area
The Boys and Girls Club of the Trident Area serves 525 kids per day during our after-school program, and over 2,000 children with Reading Soul Mates program. The Club is a positive and safe place to go when not in school. We provided various programs and team sports. Our goal is to enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens.

Contact:
Neesha Patel
Program Director
75 Calhoun St., 2nd Floor
Charleston SC 29413
Phone: 843-937-6517
Email: npatel@bgclubta.org

Trident United Way
The Boys and Girls Club of the Trident Area serves 525 kids per day during our after-school program, and over 2,000 children with Reading Soul Mates program. The Club is a positive and safe place to go when not in school. We provided various programs and team sports. Our goal is to enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens.

Contact:
Chris Kerrigan
President
6296 Rivers Ave.
North Charleston, SC 29492
Phone: 843-740-9000
Email: ckerrigan@tuw.org

The PGA of America is the world's largest working sports organization, comprised of 28,000 men and women golf Professionals who are the recognized experts in growing, teaching and managing the game of golf, while serving millions of people throughout its 41 PGA Sections nationwide. Since its founding in 1916, The PGA of America has enhanced its leadership position in a $62 billion-a-year industry by growing the game of golf through its premier spectator events, world-class education and training programs, significant philanthropic outreach initiatives and award-winning golf promotions. Today's PGA Professional is the public's link to the game, serving an essential role in the operation of golf facilities throughout the country.