National Events, Foundations and Organizations
The Back 9 Charitable Foundation is proud to host the 1st Annual Golf Marathon to benefit families in need of a break in life. Our event will be held Monday June 25th at Brookfield Country Club. We are thankful for to Dynamix Golf and Cleveland/Srixon Golf for stepping up!
Players get the opportunity to golf to their hearts desire and use their huge hearts to raise funds though pledges and donations. For more information on the event or to Register to play visit www.back9foundation.golfreg.com
The Back 9 Charitable Foundation is committed to standing in the gap for families that need a well deserved break in their lives. Founded in June 2011, our mission has been to support those in need that may fall through the cracks who need a voice and helping hand. This Inagural event is our largest fund raiser that allows us to touch these families in a tangible way.
We have identified a few causes that we are committed to assisting and add a little joy to their situations. Please take a few minutes to learn about these families and why we have chosen them to partner with in this time of crisis in their lives.
Leah Giammarva- On Sept 21, 2011 life changed for this 19 yr old girl. She was riding in her friends car that lost control leading to a serious accident. Leah was left with a spinal cord injury- she has no feeling below her chest and has limited movement/skills with her hands. Both were wearing seat belts and the driver walked away uninjured. Leah’s hand movement continues to improve but she needs a lot of therapy and they have set up a medial fund to help with expenses, Leah’s Help Hope Medical Fund.
Bret Hundredmark is a 6th grade student at Simpson Middle School and a member of the Lassiter Junior Trojan select lacrosse team in Marietta,. Bret is 12 years old and has loved playing sports his entire life. Bret tried many sports and exceled at them all. He had many star moments in baseball running down balls in the field and hitting game-winning hits. Bret’s true athletic love, however, began a few years ago when he caught the lacrosse bug. Six weeks ago Bret and his teammates had finished their Saturday game, another successful outing. They asked if they could go get some extra practice in at the lacrosse wall. While working on his stick skills, an errant ball bounced off the wall and caught Bret in a very vulnerably spot on the back of his head where he fell unconscious.
Bret’s close friend and teammate took immediate action and had the heroic sense to call Bret’s mom who was at the scene within minutes. 911 was quickly alerted and the young man and his mom were rushed to the hospital. After several hours in the emergency room it was clear that this was a serious injury. Determined to be in critical condition, Bret was soon air lifted to Egleston’s Children’s hospital at Emory for more specialized treatment.
During Bret’s first 24 hours in ICU, he was placed on a respirator, had a stint put in his brain to drain fluids, underwent two brain procedures and needed the country’s best medical attention to keep him with us. For several days thereafter, Bret remained in an induced coma to provide the stabilization and rest necessary to begin recovery. As of today Bret is slowly making progress but their family is in need to offset the surmounting medical expenses. They are still not out of the woods with his recovery and just last week had another surgery on his brain to put in a new shunt.
Devon Quigley is the son of Champions Tour Player Dana Quigley and was in a tragic car wreck on Dec. 1st. He has been in a coma since then and has a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). Devon was not predicted to make it through the first night and has very slowly beaten all expectations of the medical team. Devon is responding to some voice commands but technically still in a coma and is in limbo of what treatment center to go to next for TBI. He is now in West Palm Beach FL and it looks like he will be coming to The Shepard Center here in Atlanta. Most would assume that since his dad has had so much success on the Champions Tour that money isn’t an issue but that is far from the case with the extended care and treatment Devon has had and will continue to need. Dana is a strong christian man that has shown extraordinary faith and resolve through out this storm in their life. We have been following closely and encourage you to as well as Dana has been writing a daily journal and it is an amazing journal of faith and the heart of a father hurting and fighting for his son. http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/devonquigley.
Austin Family- Life is precious! We lost a good friend much too soon to cancer this past July. He was a special man just 33 years old, a great husband and incredible father to his 3 young children. The Austin family needs our help and loving support.
Adam was a good friend to many, but even more than that, Adam was a great husband and father. Adam passed away after being diagnosed with cancer at the age of 33, leaving behind a loving wife and three little kids that need our help. As I am sure you are aware, fighting cancer is not only emotionally draining on the entire family, but also can put families in a financial position that is nearly impossible to handle.
We want to do our part to help take the financial burden away from Adam’s family. While we know that we cannot replace the love that Adam has provided his family over the years. We can help to ease the financial burden that they are dealing with, so that they can focus on healing and taking care of these precious children.
Deuteronomy 6:5
