Help Support First Tee — Triangle’s Kids!
Five years ago, we had a dream. We wanted to build a new home for our First Tee — Triangle participants, a safe place where our kids could study, learn about leadership, make new friends and develop the life skills that come from playing the game of golf. Skills such as confidence, integrity, respect, and etiquette.
That dream is now becoming a reality! On December 5th, 2022, we broke ground on Phase 1 of our new facility located at 12201 Leesville Road in Northwest Raleigh. Watch our video to learn more.
More Than a Game Capital Campaign
The Community Need
First Tee — Triangle currently serves over 1,600 kids annually.
More than 50% come from diverse backgrounds
40% are female
36% come from low to moderate income families
Our goal is to make the game of golf accessible to all while teaching character development and skills that will last a lifetime.
Independent research shows that kids who participate in our program use life skills they learn on and off the course and transfer them to school. More than 75% of participants surveyed say First Tee has helped them with decision making, goal setting and managing their emotions. After participating in First Tee for three years, 73% say they have higher confidence in their academic ability and more confidence interacting with their peers.
Our new Learning Center, in its central location, will allow us to serve an additional 1,000 children each year with a stronger presence throughout the Triangle. It will also enable us to grow our diversity and inclusion efforts through partnerships with Title I schools in Wake and Durham counties. Having a home will give us the opportunity to offer our kids healthy snacks, tutoring and mentoring, and a safe place to call their own.
Our Ask of You
So far, we have raised $6.5 million of our $7.5 million Capital Campaign goal. But to make this dream a reality, we need your help! Our goal is to engage more of our community to help bring our vision to life. This will allow us to build our Learning Center, driving range, putting green and a par three golf course.
To say thank you, each donor who makes a gift of $300 or more will be entered into a drawing for:
One of three, one-year access passes to our new facility, which includes use of our new driving range and putting green, use of the on-site golf simulators, a discount at our Pro Shop AND a foursome at the Country Club of North Carolina.
All donors be recognized on special signage at the Learning Center and on our website.
Naming Opportunities & Patron Benefits
In order for First Tee — Triangle to positively impact young people, it takes coaches, staff, board members and donors being actively engaged in our mission and invested in our outcomes. Each has a vital role in our success and without your support, we will fail to achieve our goals.
Available Naming Opportunities
Center for Youth Development Campus – $2 million
Learning Center – $1 million
Maintenance Facility – $250,000
Education Center – $150,000
18 Hole Putting Green – $100,000
Storage Facility – $75,000
Two Simulator Bays – $30,000 each
Conference Room – $20,000
30 Individual Bays at Driving Range – $5,000 each
Committed Named Gifts
- Par Three Course — $ 500,000 Generously secured by Peter Millar
- Driving Range — $ 500,000 Generously secured by Carquest
- Scoreboard — $500,000 Generously secured by Blue Cross NC
- Golf Holes — $75,000 each
- Generously secured by Bob and Carol Hatley
- Generously secured by James and Mildred Wilkinson Foundation
- Generously secured by Highwoods Properties
- Generously secured by North State Bank
- Generously secured by Fielding and Kim Miller
- Generously secured by Michael Jordan Nissan
- Generously secured by APC Towers
- Generously secured by Ted and Stephanie Klinck
- Generously secured by Al Goodrich
- Play Area — $25,000 Generously secured by Air Purification Inc
Patron Benefits
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Legacy Partner ($500,000+)
- Dedicated signage at the Center for Youth Development related to the naming opportunity secured
- Name or logo prominently displayed on final road signage as a Legacy Partner
- Mentioned in ALL locally created event/program and marketing information annually
- All other sponsor benefits
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Core Values Club Founding Member ($100,000 – $499,000)
- Dedicated signage (if applicable) for reserved portion of the center
- Exclusive Core Values Club Founding Member Gift at Grand Opening
- All Core Values Club Membership Benefits
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Ace Level Patron ($50,000 – $99,999)
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Eagle Level Patron ($15,000 – $49,000)
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Birdie Level Patron ($5,000 – $14,999)
- Prominently displayed signage on First Tee — Triangle’s Core Values Club Wall of Fame at the appropriate Patron Level
- Monthly reserved access to golf facilities including the Peter Millar Par-3 Course, the driving range, and associated practice facilities for investors and their families
- Invitation to the annual Core Values Club Par-3 Tournament
- Greens fees waived for each member for the golf facility
- Exclusive Core Values Club logoed First Tee apparel
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Par Level Patron ($1,000 – $4,999)
- Prominently displayed signage at the Center for Youth Development as a Par Level Sponsor
- Discounts on all programs and services offered by First Tee — Triangle at the Center for Youth Development
Patrons
Legacy Partners
Advance Auto Parts/Carquest
Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina
Golden Corral
McConnell Golf
Mills Construction Company
Peter Millar
TowneBank
Core Values Club Founding Members
A.J. Fletcher Foundation
Al Goodrich
APC Towers
Freddie and Rachel Mills
Fielding and Kim Miller
James and Connie Maynard Foundation
James and Mildred Wilkinson Foundation
Mike Bonello
North State Bank
Peter and Prudence Meehan
Workday
Ace Level Patrons
Anonymous
Bob and Carol Hatley
Harold K. Jordan & Co., Inc.
Highwoods Properties
Justin and Jillian Good
Kane Realty and Williams Realty & Building Company
Matthew Goodwin
Michael Jordan Nissan
Ted and Stephanie Klinck
Smedes York Family
Eagle Level Patrons
1-800-PACK-RAT
Anonymous
Air Purification, Inc.
Alan and Laurie Hughes
Allen Wilson
Brad and Allison George
Clancy & Theys Construction Company
Curi
First National Bank
Guardian Wealth Partners
James and Candan Burati
Jennings and Allison Glenn
John and Debbie Day
John and Tracey Roos
Longleaf Law & Longleaf Manager
Mike Gray
Robert and Etta Long
Scott Edwards
Sheldon and Deborah Fox
Wales Family Foundation
Birdie Level Patrons
A.E. Finley Foundation
A. Hobgood, IV
Allman Spry
Al. Neyer, LLC
Andy and Julie Bilodeau
Bill Reduzzi
Bob and Lynn Scott
Brian and Kathy Sischo
Cliff and Anna Benson
David and Donna Rhode
Dean Painter
Double Wood Farm
Doug and Hope Brown, In Memory of Ben Hynson
Doug and Susan Baker
Ed Auslander
Ed Brown
Fenwick Foundation
Fred Mills, Sr.
Howie and Brug Jung
IMC Board of Directors in Honor of Jim Hyler
James and Julie Forrest
Jim Lamont
Josie and Charles Reeves
Julian and Beth Williamson
Larry and Debbie Robbins
Mark and Jenna Thomas
Marty and Sarah Pell
Richard Sowell
Rule Joy Trammell + Rubio, LLC
Russ and Cara McLauchlan
Simpson & Underwood Associates, LLC
SLI Capital
Steve Morgan
Steve and Lynn Ogburn
Tommy West
T.J. Wyman
Wil Spears
Par Level Patrons
Allen and Linda Jones
Bobby Stanley
Bryan Fox
CTO Realty Growth
Dick Daugherty
Ed and Kathy White
Fred McCoy, Jr.
James Anderson
Jeff and Jodi Kleiber
Jim Hyler
Jon Bell
Kent and Liz Bardwell
Lee-Moore Capital Company
Lee Morris
Linda and Ralph Moore
M. Rex Teaney, II
Mark and Kelly Mulhern
Mark and Sarah Sims Chesson
Michael and Marybeth Brooks
Mike Condrey
Paul and Peggy Pfeuffer
Peter and Kim Fox
PGA Tour Charities
Preston Development Company
Robert and Katharine Buhler
Terry and Diane Butler
The Backyard Foundation
Thomas Eller
Tri Properties, LLC
Wesley Burks
Capital Campaign Patrons
Charlie Hoover
Cherry Hill Baptist Church
David Johnson
Dennis and Nancy Horstman
Gary Allen
George Brannon
James Bick
Jimmy Barnes
Ken Brantley
Leslie Holmes
McKim & Creed
Peter McDonald
Ryan Greene
Sam and Ginny Poston
Shirley Tyner
SJV Medical
Tift Mann
William Sewell
YPO State Line Forum
In-Kind Giving
Baering Group
Baker Roofing
Forrest Firm, P.C.
Hanse Golf Design
Mills Construction
Jones Architecture
Kane Realty
LS3P
Revels Turf & Tractor
Shelco, LLC
SPS Corporation
Summit Design & Engineering
Willard & Willard, LLP
Williams Realty & Building Company
Our Legacy Partners
