Patron Benefits
Impact On and Off the Course
Our mission is to impact the lives of young people by providing educational programs that build character, instill life enhancing values and promote healthy choices through the game of golf.
The values of integrity and sportsmanship are not always instilled in today’s youth. The acquisition of values is often a by-product of a series of complex processes that evolve from individuals’ experiences. First Tee Life Skills Experience teaches participants a set of skills that allow them to face challenges at home, school and play in a constructive manner. The goal is for participants to internalize the Nine Core Values, which are at the heart of First Tee’s mission.
Research shows that youth who participate in First Tee Life Skills Experience learn valuable life lessons, exhibit the Nine Core Values and transfer these skills and qualities to school, home, and other settings.
Building Game Changers
Over 12,000 Children Served Since The First Tee Began
High School Graduation Rate For All Students Completing Our Program
Engaged in Community Service Outside of First Tee
Felt More Empowered
Reported High Confidence in Their Ability to Do Well Academically
Demonstrated Self-Improvement and Personal Transformation
Consider Themselves Lifelong Golfers
Center For Youth Development
For over 15 years, we have relied on the generosity of local golf facilities to provide space and access for program delivery. Additionally, we have also collaborated with other youth agencies and, most recently, the Wake County Public School System to deliver programs to captive audiences of participants. The vision for this project has allowed us to set aggressive goals to better serve our kids and families. With the support of our community, we will be able to bring the game and its inherent values to more kids and particularly those who would not otherwise have the opportunity to be involved in a program like ours. Thanks to our founding investors and the generosity of world- renowned golf course architect Gil Hanse, we are now poised to deliver on this once in a generation opportunity for our community!
Key Project Outcomes:
- Increase participant enrollment and student retention rates
- Create a safe haven and quality mentorship for the kids we serve
- Provide programming to the children in our community who need it the most
Our Legacy Partners
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.
Named Gifts & Available Opportunities
- Center for Youth Development Campus — $2 million
- Learning Center — $1 million Generously secured by TowneBank
- 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
- Maintenance Building — $300,000 Generously secured by John Deere / Revels Turf & Tractor
- Outdoor Education Space — $250,000 In Memory of A. Hobgood, III
- Indoor Education Space — $150,000 Generously secured by The Conlon Family
- Putting Green — $100,000 Generously secured by Shelco, LLC
- 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
- Outdoor Driving Range Technology — $30,000 Generously secured by Ewing Irrigation & Landscape Supply and Rain Bird Corporation
- 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
The Conlon Family
Freddie and Rachel Mills
Fielding and Kim Miller
James and Connie Maynard Foundation
James and Mildred Wilkinson Foundation
John Deere / Revels Turf & Tractor
Mike Bonello
North State Bank
Peter and Prudence Meehan
Shelco, LLC
Workday
Ace Level Patrons
Anonymous
Bob and Carol Hatley
Harold K. Jordan & Co., Inc.
Highwoods Properties
John and Marie Mitchell
Justin and Jillian Good
Kane Realty and Williams Realty & Building Company
Matthew Goodwin
Michael Jordan Nissan
Shelco, LLC
Smedes York Family
Ted and Stephanie Klinck
Eagle Level Patrons
1-800-PACK-RAT
Anonymous
Air Purification, Inc.
Alan and Laurie Hughes
Allen Wilson
Brad and Allison George
Brassfield & Gorrie, General Contractors
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
LS3P
Mike Gray
Robert and Etta Long
Scott Edwards
Sheldon and Deborah Fox
Stone Development and Restoration
Wales Family Foundation
Birdie Level Patrons
A.E. Finley Foundation
A. Hobgood, IV
Al. Neyer, LLC
Allman Spry
Andy and Julie Bilodeau
Barnhill Family Foundation
Barry and Pam Gardner
Belville Family Charitable Fund
Bill Reduzzi
Bob and Lynn Scott
Brian and Kathy Sischo
Brock Family Trust
Carolinas Wireless Association
Cliff and Anna Benson
David and Donna Rhode
Dean Painter
Delta Dental
Double Wood Farm
Doug and Hope Brown, In Memory of Ben Hynson
Doug and Susan Baker
East West Partners
Ed Auslander
Ed Brown
Fallon Family Charitable Foundation
Fenwick Foundation
Fred Mills, Sr.
Howie and Brug Jung
IMC Board of Directors in Honor of Jim Hyler
James and Julie Forrest
James Baker
Jim and Katherine Hansen
Jim Lamont
Josie and Charles Reeves
Julian and Beth Williamson
Larry and Debbie Robbins
Lee Morris
Mark and Jenna Thomas
Marty and Sarah Pell
Richard Sowell
Rule Joy Trammell + Rubio, LLC
Rush Family Trust
Russ and Cara McLauchlan
Simpson & Underwood Associates, LLC
SLI Capital
Steve Morgan
Steve and Lynn Ogburn
Todd and Sara Roberts
T.J. Wyman
Tommy West
Wil Spears
Par Level Patrons
Anonymous
Allen and Linda Jones
Arbour National
Bobby Stanley
Brandon Baker and Virginia Jernigan
Bryan Fox
Christopher and Sarah Meredith
CTO Realty Growth
David and Garrett Broyles
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
Linda and Ralph Moore
M. Rex Teaney, II
Mark and Kelly Mulhern
Mark and Sarah Sims Chesson
Mark Hianik
Michael and Marybeth Brooks
Michael Sorensen
Mike Condrey
Paul and Peggy Pfeuffer
Peter and Kim Fox
PGA Tour Charities
Preston Development Company
Robert and Katharine Buhler
Robert Herrington
Schrum Family Charitable Fund
Terry and Diane Butler
The Backyard Foundation
Thomas Eller
Tri Properties, LLC
Wesley Burks
Capital Campaign Patrons
Anders Bostroem
Andrew Mariella
Ben Pulliam
Bill and Kitty Burlington
Chad Nottingham
Charlie Hoover
Charlie Nottingham
Cherry Hill Baptist Church
Christopher Clarke
Connor Leonard
Conor Clougherty
David Johnson
Dennis and Nancy Horstman
Dereck Whittingburg
Ellen Robinson
Gail Nottingham
Gary Allen
George Brannon
HagerSmith Design, P.A.
James Bick
Jason Baillargeon
Jason Slovensky
Jeff Farnham
Jimmy Barnes
Jose Alberto and Elizabeth Reyes
Julie Kaylid
Ken Brantley
Kristin Trangsrud
Leslie Holmes
Mack Paul
McKim & Creed
Mrs. Jerry Napier
Nataraja Arkalagud
Peter McDonald
Philip and Betty Tibbs
Randy Pozsar
Renee Allain-Stockton
Richard Matthews
Richard Parker
Ryan Greene
Sam and Ginny Poston
Samuel Duckett
Shirley Tyner
SJV Medical
Stephanie Simon
Steve Marion
Sue Shima
Theodore Waechter
Tift Mann
Truist
William Hopkins
William Sewell
YPO State Line Forum
In-Kind Giving
1-800-PACK-RAT
AB Goodrich Contracting, LLC
Allied Fence
Baering Group
B.A. Hoft
Baker Roofing
Brock Contract Services
Forrest Firm, P.C.
Hanse Golf Design
Jones Architecture
Kane Realty
LS3P
Landcare
LiteSource
McAdams
Mills Construction
OxBlue, LLC
Revels Turf & Tractor
Shelco, LLC
SPS Corporation
Summit Design & Engineering
Willard & Willard, LLP
Williams Realty & Building Company
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