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By Michelle Maguire, Piper’s Landing Community and PLWGA Member

On February 6, 2024, the Piper’s Landing Women’s Golf Association (PLWGA) held a charity golf tournament and lunch for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Martin County (BGC). A member of the Piper’s Landing administrative staff, David Landsman, had reached out to the women’s golf association for help in raising a minimum of $7,000 to enable fifty K-5th grade JD Parker Elementary School students who are members of the BGC Palm City Club to go to Sea World in Orlando over the summer. Deborah Lovequist and Nancy Wong, co-chairs of the event, asked each woman in the community to donate $100 to play in the golf tournament. Eighty women participated in the event and eleven other women made donations for a total of $9,055 raised for the field trip.

During the luncheon, Dr. John Millay, BGC Senior Vice President, spoke about the organization’s mission to enable all young people, especially those who need it most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens. There are currently four club locations in Martin County with programs and services for different age groups but all focus on Academic Success, Healthy Lifestyles and Character & Citizenship to prepare kids ultimately for further education and careers. Each of these approaches help with the children’s after school homework, physical activity and nutritional guidelines.

Lela Abbate, Director of BGC Palm City Club, reported on the excitement of all the kids when she announced the field trip to them on February 16th. PLWGA President Leslie Robinson responded “We are very happy to be able to give these deserving children an opportunity for an enriching day of fun and learning which they might not get to experience otherwise.”



For more information about Boys & Girls Clubs of Martin County, visit bgcmartin.org or call 772-545-1255.