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The Badger Mutual Insurance/Brown Deer
Women's Amateur Golf Tournament provides a
quality competitive event for amateur women
golfers and raises funds to benefit the
needs of other women and children in our
community.
This year the tournament continues to
support Lissy's Place, a
shelter for young women who are discharged
from the child welfare system at age 18
without the adequate life skills or support
networks to live independently.
Lissy's Place offers its residents
the opportunity to increase their level of
formal education and learn personal
management and occupational skills in a safe
and nurturing environment. The goals
of the program are to guide these women
toward a successful transition to
self-sufficiency and move them to permanent
housing. The
tournament has expanded its charity baseto give some support to
Belle Resource Center for Women and Children which is a shelter
for homeless women of domestic violence who
are helped to achieve the necessary skills
to reach self-sufficiency. This includes
assistance in setting goals, obtaining
health care, housing and employment.
All proceeds from the tournament, including
raffle and silent auction funds, are donated
to these charities. Any golfer wishing to
make an additional donation is welcome to
bring a check to the Awards Luncheon on the
second day of the tournament. |