Dear Sports Editor:

The Jamestown Youth Golf Advocates Committee would like to thank all the sponsors, volunteers, club donors and organizations that have made our programs possible. We have run the Ring Elementary School LEAP School golf program for four years now, and this year we added the Washington Middle School jump program. It is our goal to introduce Jamestown kids to a game they might never play, (one) that can teach values and a game that could take them to college programs and eventual careers.

Our sponsors include major sponsor Tom Marra, in memory of Jerry Marra; JMI; Allied Alarm; Weaver Materiel; Moonbrook Veterinary; Western New York Urology; Tom Price; Southern Tier Credit Union; Chautauqua Sports Hall of Fame; Cattaraugus County Bank; Fredonia Jeep; Ed Shults; and Chautauqua Brick.

Special thanks to John Barber and Gina Bloomquist of the YMCA for the program; Kirk Stauffer and Chautauqua Golf Club; Dan Stone of the Jamestown Parks Department; Jamestown AM Rotary for equipment and volunteers; The Post-Journal’s Scott Kindberg and Christian Storms. Another special thanks goes to Jamestown native (and NFL Commissioner) Roger Goodell for his message of support and encouragement.

Scott Johnson

Jamestown