“Over the past five years we’ve raised over $550,000 … just from a little game of golf.” Rick Birndorf, the ambassador for Eagles for Children at the TC Golf and Country Club on the exponential growth of the program
TRAVERSE CITY — In golf, an eagle is when one scores two strokes under the designated par for a single hole. For local disadvantaged children, these eagles change lives, thanks to the Traverse City Golf and Country Club Eagles for Children program.
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