I am pleased to invite you to join us once again to participate in the 4th Annual George Archer Stroke of Genius Pro-Am Tournament on October 31, 2011. Once again we will return to George’s favorite Club, The Peninsula Golf and Country Club in San Mateo, California. Because the tournament is on Halloween Day we will have several special treats in store for you. We will have an early start and promise to conclude our celebrations in time for you to get home for your own traditional activities.
Thanks to your past generosity, we have been remarkably successful in our first three years. We have generated over $150,000 to promote literacy efforts and have developed close relationships with the exceptional literacy programs of both the Charles Armstrong School and the San Mateo Public Library.
The Charles Armstrong School in Belmont, California is recognized as one of our country's premier schools for the learning disabled. The San Mateo Public Library serves all of San Mateo County with a diverse literacy program.
Additionally, proceeds from our tournament have been used to provide tutors for children at the Reading Clinic in San Mateo, California and for a child at the Chartwell School in Monterey, California.
Our goal is to expand our reach and stretch the wings of support so that we can help to tutor as many children as possible. Each one of you is helping us to do this. And, it is working. Because of our wonderful committee, and the commitment of those of you who help in so many ways, the pain that George experienced will not be repeated in a child simply because it is difficult for them to understand the principles of reading and writing. Additional information regarding George’s life, career, foundation and golf tournament can be found at www.thegeorgearcherfoundation.org.
Our daughters and I believe that George would be ecstatic to know that the revelation of his illiteracy would lead challenged youngsters to the wonderful and magical world of reading and writing.
Donna Archer
