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CureSearch For Children's Cancer
For over 20 years, The Shark Shootout has benefitted CureSearch and childhood cancer research.
CureSearch for Children's Cancer funds the lifesaving, collaborative research of the Children's Oncology Group, the largest, cooperative pediatric cancer research organization in the world--essentially a "cancer center without walls." With more than 5,000 physicians, nurses, and other researchers at 230 hospitals in North America and around the world, this group treats 90% of children with cancer.
Children's Cancer Facts
- Cancer is the #1 cause of death by disease in children Nearly 13,500 children and adolescents are diagnosed with cancer each year
- 1 child out of 5 who is diagnosed with cancer dies
- 3 out of 5 children who survive cancer suffer devastating, long-term side effects
- More than 40,000 children are undergoing treatment for cancer
Hope and Help Through Research
- Through collaborative research, the Children's Oncology Group has improved cure rates for children's cancer at a pace much faster than any one individual or single institution could accomplish alone.
- The Children's Oncology Group research has turned children's cancer from a virtually incurable disease 40 years ago to one with an overall cure rate of 78%. Our goal is a 100% cure rate.
- Only research cures children's cancer.
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Greg Norman Golf Foundation
The Greg Norman Golf Foundation is the Shark's contribution to golf in Queensland, Australia.
It was early in 1987 that Merv Norman, father of that famous Australian golfer, Greg, wrote to major companies advising of the intention of forming a Foundation to fund the tuition of Queensland junior golfers. His letter, in part, read:
"Probably more than any other sport, the game of golf requires self-discipline and determination - qualities that help to build character and personal strength in our young people, and it is on our young people that the future of golf and of our country rests.
It is therefore beneficial that we encourage young people to take up the game, to help them develop positive skills and attitudes and to progress through further play and competition to succeed in life.
My son Greg came through these junior ranks and now he has specifically requested the formation of the Greg Norman Golf Foundation to enable him to contribute to the development and expansion of the playing of golf by juniors. He will actively support the Foundation on a personal basis, as his time and schedules permit.
The Foundation will provide professional guidance and instruction throughout Queensland to school students and those in other educational establishments, children with specific physical disabilities and junior members of golf clubs."
And so the Foundation was born. It constituted on 25th June 1987 and incorporated in January 1988.
The Foundation's aim is to bring out the best by promoting the very highest standards for junior golf, to prepare young golfers for the future and to bring professional golf tuition within the reach of interested people in Queensland.
Many outstanding junior golfers have benefited from the Foundation, the most notable being Karrie Webb, Adam Scott, and Jason Day.
The Greg Norman Golf Foundation is the Shark's contribution to Queensland golf.
For more information, please visit www.gngf.org.au.
Environmental Institute for Golf
Committed to environmental stewardship, Norman is Chairman of EIFG's Advisory Council.
What began as a modest $200 scholarship awarded to a student in 1955 has evolved over the past 50 years into a collaborative effort of the environmental and golf communities directed at strengthening the compatibility of the game of golf with the natural environment. As the philanthropic organization of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA), The Environmental Institute for Golf (The Institute) relies upon the support of many individuals and organizations to fund programs and projects that help golf courses fulfill the environmental, recreational and economic needs of their communities. The Institute is fortunate to have more than 9,000 active donors, representing each of the United States and 67 countries worldwide, supporting its efforts. Why? They believe in the future of the game and its positive impact to a community.
In January 2003, The Institute evolved from The GCSAA Foundation, originally established in 1955, with a new name, mission and focus. The Institute concentrates on delivering programs and services involving information collection, research, education and outreach that communicate the best management practices of environmental stewardship on the golf course.
Today, The Institute funds more than $1 million annually in environmental programs, including scientific research, education, information collection, outreach and scholarships.
For more information, please visit www.eifg.com.
