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First Green awarded $112,250 grant from USGA

By |  December 16, 2014 0 Comments
Photo: First Green

Photo: First Green

First Green has been awarded a $112,250 STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) grant by the United States Golf Association (USGA) for 2015. The grant is funded by the USGA’s partnership with Chevron and designed to encourage students in science, technology, engineering and math disciplines through the world of golf.

“The goal of the Chevron-USGA partnership and our Eagles for Education funding is to make STEM more fun and engaging through the game of golf,” says Dr. Kimberly S. Erusha, managing director of the USGA Green Section. “The First Green’s educational and environmental outreach programs on the golf course have shown tremendous success supporting this objective, for which we are extremely grateful.”

In 2013 and 2014, USGA-Chevron grants — totaling $255,750 — funded expansion of First Green to Oregon and the launch of First Green in Northern and Southern California. It also enabled First Green to respond to growing interest in the program across the country, as well as in Canada. Students use the golf course as a learning lab, participating in hands-on activities such as calculating a stream’s velocity and learning about computerized irrigation systems while at STEM field trips.

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