The Longest Day of Golf
18 Jun 2010 Leave a Comment
in Autism, Community, Kaydence, Networking, Public Relations, Support
Matt Martin, Scott Schilling, Luke Schilling and Ryan Peterson
“Four Friends FORE Autism” On June 21, 2010, four men will set out to attempt 16 hours of “speed” style golf with the goal of completing at least
200 holes in one day!
At the break of dawn on June 21, 2010, Matt Martin, Scott Schilling, Luke Schilling and Ryan Peterson will start swinging toward the goal of playing 200 or more holes of golf in one day. This challenging endurance event will take the about 16 hours to complete and will cover over 44 miles of the golf course.
This is NO walk in the Park. Each player will scramble from hole to hole on the Collindale golf course, Fort Collins, CO from sunup to sundown in order to raise as much money as possible for the Autism Society of Larimer County.
Where the funds are going…the funds raised for this event will go towards the Tate Lewis Schilling Autism Assistance Scholarship. The Autism Society of America estimates the lifetime cost of caring for a child with Autism ranges from $3.5 million to $5 million with 91 percent of the expense coming out of the parent’s pockets. The Tate Schilling Autism Assistance Scholarship is aimed at supporting parents and individuals with the financial challenges of treating autism. Families and individuals can request assistance for medical supplies, therapies and other treatments.
BIO on Tate Schilling
Tate is a 10-year-old boy in Fort Collins, CO. His parents are Scott and Vanessa Schilling. Scott, Tate’s father and Luke, Tate’s Uncle are participant in the event.
At 18-months old Tate was diagnosed with severe autism. His families aggressive
Intervention with speech therapy, occupational therapy and applied analysis behavior therapy six-days a week, four to five hours a day…was critical during his early brain development to provide Tate with a meaningful and productive life.
Today Tate is a fifth grader at Zach elementary school. He is very socially integrated in the world and plays soccer and football with his team mates, swims like a fish, and wrestles and competes with his two brothers like any other sibling.
Tate is a budding chef and hopes to be a sports reporter when he grows up.
Please contact Matt Martin @970.412.1630 or Barbara Scarpella Reed @720.226.3260 for additional information or to set up an interview with the golfers or Tate. The golfers will be available for an interview during the “The Longest Day of Golf.”
