Events Sponsored by the Foundation
Phil S. Harison Memorial Golf Classic
September TBD, 2010
West Lake Country Club
Columbia County, Georgia
For registration and sponsorship information, contact (706) 823-8584 or vgreene@wrh.org
 The annual Walton Foundation Golf Classic is an Augusta tradition in the fall of the year. Named after Phil S. Harison, Chairman of the Walton Foundation Board 1998-2007, the annual tournament pairs golfers from all over the community who come together to support the mission of the Walton Continuum of Care. Up to 35 teams enjoy a day of unprecedented golf at beautiful West Lake Country Club in Columbia County, GA, lunch and an Awards Banquet at the end of the day. In addition to fun on the course and a goody bag filled with gifts, every golfer receives the signature Walton Classic player gift, a pair of top of the line golf shoes. Winners receive beautiful gifts of crystal etched with the name of the tournament, date and place. Opportunities abound for sponsorships, in kind donations and ways to help underwrite the cost of the tournament. Hole sponsors are encouraged to set up on their holes for a day of fun, sharing business information and treats with the players.
Sixth Annual State Farm Adaptive Golf Challenge
Monday, April 5, 2010
First Tee of Augusta and Augusta Municipal Golf Course ("The Patch")
Augusta, Georgia
For registration and sponsorship information, contact (706) 823-8584 or vgreene@wrh.org
 Each year on the Monday of The Masters Golf Tournament, Walton Foundation holds an Adaptive Golf Challenge at the Augusta Municipal Golf Course. This one of a kind golf event, supported by the USGA, gives people with acquired disabilities the unique opportunity to participate in an organized golf tournament. Each team consists of three able-bodied players and one player with an acquired disability. All players with acquired disabilities play free. The event benefits Camp To Be Independent and Walton Foundation's monthly golf clinics. Most importantly, all players learn from, cheer for, and accept one another!
This year's event kicks off at 9 a.m. at the First Tee of Augusta with remarks by honorary chair, Champions Tour golfer and Augusta native Jim Dent as well as other distinguished guests, followed by a precision golf demonstration by national recognized golf professionals Dennis Walters and Brad Clayton that the community is invited to attend. Dennis Walters is a trick golfer who can hit precision shots blindfolded, through fire, and with unusual golf clubs made from a fishing rod or radiator hose, while Brad Clayton is a PGA Master Professional who has been named The Carolinas Section Teacher of the Year.
But their golf expertise isn’t their only similarity. Both Walters and Clayton have had to overcome disabilities to achieve their successes. Walters is paralyzed from the waist down, and Clayton is a right-arm amputee. Their love of the game of golf has fueled their dedication to demonstrate that golf is a sport that can be enjoyed by people in all walks of life, even those who may never have believed it would be possible to play.
Registration for the challenge itself begins at 10:30 a.m. at the Augusta Municipal Golf Course ("The Patch") with tee off at noon.
Undercover Artists Show
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Walton Rehabilitation Hospital
Augusta, Georgia
For information, contact (706) 823-8584 or vgreene@wrh.org
Georgia artists with disabilities have been recognized and supported through the Pilot Clubs of Metro Atlanta since 1985 when an exhibition was first organized to display and encourage their artwork. The mission soon became to provide mediums through which Georgia artists could display their accomplishments in all disciplines of the arts and to create public awareness of artistic skills developed by these challenged artists who have overcome their disabilities. Through these efforts, the Georgia Artists with Disabilities Juried Art Show was born.
Walton Foundation in Augusta, GA began showing this artwork eight years ago by booking the exhibit for Walton Rehabilitation Hospital and displaying the art in the corridors. All pieces travel the state and are available for purchase with the total income from sales returning directly to the artist. In an effort to advertise and spotlight this talented show of artists, the Walton Foundation created the Undercover Artists Show in 2007.
The fourth Annual Undercover Artists Show will be held on the grounds of Walton Rehabilitation Hospital on Thursday, April 29. Artwork from 100 well known artists, community leaders and local celebrities will be auctioned at a tented event. Guests will enjoy a delicious catered creations by Manuel's Bread Café and music under the tent provided by Daddy Grace and inside the facility by Henry Wynn and Son.
The fun bidding will begin at 7 pm with the names of the artists "undercover" or covered by a piece of tape. During the evening, the names will be unveiled for even more bidding and participants will be able to truly experience the notion that "art is in the eye of the beholder."
All proceeds from the Undercover Artists Show will benefit Walton Foundation's Camp To Be Independent, a five day spend the night camp for children, ages 8-21, with an acquired traumatic brain injury. Camp TBI is held every July in Rutledge, Georgia at Camp Twin Lakes, benefitting as many as 45 campers, at no cost to their families.
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