“Nothing makes Major Henry Williams prouder than to count the kids from his program who went to college. Participants in the Buffalo (N.Y.) Inner City Youth Fan Club for Golfing, founded by Williams in 1993, receive academic instruction and personal reinforcement along with golf.”
The article can be read HERE.
Bryon Brown talks about the program, January 2000.
Presentation of grant, October 2002
Kendell McFayden has signed a three-year contract to play professional soccer with the Austin Aztecs. Kendell will begin his soccer career starting in May 2000. Please keep Kendell and the McFayden family in your thoughts and prayers. Kendell is a senior majoring in criminal justice at Medaille college.
Naomi Mitchell of Norfork Virginia (c) celebrates her Doral-Publix Junior Golf Classic championship victory with the second-place finisher Zora Gittens of Parkland Florida, and Latanna Stone of Parkland Florida (r), who took home the third-place trophy.
Mitchell, nine, won the girls’ age 8-9 competition. In a rain shortened nine-hole tournament Mitchell’s shot two under 33 to win the tournament by three strokes. This is Mitchell’s second win in this event in the past three years at the premiere tournament.over 680 junior golfers from around the world participate in this competition every year. Mitchell is looking to defend her title in her next tournament, the US Kids Golf Regional Championships Jekyll Island Cup in Georgia, on Valentine’s Day. It is believed she will be the first and youngest African-American player to win three in a row.
Just released:
Strike Force Charity for 2009
Buffalo Inner City Youth Golfing, Inc.Strike Force is proud to support Buffalo Inner City Youth Golfing, Inc. Which Was Formally the Buffalo Tiger Woods Inner City fan, the Club for Golfing, established in 1993 by Major (Ret.) entering S. Williams, Jr. US Army MSC+CSC, under the auspices of the Buffalo Community Partnership Coalition.
The Club is a nonprofit organization with afterschool and summer programs consisting of volunteers in partnering with area churches, many based organizations, colleges and professional golfing community.
The program encourages, supports and prepares youth from the inner city to pursue the sport of golf and other athletic, academic and technical careers. The program will provide you with with developmental learning experiences in addition to golfing instruction that is not only fun, but also educational and effective in promoting academic excellence, teaching good citizenship and a lifelong drug-free individual.
Your support will help to maintain the most dynamic and state-of-the-art teaching methods, including the “Stick to Golf” Scholastic teaching method, which is designed to make all fun.
Since 2005, Henry Williams has been pushing to put golf in Buffalo public schools. Finally, it is part of the budget for next year, as per an interview with Superintendant Dr. Williams.
The following students are currently enrolled in BICYG and will be qualifying for Buffalo District Gold association scholarships upon application to college. others will be added when we receive word.
Helen Busch, BICYG participant and member of the BDGA, received praise and high honors for academic achievement at Amherst Central Elementary School. The letter of praise and copy of her report card with teacher’s remarks can be found HERE.
All-American, Kendell McFayden the son of Keith & Emma McFayden received the prestigious National All – American Honor Award on last Saturday, January 16th at the National Soccer Coach’s All American luncheon in Philadelphia. Kendell who is a senior at Medaille College, was voted to AMCC All Conference first team for three consecutive years, and lead Medaille into the 2nd round of the NCAA tournament. Again, congratulations Kendell on all your hard work and success.
The BOPC will be hosting a gold tournament on June 27th, 2010, allowing the youth in our program to compete with other youths from the Western New York area. Tee off time is 11am.
To insure the success of the tournament, donations of $50, or sponsorships for $160, are being requested from supportive members of the community. Sponsors will be recognized at the dinner following the event, with food prepared by Los Angeles chef Rudy Bryant.
From the Buffalo News:
The Buffalo Public School’s season-ending Hank Williams Jr. Cup is only in its second year, but it already has a repeat individual champion. Sixth-grader Aidan Stuart of City Honors shot an 8-over-par 42 at Delaware Park to earn medalist honors again, while Hutch-Tech — paced by Ronald Landhorne’s 43 — won the team title from the Centaurs, 372-381
“Olmsted Group Highlights Golf Courses” (Business First, unkown date)
Olmsted Article - Golf Courses