Soda City Live Interview About Fairways To Freedom
Article By: WIS NEWS 10 Staff
Published: February 21, 2023
Source: WIS NEWS 10
Author: RFHF Staff
Range Fore Hope hosts 5th annual ‘King Fore A Day’ charity tournament
Article By: WIS News 10 Staff
Published: Sep. 9, 2022 at 9:12 AM EDT|Updated: Sep. 14, 2022 at 9:14 AM EDT
Source: WIS News 10
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) – A Midlands nonprofit is impacting the lives of hundreds of veterans through golf.
In the 5th annual King Fore A Day Veterans Charity Golf Tournament golfers headed to Cobblestone Park Golf Club for Range Fore Hope Foundation’s event.
The tournament has helped over 400 combat disabled veterans and helped support the training of over 50 peer facilitators throughout SC.
RFHF said this year they’ve expanded to helping the adaptive golf community. This included the purchase of specialized equipment such as three adaptive golf carts, that allows players to drive onto the green and stay upright without damaging the grass.
Soda City Live: Range Fore Hope is helping veterans
Article By: Dawndy Mercer Plank
Published: March 21, 2022
Source: WIS NEWS 10
BLYTHEWOOD, S.C. (WIS) – It was a beautiful day for a game of golf. And it was even more amazing as a fundraising tournament will benefit our local veterans.
Today at Cobblestone Park in Blythewood, the Range Fore Hope Foundation held its Fairways to Freedom tournament, a veteran charity golf event.
Our Dawndy Mercer Plank was there with the Executive Director Alvin King to show how veterans and even their families are benefiting.
United for Veterans: WIS partners with Range Fore Hope for Adaptive Golf Tournament
Published: Aug. 10, 2022 at 3:57 PM EDT|Updated: Aug. 10, 2022 at 4:06 PM EDT
Source: WIS TV
Source: WIS TV
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) – WIS is partnering with Range Fore Hope for its 5th annual King Fore a Day tournament.
Veterans getting a better swing out of life thanks to Range Fore Hope
Article By: Fraendy Clervaud
Published: Friday, June 24th 2022
Source: WACH FOX 57
BLYTHEWOOD, SC (WACH) — For veterans, life after active service can become another fight for survival.
Many of them trying to adapt to civilian life.
“The Cobblestone Golf Course is just one of the many places that veterans can learn how to golf like this through a specialized program.” Fraendy Clervaud, Reporting.
Learning how to play and teach wasn’t something that Retired US Army 1st Sergeant Alvin King had in mind.
Soda City Live: Local Organization is seeking to certify adaptive golf volunteers
Article By: WIS 10 Staff
Published: Apr. 13, 2022 at 2:05 PM EDT
Updated: Apr. 19, 2022 at 9:04 AM EDT
Source: ABC Columbia
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) – Range Fore Hope is known for their work with active-duty service men and women, veterans, wounded veterans, and family members.
As the organization grows, founder Alvin King is looking to add more volunteers to instruct disabled veterans on the golf course using their adaptive equipment.
The Organization is seeking to certify adaptive volunteers and will be hosting an upcoming training and social event.
The hands-on course will be facilitated by an Adaptive Golf Academy National Coach trainer, who will be traveling from Atlanta.
Cobblestone Park Golf Club hosted first ‘Fairways to Freedom’ tournament
Published: March 30th, 2022
Source: Cola Daily
Source: Cola Daily
Golf lovers from across the Midlands attended Cobblestone Park Golf Club’s first-ever ‘Fairways to Freedom’ charity golf tournament Monday, March 21.
The tournament benefited the Range Fore Hope Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to aiding South Carolina’s veterans. The organization’s mission is to provide programs and access to resources as a positive outlet to assist active-duty service member, veterans, and their dependents overcome life’s difficulties specifically attributed to the effects of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.
The event raised $23,000 and featured 35 teams and 140 golfers. The proceeds are being used for an adaptive golf course program at Cobblestone Park Golf Club that will cater specifically to disabled veterans in South Carolina.
Tee off with an organization creating adaptive golf opportunities for Vets
Article By: Tyler Adams
Published: March 17, 2022 10:34 AM EDT
Source: ABC Columbia
COLUMBIA SC (WOLO) – It is no shock that golf, especially here in South Carolina, is a very popular sport, that requires skill, patience, and at least in my case, a ton of luck.
According to Range Fore Hope Founder Alvin King, however, there is no requirement that you have two legs, two arms, or frankly anything else that one might initially think would hinder a would be scratch golfer. In 2018, the retired US Army First Sergeant founded the King Fore A Day Golf Tournament to help support South Carolina based Veteran programs that combat the impacts of PTSD within our Heroes, and concept for Range For Hope was born.
The 501(c)3 organization has partnered with various golf clubs and other agencies to provide golfing opportunities, training, and more to Veterans and their families who have been impacted by a disability, both physical and those who deal with the impacts of PTSD.
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