Wickaninnish Inn Pro-Am

Dear Sir/Madam:

I feel fortunate to have lived and worked in this area for quite some time now. Because I am grateful for this good fortune, I feel it is my duty and obligation to give back to the community in which I live and work. I shop locally, and try to support the community in whichever limited way I might.

Since I operate a small business, I get asked an awful lot to donate to this cause and that cause. Sometimes I wonder where the money is actually going, and how much good it is doing. But, every year about this time, I get asked to support the Wickanninish Inn Pro-Am, and I am always happy to give, because this particular cause is in support of the kids at our local high school.

It seems as though the government doesn’t think it’s important to provide funding to the high school so that the sports teams and academic teams can compete against other schools. There’s no money for new uniforms or for the transportation to these events. No money for field trips. You would think that they would give more money since we are so isolated, but that just isn’t the case. I guess we’re just too small for them to care much about.

But it makes sense to me to care about it. I know, from my own experience, how good it felt to play against other schools and to make new friends and to test my abilities in competition. I still have contact with the friends that were my teammates back in high school. I still remember the pride I felt when I put on my new jersey for the first time…

I know that it is a hard world and it feels like it is getting tougher every day. I think that these kids need a break, so that they have a chance when they get out of school. If donating some money to the Wickanninish Inn Pro-Am means that these kids get a bit of a break, if it means they learn to compete and make friends and have pride in their community then I am all for it.

And in that small way I manage to give a bit back to the community in which I work and I live.


Sincerely,

Citizen