The First Tee of Fort Worth has selected three of our volunteers as nominees for the national Shell Oil George W. Bush Volunteer of the Year Award that will be handed out at the National Meeting early in 2011.
Carlos Batista: Carlos is the parent of one of our outstanding student participants, Alexandra Batista. Carlos is a Physical Education teacher at W.J. Turner Elementary in the FWISD and has been instrumental in helping begin the National School Program in the FWISD. Turner Elementary will be the first school to launch the program this fall. Carlos moved to Fort Worth from Puerto Rico as he wanted to provide more opportunities for his daughter. They joined The First Tee and it has been a center point of their lives. Alexandra is an great competitive golfer at 12 years of age. Carlos has worked hard in The First Tee classes, camps and the NSP.
- Lynn Narcisse: “Coach” Lynn as he is known was first involved in The First Tee in New Orleans and moved with his family to Fort Worth after Hurricane Katrina. He and his daughter Janine and son Nicholas soon became active in The First Tee of Fort Worth. Lynn is one of our “go to” guys who attends every event for which volunteers are needed from classes to the pro-am and he provides hours of great video coverage.
- Carlos Guzman: Carlos is a part-time volunteer, part-time The First Tee staff member. He does a fantastic job of networking and marketing for The First Tee in the Fort Worth community. He has secured many donations and works heavily with the Hispanic Community through such organizations as the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and the Pan-American Golf Association. Carlos is a wonderful representative of The First Tee and his great wit and enthusiasm help market our program. He also has the most unique golf swing you will ever see!
Our first chapter nominee for the Jack W. Stephens Leadership Award is our Board Chair Janet Hearld. Janet has served as the chair since its inception in 2003 and she has guided The First Tee of Fort Worth with inspiration and vision! She has helped us establish great relationship with the City of Fort Worth and led the Board through dynamic change and growth. She has worked tirelessly for The First Tee and often behind-the-scenes, and she will soon lead us in developing our new strategic plan. Janet is active in many organizations including the TCU Alumni Association, the Junior League and she served as the first female Board President of Shady Oaks Country Club.
And our second nominee is Fred Reynolds a long-time successful amateur golfer who grew up in Fort Worth and has a great belief in The First Tee program and an enthusiasm for what it means to kids. He serves as Chair of our Capital Campaign Committee and has successfully guided our capital campaign. Fred is very active in the UNT Health Science Center and many philanthropic organizations, especially the Ben Hogan Foundation of which he is a founding patron.
