Joyful Noise Foundation Hosts Golf Charity Event

Hit the green for a great cause! On Monday, June 6, the Joyful Noise Foundation will host its golf charity event, titled Helping People Realize the Joy of Hearing. It will be a Captain’s Choice format with a $10,000 putting and longest drive contest and a BMW Hole-in-One giveaway. Registration starts at 9 a.m., with a tee time of 10:15 a.m. Lunch and a prize drawing will follow the match. Prizes include a custom golf bag, hats and other great goodies.

The foundation’s mission is to help provide funding and assistance for those in need of hearing implants. As a result, these financial resources will allow them to live full and productive lives. The foundation’s founder, Gary Walsh, has personally been impacted by hearing loss. Walsh’s two grandsons, Trip and Preston, were born profoundly deaf. They both received cochlear implants at very young ages, which greatly changed their collective quality of life. Trip is now 14 years old and Preston is 11. States Walsh: “I feel that every kid should have the chance to hear—something we take for granted. That’s the foundation’s main purpose.” All are welcome.

Cost: $300, four-player team; $75, single-player. Location: Cobblestone Park Golf Club, 1298 University Pkwy., Blythewood. For more information, call Gary Walsh at 803-850-0049.