Making a Difference: Youth on Course

be back, and it looks like it’s better than ever around fort ord.”rangers with the bureau of land management say there’s a trend after the sea otter classic. tammy jakl, bureau of land management”we do see a lot of new users. that’s one of the reasons why we have the booth up here.”the event gives riders the chance to explore fort ord in a safe environment.because the vast, 72 hundred acre area can be intimidating.paul skilbeck, media & pr manager”and once you’ve learned the trial, you can come back on your own, and re-trace your roots a little bit.”the lebruns plan to do just that.michael lebrun, cyclist”since the last time we were here, so much fort ord has opened up to the public, and to public access. so we’re looking forward to getting back here!”the sea otter classic is here for four days, and fort ord is open for 365 days…free of charge.erika mahoney, news channel 5. in honor of earth day.. “save our shores” volunteer picked up more than three thousands pounds of pollution on the central coast! on saturday more than 400 people pitched in to clean up several different areas.. including del monte beach and the san lorenzo river! save our shores says 16 mattresses, tires, t-v’s, pounds of clothes and lots of trash was collected finding a positive environment to help high school students achieve success can be challenging but one local organization is using golf to motivate youth on the green. here’s their story in today’s making a difference. *trt:outcue::*—pkg— nat-swish of the clubpedro ortiz can tell you the exact moment he fell in love with the game of golf.pedro ortiz/ youth on course member /529 “we had a field trip and they encouraged us to go to the golf course”as he stepped out on to the course, he said something happened.pedro ortiz/ youth on course member /543 “i had this golf coach come up to me and started introducing core values and golf instructions and 608 i really had a passion for it, deep inside.”10 years later, pedro is now a member of youth on course.nat- nice shot pedro adam heieck/ exec. dir. youth on course/ 5908 “what we found was kids who were on the golf course were typically healthier, doing better in school, it’s just a positive place for them to be.”the non profit organization is part of the northern california golf association.adam heieck/ exec. dir. youth on course/ 5817 “what we really started doing was subsidizing rounds of golf for kids 5820 so they would never pay more than five dollars to play.”through local donations