Three of the
world's best golfers – Tiger Woods,
Mike Weir and Camilo Villegas –
joined me at the 2009 Notah Begay
III Foundation Challenge [
www.nb3challenge.com ] on
Monday, August 24, to raise
awareness and funding for the
improved health and wellness of
Native youth nationwide.
All four of us
brought our best game for the 3,500
spectators. In the end, Tiger bested
us all, winning nine holes.
Defending champ Camilo won eight to
finish second and I saved the best
for last, taking the final 18th
hole.
However, the true
winners of the Challenge are Native
youth. I'm honored and thrilled to
announce that we raised more than
$1,053,000 to support our
Foundation's efforts to fight the
disproportionate incidence of
obesity and diabetes among Native
youth and to bring an end to this
epidemic.
These funds will
allow us to expand our Foundation's
physical fitness, wellness and
leadership development programs
while bringing these programs – a
key in stopping this epidemic – to
more Native youth across the
country.
This year's
Challenge was made possible through
the generous support and leadership
of the Oneida Indian Nation [
www.oneidaindiannation.com ] and
the San Manuel Band of Serrano
Mission Indians [www.sanmanuel-nsn.gov].
The Challenge took place at the
Oneida Indian Nation's scenic
Atunyote Golf Course [
http://www.turning-stone.com/golf/atunyote.php
] in Verona, New York.
Please visit our
Web channel at
www.nb3challengevideo.com
to view clips with highlights from
all of the day's on- and off-course
activities, including interviews
with Tiger Woods, representatives
from the Oneida Indian Nation and
the San Manuel Band of Serrano
Mission Indians, and one of the
Native junior golfers who attended
the event.
Thank you for
your support. Together we can win
this fight!
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