GIVE News

GIVE Foundation Receives Commander’s Award for Public Service

(from left to right) General Orr, Dan Kehl, Jim Dickerson, Kirt Sickels, Colonel Rickert RIVERSIDE, Iowa –On Tuesday, April 27th members of the G.I.V.E. Foundation received the Commander’s Award for Public Service from General Orr of the Iowa National Guard. The Commander’s Award for Public Service... Read More

GIVE – Golf for Injured Veterans Everywhere More than a charitable brand, it is Iowa’s Success Model for the Country

By Bob Denney Since the end of World War I, the “war to end all wars,” Americans have evolved in the manner by which they pay tribute to those men and women who served and paid the ultimate sacrifice. Ninety years ago today, when “Armistice Day” was first set aside as a solemn day of remembrance,... Read More

GIVE Scramble at Blue Top Ridge on October 11th

Contact:  Troy Christensen September 2, 2009 Iowa PGA Section 319-648-0026 tchristensen@pgahq.com NATIONALLY-RECOGNIZED GOLF FOR INJURED VETERANS EVERYWHERE PROGRAM TO HOST FIRST GIVE SCRAMBLE AT BLUE TOP RIDGE, OCT. 11 RIVERSIDE, Iowa – The GIVE Foundation, which achieved national recognition for... Read More

Champions Tour Professional, Iowa Native Lonnie Nielsen To Lead Birdies For Heroes Challenge In Support Of The GIVE Foundation

RIVERSIDE, Iowa – Lonnie Nielsen, whose golf career is marked with success from the club professional ranks to the highest echelon in the game, has become the first tour professional to serve as a lead contributor to the GIVE (Golf For Injured Veterans Everywhere) Foundation. Nielsen, 55, a native... Read More

G.I.V.E. Update, November, 2008

The G.I.V.E. Foundation, Inc now has a year of experience helping veterans learn the game of golf or helping them improve their golf games. Five classes comprised of a total of 71 veterans and their significant others, referred by the Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center in Iowa City, have gone through... Read More

G.I.V.E. Newsletter

Below you will find a link which will take you to the electronic version of the G.I.V.E. Newsletter. CLICK HERE FOR NEWSLETTER  Read More →

GIVE making a positive impact through a little golf

By Meredith Hines-Dochterman  The Gazette   IOWA CITY — Several veterans took a swing at something new last fall.   Seventeen veterans, who had served in wars from World War II through Iraq, were the first to complete the Golf For Injured Veterans Everywhere Foundation program.  ... Read More

Iowa PGA Professionals provide a new lease on life for veterans as part of the inaugural GIVE Foundation

By Bob Denney Senior Association Writer The PGA of America RIVERSIDE, Iowa – The cold, fickle November weather which Iowans have come to expect has done nothing to disrupt the mood among 17 veterans gathered indoors for one of the most memorable classrooms ever assembled in Iowa golf history. The... Read More

Indoor Images – November 2007

Here you will find some images taken from the indoor instruction which was held at Riverside Casino and Golf Resort.  Read More →

Golf Lessons for Injured Vets

By John Campbell, TV9 Sports Story Created: Nov 28, 2007 Riverside-Cedar Rapids golf consultant Lou King had an idea, he has run with it and now things are rolling with the G-I-V-E program. Under it, injured vets have been given free golf lessons this fall at Riverside Casino and Golf Resort. The... Read More

G.I.V.E. Kickoff Photos

View the pictures taken by Barry Sharp at the G.I.V.E. Kickoff event which was held at Blue Top Ridge on October 4th, 2007.  Read More →

Injured veterans complete first golf class

By The Press-Citizen Newsroom on behalf of Riverside Casino & Golf Resort November 19 was a special day for participants in the Golf for Injured Veterans Everywhere (G.I.V.E) program. Seventeen disabled veterans completed their basic training . . . in golf. The VA Medical Center in Iowa... Read More