Pompey wins Group Chief Award; Allen wins Future Chief Award following submission of nominations from the Canadian golf group
Golf Canada and the Golf Canada Basis are happy to announce that Simeon Pompey of Montréal, Que. and Rosie Allen of Nook Brook, Nfld. have been named the 2023 recipients of the Lorie Kane Group Spirit Awards.
Following a nationwide name for nominations to the Canadian golf group, Pompey and Allen have been recognized by the choice committee as recipients of the Lorie Kane Group Spirit Awards. The popularity celebrates a pair of people who demonstrated excellence in utilizing golf as a platform to positively affect their communities.
“We have been happy to obtain so many worthy nominations from throughout the nation recognizing the contributions of people who use the sport of golf in a technique to encourage and contribute to their group,” mentioned Golf Canada President, David McCarthy. “Golf Canada and the Basis are extremely proud to have fun Simeon Pompey and Rosie Allen as our 2023 Lorie Kane Group Spirit Award recipients and I’m happy to congratulate each on this a lot deserved honour and thank them for his or her continued contributions to our sport of their communities.”
Rosie Allen and Simeon Pompey
Pompey earned the 2023 Lorie Kane Group Chief Award for his steady devotion to serving to others in his group via the game of golf. Pompey has been a long-time supporter of First Tee which led him to be on the coronary heart of this system’s success in Montréal for the reason that launch of First Tee – Premier départ Quebec in 2021.He has additionally performed a key position within the launch of golf programming within the Indigenous group of Kahnawake, on the south shore of Montréal. Pompey has been main life-skills centered golf lessons for over 15 years for youngsters and households coming from underrepresented communities and low-income neighbourhoods in Montréal. Pompey additionally teaches within the Group, Recreation and Management Coaching at Dawson Faculty, the place he serves as a mentor to lots of his college students.
“I’m nonetheless shocked to have been chosen because the winner of the Lorie Kane Group Chief Award for 2023. Now that it has sunken in a bit, I wish to thanks all wholeheartedly for this prestigious recognition. I humbly settle for the award on behalf of all the kids and their households who’ve benefitted from the values discovered via the good recreation of golf particularly First Tee. Because of Golf Canada and First Tee, I’ve been in a position to introduce the sport of golf to largely inner-city kids whose path in life wouldn’t have included the good recreation of golf and the numerous life-skills that it teaches,” mentioned Simeon Pompey. “I thank Golf Canada, Golf Quebec and First Tee – Canada for this unimaginable honour because it validates my life’s mission of serving to younger folks attain their true potential. Because of First Tee, the trajectory of a kid could be modified positively in a profound method.”
Allen has been named the recipient of the 2023 Lorie Kane Future Chief Award. The 15-year-old has performed an instrumental management position in serving to to develop the First Tee – Canada program at her house course, Blomidon Golf Membership in Nook Brook, Nfld. Allen has devoted her time to First Tee programming in addition to serving to to plan and run occasions for her membership’s junior ladies’ program. She has additionally been a key affect working with the Autism Society in Nook Brook on each growing and working a program for junior golfers between the ages of 5-9 with numerous types of autism spectrum dysfunction (ASD). Allen is an completed participant having been a member of the provincial growth staff for 4 years and successful occasions in her house province. She has future targets of enjoying within the Canadian Junior Ladies Championship, offered by BDO, and competing within the 2025 Canada Video games.
“It’s superb to win this award and I’m very grateful to win one thing named in Lorie Kane’s honour. I used to be fortunate sufficient to fulfill Lorie on the CPKC Ladies’s Open in 2019 once I was simply 11 years outdated, and she or he was so good. I hope I can encourage kids within the recreation of golf the best way she impressed me,” mentioned Allen. “I like educating children and actually get pleasure from seeing their growth via the totally different applications that we provide. My favourite group of youngsters are these with ASD. They’re superb children, and it’s so rewarding to look at them benefit from the recreation of golf and the totally different video games we design for them. To know that I could be part of their growth is an honour.”
Pompey will obtain a $5,000 donation from the Golf Canada Basis to advance a golf program or golf-related initiative of his selection. Allen will obtain a $5,000 donation in direction of her post-secondary training.
Submissions for the Lorie Kane Group Spirit Awards have been evaluated by a range committee that features representatives from Golf Canada, the Golf Canada Basis, Honoured Members of the Canadian Golf Corridor of Fame, business representatives and the Golf Journalists Affiliation of Canada.
The Lorie Kane Group Chief Award celebrates people over the age of 19 with a demonstrated capability to steer group initiatives; who’ve contributed a measurable affect via volunteerism or charity; or have showcased excellence of their involvement with, or help of youth applications comparable to First Tee – Canada or different junior golf actions.
The Lorie Kane Future Chief Award honours a person 19 years of age or youthful who embodies group management; has a historical past of sportsmanship or demonstrated actions to make the sport extra inclusive; or a person who has used golf to create a significant affect of their group.
The Lorie Kane Group Spirit Awards have been named to honour the Canadian golf icon for a longstanding dedication to advancing the game, charitable work and giving again to the sport that outlined her Corridor of Fame profession. Kane is a member of the Canadian Golf Corridor of Fame and Canada Sports activities Corridor of Fame in addition to a recipient of the Order of Canada.
A name for nominations for the 2024 Lorie Kane Group Spirit Awards will exit later this yr.
