My personal record for length of a golf drive is 312 yards
with a gentle breeze at my back under otherwise normal conditions. Once.
My new friend "Golf Pro Greg" Stafford can hit a drive that distance
once every 15 seconds or so for an hour without really breaking a sweat. That’s
why he’s got his eye on 300 such drives in one hour this Friday evening. That
would be one 300+ yard drive every 12 seconds.
(Did I mention that I have one such drive in my spotty
41-year history of playing golf? Just wanted to make sure.)
Greg is dedicating his effort this Friday to raise awareness
and funds for Springs Rescue Mission. We need that help now, as the fires in
the area have diminished the flow of food and other resources into the Mission warehouse. But the bottom line is that our food
shelves in the warehouse are pretty much bare between the needed diversion of
resources to fire fighters and survivors just days ago and the regular traffic
of neighbors in need of food boxes and hot meals at Samaritan’s Kitchen.
The funds raised at drives4lives.com will help restore the
supply of food we need for regular distribution. Greg Stafford is deflecting a
lot of the attention he could get as he attempts to regain his Guinness world
record for most 300+ yard drives in one hour. If you could manage a $10 or $20
donation (maybe more) sometime in the next 72 hours on drives4lives.com, you
could be a hero to our neighbors in need (700+ families each month) as you help
us feed them.
Drives4lives.com. Just go there and give one of the
suggested amounts, or just check the “other” box and give what you can.
That’s what I’m doing. I hope you can join me.
(Ok, so Greg hits a 300+ yard drive about every 12 seconds,
and I hit one every 41 years whether I need to or not. Do the math…)
