International Collaboration: First Tee Korea and Greater Pasadena Chapter Unite for Character-Building Week

On Monday, Pasadena Mayor Victor Gordo and First Tee – Greater Pasadena welcomed a group of youth and adults from First Tee Korea.

First Tee – Greater Pasadena’s mission is to enable kids to build the strength of character that empowers them through a lifetime of new challenges by seamlessly integrating the game of golf with life skills curriculum. It operates at the Brookside Golf Club.

The Greater Pasadena chapter is the only First Tee Chapter in the 150 Chapter network to have an International ‘Sister’ Chapter partnership. The visitors from Korea will be staying through Thursday and are experiencing a whirlwind of local activities.

They visited the Rose Bowl on Monday, hosted by the Rose Bowl Operating Company. On Tuesday, First Tee Korea and First Tee Greater Pasadena youth were to play a ‘fun’ nine-hole tournament at Altadena golf course, with dinner to follow. 

On Wednesday,  both Chapters were to attend the U. S. Open at Los Angeles Country Club, and Thursday First Tee Korea group was set to visit Universal Studios.

“Our Chapters have been ‘zooming’ over the past four years learning about each other’s cultures and talking about their First Tee experiences,” Master Executive Director of First Tee – Greater Pasadena Robert Baderian told Pasadena Now.  “This has been and continues to be a great partnership strengthening both Chapter’s ‘Inclusion, Diversity, Equality and Accessibility’.”

For more about First Tee – Greater Pasadena, click here.