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About Our Mission
Our goal is to take guns out of the hands of the youth and replace them with golf clubs. Teach them to take a shot with a 9 iron golf club and not a 9mm gun. We look to give the youth the opportunity to learn life skills through the game of golf. We will encourage and empower youth through fun and challenging experiences by supplying a platform based on Education, Integrity and Leadership skills. The program will help youth grow on and off the golf course.
Our Team
About Our Founder
My name is Lenard (Bo) Reeves and I’m the founder and CEO of Hi-Tee Jr Little League Golf Program (Hi-Tee Jr LLGP). Hi-Tee Jr LLGP is a youth golf organization in the Seattle and King County Communities exposing youth ages 5 and up to the wonderful world of golf. After 4 years of research and 11 years of working with youth golf programs, I felt that I had to establish a way to introduce inner city African American youth to the game of golf. Organizing and starting a golf Jr little league program is a dream that I have had for many years.
It has manifested into a reality. On September 7th 2019 at Jefferson Park golf course in partnership with FAST (Fathers and Sons Together) we had our first Golf camp, enrolling 65 youth to the golf program. We received our first grant from King County Parks, I feel happy and blessed to have an opportunity to work with a group of youth to hopefully keep them focused, stay in school, stay out of trouble and learn and enjoy the game of golf. It is from these humble observations and the ever changing political climate that seems to keep marginalizing our youth that I continue to strive to make a difference
Please Watch “Out of the Rough” to understand the obstacles African Americans endured to play the game of golf. Hi-Tee Little League Golf is a continuation of the tradition of allowing our children exposure to the wonderful game of golf. (password: ootr)
COACHES
Many of our coaches are members of the Hy-Tee Golf Club and various other clubs around the Seattle area. Our coaches volunteer their time in other youth activities but see golf as a game that combines several disciplines as well as helps with life skills.
Sanders Pratt
Sanders grew up in Leesville, Louisiana and attended Leesville High School. Afterwards he went into the Air Force and 20 years later retired as a C-141 Professional Flight Engineer. While in the Air Force he received a BS Degree in Education and Development from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale. Upon retirement, Sanders received his Commercial Flight Instructor Certificate and flew for several airlines and just recently retired from Boeing. Aviation and Golf has always been his passion. He’s been around for a long time and wanted to embrace the opportunity of introducing young people (especially young people of color) to the game of golf.