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|   "Golf is the Carrot, but Education is the Key""Garvin focused on changing lives" (From ESPN.com) Jimmy Garvin is the consummate golf hustler, with hundreds of youngsters in some of the toughest sections of the nation's capital the primary beneficiaries of his tireless efforts on their behalf. No matter the weather, regulars at Langston Golf Course know they'll find Jimmy Garvin working somewhere on the grounds. Garvin is the president and a part-owner of Golf Course Specialists, the management company that runs all three of the public golf courses in the District of Columbia on land owned by the National Park Service... CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL STORY “Garvin Comes Home” (From the Immokalee News and the Naples Gazette papers) Jimmy Garvin is coming home again, and he's bringing with him the opportunities he never had as a poor child growing up in Collier County. Garvin came from a two-room shack in Immokalee in the 1960s to become the president of the Langston Legacy Golf Foundation in Washington, D.C. Because of his work with the foundation and dedication to youth education, Garvin was inducted into the African American Golf Hall of Fame as a philanthropist in 2006. Now he's bringing his goodwill and charitable spirit to the less-fortunate kids of Collier County... CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL STORY. "Golf's Pied Piper" (From WashingtonTimes.com article by Thom Loverro) As the Ryder Cup approaches and the notion of country and honor is linked to a golf tournament, of all things, it is worth noting that the true notion of honor in golf is alive and well at Langston Golf Course in the District, thanks to Jimmy Garvin. Garvin, the general manager at Langston and the president of the Langston Legacy Golf Corp., is the pied piper of golf in the District. He has devoted countless hours to tournaments and training programs at Langston to introduce minority youth to golf and the doors that can open when you play the game. On Friday, Sept. 19, and Saturday, Sept. 20, Langston will be hosting the seventh annual Jimmy Garvin Scholarship Tournament, which raises money to help provide scholarships to minority youths...CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL STORY |
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