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Supporters of The Immokalee Foundation recently had the opportunity to rub elbows with professional golfers while scoring an ace for the organization’s new career model program called “Rewarding Careers in the New Economy.”
Through a golf tournament and post-tournament celebration, participants and sponsors contributed $2.5 million to the program at the foundation’s Charity Classic Pro-Am, playing alongside nearly two dozen of the nation’s top golf tour professionals, including Sarasota resident Paul Azinger and Annika Sorenstam.
The Immokalee Foundation’s new career model is based on research of in-demand professions in Southwest Florida and a comprehensive curriculum that helps students follow the pathway to their chosen career. The model recognizes many high-paying jobs are available to students who earn industry-recognized certifications and credentials, in addition to professions that require two- and four-year college degrees.
“We are starting to educate the youth of Immokalee in sixth grade about the career pathways that lead to well-paying jobs right here in Southwest Florida,” foundation board chair Joyce Hagen says in a statement. “Our programming involves the parents as well, forming a partnership that helps ensure each student achieves his or her goals.”
Azinger, lead golf analyst for NBC Sports and 12-time PGA Tour winner, played in his first Charity Classic Pro-Am this year. “The more I read and understand what The Immokalee Foundation is all about, the more I want to get behind it,” Azinger says. “I’ve always been motivated to help young people.”
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