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First Tee – Coachella Valley Magazine
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Winter 2022
CELEBRATIONS
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n the last Saturday in October, the PGA
Tour Superstore in Palm Desert was
even more "spooktacular" than usual,
as the golf shop once again played host to its
annual Halloween party for the First Tee –
Coachella Valley.
Approximately 250 local First Tee partici-
pants and their families attended the event,
and enjoyed an evening filled with golf-
themed holiday activities for all ages.
"Every year, the PGA Tour Superstore
grants $15,000 to First Tee — Coachella Valley,
and about four years ago we decided to tie in
a Halloween Party for the kids with the check
presentation," said Molly Faris, a First Tee –
Coachella Valley board member and general
manager of the PGA Tour Superstore in Palm
Desert. "As the years have gone by, it has
gotten bigger and more fun, and each year the
entire store becomes a haunted and spooky
setting for an awesome party."
Faris said some of the most popular attrac-
tions were a graveyard putting challenge, a
pumpkin patch, and a witch brewing golf
hole. Kids also enjoyed a carnival game room
and haunted house, and there were plenty of
prizes and candy, of course.
The PGA TOUR Superstore supports First
Tee – Coachella Valley to inspire golfers
and to teach leadership skills at a young
age so kids can be the best they can be and
share values through the integrity of the
sport, Faris said.
To that end, the Palm Desert store supports
First Tee – Coachella Valley in many other
ways, such as a Father's Day chipping contest,
and a five-week long leadership class each
winter that helps direct kids toward career
choices and develops other life-long skills off
the golf course.
"The best part of my job by far is helping
kids enjoy the game and grow as individuals
in such fun ways," Faris said.
A festive treat
Families enjoy Halloween fun and
games at PGA Tour Superstore event
