Make A Greater Impact
On Youth, Our Community, And The Economy
When students with enormous potential fail, their temptation to drop out of school increases, which negatively impacts our community’s economic, social, and civic health. Supporting The Chi Chi Rodriguez Youth Foundation opens opportunities for today’s youth to achieve academic success, build character, and attain critical life skills.
Give youth the education and character they need to become great shot makers and even bigger world changers.
There are 4 EASY WAYS to play a part in preparing students for success in the most important game of all. Life.
This is the amount it will take to operate the Chi Chi Rodriguez Youth Foundation over the 2020-2021 school year. While that number may feel staggering to raise in one year, it is possible when we come together to make a difference. Every donation goes toward the advancement of The Chi Chi Rodriguez Youth Foundation, which includes the Chi Chi Rodriguez Academy and First Tee.
Your support allows us to:
Provide student scholarships and classroom supplies
Maintain the 170 acres of our unique, living classroom environment
Increase graduation rates and enrich our community
Instill personal discipline, concentration, honesty, and tenacity into future generations.
We are now accepting single donations, monthly pledges, and planned giving legacy gifts. Gifts of every size are important, so no gift is too big or too small.
“I will be forever grateful to the Chi Chi Rodriguez Youth Foundation for helping my Mom and family through hard times during my childhood. Chi Chi’s not only taught me the game of golf but also infused me with respect, patience, perseverance, honesty, and the fact that hard work pays off! I am now the proud father of two beautiful, smart, and funny children as well as the General Manager of three hotels in Tampa Bay. I am a better person thanks to Chi Chi’s and all of its supporters. Thank you from me and my family!”
-Jeremy Robinson, BS Psycholog, Florida State University, minor in Business
Chi Chi Rodriguez is exceptional—as a golfer and as a human being.
His success came from extraordinary dedication and mentorship that started when he was a young boy. All kids have the same kind of potential if we can reach them.
Will you help us reach them?
The Chi Chi Rodriguez Youth Foundation acts in partnership with Pinellas County Schools to offer a unique, public-private academy that uses golf as a key ingredient for education. The Chi Chi Rodriguez Golf Course is a living classroom where students grow in character and develop a love of academic learning. We also support First Tee, where youth learn to play golf along with life lessons and leadership skills through after school and in-school programs.
