Home in one
Do you like to golf? Or enjoy watching golfers on a spring day? Are you interested in contributing your time, talent and other resources to a local nonprofit dedicated to redefining aging in the rural community we call home?
Then you’ll want to know about Rapp at Home’s first annual Home in One golf tournament scheduled for Friday, April 21, at the Schoolhouse Nine Golf Course in Sperryville.
“This event is a fundraiser for Rapp at Home,” says Heidi Lesinski, Rapp at Home board member and organizer of the golf tournament. “All proceeds from the tournament will go to the organization to support its programs and services.”
Rapp at Home offers transportation to medical appointments, grocery and prescription deliveries, subsidized memberships for low income residents, computer technical support provided by Rappahannock County High School students, respite care, home safety assessments and repairs, and other activities.
“Another area that we feel is important is social engagement and connection to community,” says board chair Sharon Pierce. “Rappahannock is aging and, because we are a rural community, some people are socially isolated due to illness, disability or lack of transportation. We provide opportunities for people to get together and we are working with other organizations to address the wider transportation issue.”
Lesinski and her committee have begun lining up financial and volunteer support for the event. “There are many opportunities for businesses and individuals to sponsor aspects of the event or underwrite the tournament itself,” says Lesinski. “Union Bank has already signed on as an underwriter.”
“We also need volunteers to help before, during, and after the tournament,” she says. “This is an opportunity both to have fun and help our community.”
➤ Home in One Golf Tournament, Friday, April 21, rain or shine. Schoolhouse Nine Golf Course in Sperryville. Registration for golfers at 1:00 pm, tee-off at 2:00 pm. For more information about participating, sponsoring and volunteering, please contact Lindsay Sonnett at Lindsay@rappathome.org or the Rapp at Home office: 540-937HOME (4663). RappatHome.org