Charity

Please join Greg Norman in supporting the following organizations:

CureSearch National Childhood Cancer Foundation

For over 20 years, The Shark Shootout has benefitted CureSearch and childhood cancer research.

CureSearch supports the Children's Oncology Group (COG), the world's largest cooperative pediatric cancer research network of physicians, nurses and scientists who represent every childhood cancer program in North America and treat over 90% of children with cancer. By working together to design and conduct clinical trials and research, COG members provide children with cancer and their families' access to the highest possible standards of care at a pediatric cancer center that is close to home.

CureSearch is proud to commemorate the 50th anniversary of cooperative pediatric cancer group research and honor the legacy of scientific progress that has turned childhood cancer from a nearly incurable disease to one with an overall 78% cure rate. While this success is impressive, the status quo is not acceptable.

CureSearch is driven by the somber reality that childhood cancer is still the #1 cause of death due to disease in children and many survivors face long-term side effects that are life-altering or worse, life-threatening. Research is the only key to cure.

The Shark Shootout continues to support CureSearch to help the Children's Oncology Group build upon 50 years of scientific achievement and compassionate care and secure the future for cancer's smallest victims. The loss of one more child to cancer is one too many. Help us reach the day when every child with cancer is guaranteed a cure.

To learn more about CureSearch, please visit: www.curesearch.org.

Greg Norman Golf Foundation

The Greg Norman Golf Foundation is the Shark's contribution to golf in Queensland, Australia.

It was early in 1987 that Merv Norman, father of that famous Australian golfer, Greg, wrote to major companies advising of the intention of forming a Foundation to fund the tuition of Queensland junior golfers. His letter, in part, read:

"Probably more than any other sport, the game of golf requires self-discipline and determination - qualities that help to build character and personal strength in our young people, and it is on our young people that the future of golf and of our country rests.

It is therefore beneficial that we encourage young people to take up the game, to help them develop positive skills and attitudes and to progress through further play and competition to succeed in life.

My son Greg came through these junior ranks and now he has specifically requested the formation of the Greg Norman Golf Foundation to enable him to contribute to the development and expansion of the playing of golf by juniors. He will actively support the Foundation on a personal basis, as his time and schedules permit.

The Foundation will provide professional guidance and instruction throughout Queensland to school students and those in other educational establishments, children with specific physical disabilities and junior members of golf clubs."

And so the Foundation was born. It constituted on 25th June 1987 and incorporated in January 1988.

The Foundation's aim is to bring out the best by promoting the very highest standards for junior golf, to prepare young golfers for the future and to bring professional golf tuition within the reach of interested people in Queensland.

Many outstanding junior golfers have benefited from the Foundation, the most notable being Karrie Webb, Adam Scott, and Jason Day.

The Greg Norman Golf Foundation is the Shark's contribution to Queensland golf.

For more information, please visit www.gngf.org.au.

Environmental Institute for Golf

Committed to environmental stewardship, Norman is Chairman of EIFG's Advisory Council.

What began as a modest $200 scholarship awarded to a student in 1955 has evolved over the past 50 years into a collaborative effort of the environmental and golf communities directed at strengthening the compatibility of the game of golf with the natural environment. As the philanthropic organization of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA), The Environmental Institute for Golf (The Institute) relies upon the support of many individuals and organizations to fund programs and projects that help golf courses fulfill the environmental, recreational and economic needs of their communities. The Institute is fortunate to have more than 9,000 active donors, representing each of the United States and 67 countries worldwide, supporting its efforts. Why? They believe in the future of the game and its positive impact to a community.

In January 2003, The Institute evolved from The GCSAA Foundation, originally established in 1955, with a new name, mission and focus. The Institute concentrates on delivering programs and services involving information collection, research, education and outreach that communicate the best management practices of environmental stewardship on the golf course.

Today, The Institute funds more than $1 million annually in environmental programs, including scientific research, education, information collection, outreach and scholarships.

For more information, please visit www.eifg.com.