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A CEREMONIAL RESOLUTION 20-131
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
November 5, 2013
To recognize and honor the contributions of Foreball Golf Club on its 50th anniversary.
WHEREAS, the Foreball Golf Club was organized 50 years ago in Olney, Maryland; WHEREAS, golfers from Montgomery County, Prince Georges County, and
Washington, D.C., came together to form the club;
WHEREAS, the Foreball Golf Club participated in team matches between other clubs located in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C.;
WHEREAS, after several years, members from Washington, D.C. and Prince Georges County relocated the club closer to where Washington, D.C. and Prince Geoges County members reside;
WHEREAS, in 1976, the club was formally established in Washington, D.C. as a nonprofit corporation;
WHEREAS, the Foreball Golf Club has 32 members, 5 of whom have been members of the club since its inception in 1963;
WHEREAS, members of the Foreball Golf Club have participated in numerous golfing matches and tournaments and have garnered recognition in national, regional, and local events;
WHEREAS, some team matches with the members of the Foreball Golf Club were sponsored by the United Golf Association, the Eastern Golf Association, and the Interclub Federation of Golfers of Washington, D.C.;
WHEREAS, members of the Foreball Golf Club, who were delegates of the Interclub Federation of Golfers, played a significant leadership role in the preservation of the Langston Golf Course and its listing in the National Register of Historic Places in 1991;
WHEREAS, the Langston Golf Course was also recently inducted into the National Black Golf Hall of Fame;
WHEREAS, for 12 years, the Foreball Golf Club, with assistance from the National Park Service and Golf Courses Specialists, Inc., hosted Junior Golf Clinics to teach local youth fundamentals of golf play, etiquette, and sportsmanship;
WHEREAS, the Foreball Golf Club financially supported the First Tee Junior programs at the Langston Golf Course; and
WHEREAS, the Foreball Golf Club continues its long and lasting legacy by focusing on recruiting and mentoring younger golfers.
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
resolution may be cited as the "Foreball Golf Club 50th Anniversary Recognition Resolution of 2013".
Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia commends and recognizes the distinguished efforts of the Foreball Golf Club.
Sec. 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon the first date of publication in the District of Columbia Register.
