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Saratoga Non-Profit Tees Off for a Good Cause
College of Adaptive Arts will hold its annual golf tournament fundraiser April 17 at Santa Teresa Golf Club
On Thursday April 17, from 2-7:30 pm, College of Adaptive Arts will host its annual Golf Classic at the Santa Teresa Golf Club.
The event serves as a major fundraiser for College of Adaptive Arts (CAA), a non-profit providing collegiate education to adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
The CAA Golf Team and first Golf Classic began in 2012 when a student proposed the idea of having a CAA golf team. Since then, CAA has hosted many wildly successful Golf Classics, pairing a CAA student as the fourth member of every team.
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“We love to connect our students with the community in ways that typically are not associated with adults with disabilities,” said CAA Executive Director Nicole Kim.
College of Adaptive Arts was co-founded by Dr. Pamela Lindsay and DeAnna Pursai in 2009 after both witnessing loved ones with special needs become sidelined once they exited the public-school system.
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The philosophy of the school is to offer lifelong learning, with no age limitations, to any adult with special needs who wants to pursue higher education.
The Golf Classic serves as one of the major annual fundraisers for the non-profit.
“We receive no federal funding,” said Kim. “Aside from a small tuition reimbursement from the California Regional Centers, our only source of revenue is donations and grants, so we rely heavily on the generosity of our supporters to be able to continue our programs.”
College of Adaptive Arts’ Golf Classic will take place Thursday, April 17 from 2:00-7:30pm at Santa Teresa Golf Club. To register and learn more about the event, visit https://donate.collegeofadaptivearts.org/event/2025-caa-golf-classic-returns/e661590
ABOUT THE COLLEGE OF ADAPTIVE ARTS:
College of Adaptive Arts is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization providing equitable, accessible, and lifelong college programs for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, wherever and whenever they need them. The vision of CAA is to transform the perception of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities by creating a world with innovative and inclusive access to ongoing college education. For more information, or to volunteer or donate, visit https://www.collegeofadaptivearts.org/
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