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PGA HOPE Special Events

Welcome to our Special Events page! Here, you’ll discover all the exciting upcoming events and projects designed for our PGA Grads and their families. Stay tuned for updates and join us in celebrating these special moments together!

RAISING HOPE FOR HERO'S GALA

Event Overview

  • Date: Friday, March 13th, 2026

  • Time: 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM

  • Venue: Flying Horse Resort, 1880 Weiskopf Point #200, Colorado Springs, CO 80921

  • Special Gala Rate Lodging: $195++ per night (post-gala stay)

*Lodging is limited and must be booked 30 days before the Gala*


Attire / Theme

250 Years of the United States Celebration

  • Veterans & Active Duty: encouraged to wear military uniforms

  • Non-Military Guests: Gala Attire encouraged

 

Evening Program 

  • Welcome Reception

  • Dinner & Program

  • Special Guest Speakers - PGA HOPE Colorado Graduates

  • Live Auction and fun games/contests

  • Celebration & Fellowship

 

Evening Will Include:

  • Welcome Gifts

  • Food and drink

  • Live Band/DJ

  • Photo Booth

  • Inspirational Speakers

  • Raffles for prizes

  • Fundraising Games

  • Silent and Live Auction

  • Inspiration and Comraderie

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Thornton 12U Firecrackers present its Inaugural Paddles to Plates Pickleball Tournament

Help Support one of our Fellow PGA HOPE Graduates and her daughter!!

 

Dink For The Diamond!

Join the Thornton 12U Firecrackers for its inaugural Paddles to Plates Pickleball Tournament, proudly hosted by our partners at Chicken N Pickle in Thornton!

 

This event is a fantastic community fundraiser to support our organization. The funds raised will directly support our girls' Fastpitch softball program, helping to cover costs for tournament and travel fees along with player scholarships. We strive to get the community involved and to understand how softball elevates, challenges, and fosters our youth.

 

Every dollar raised supports our key mission to instill hard work, sportsmanship, and ethical behavior. We develop young women who lead and collaborate effectively. Our girls build mental toughness and a belief in their ability to overcome challenges. Excellence and Integrity, Teamwork and Leadership, and Resilience and Confidence are at the core of Firecracker player development. 

Every registration to this event will bring us closer to achieving our mission. 

 

Single players welcome or get your team together and get ready to 

DINK, DONATE, DOMINATE!

 

**WIN gift cards for restaurants, movie tickets, coffee, and more!

 

Together, we can create opportunities for athletes reaching these goals.

 

Thank you for supporting our mission, your support is invaluable.

Patriot Award Winner

Congratulations to our PGA HOPE Instructor, Rob Grall, PGA, for winning 2025 Colorado PGA Patriot Award! This recognition highlights his exceptional to the PGA HOPE Program. We are also proud to celebrate Coach V who, along with Coach Rob, has earned this award for two consecutive years. Their dedication to supporting veterans and active military members in Colorado truly inspiring.

2nd Annual Raising HOPE Fore HERO'S Gala

Join us for the 2nd Annual Raising Hope Fore Heroes Gala, a spectacular evening of camaraderie and celebration - all in support of PGA HOPE Colorado (Helping Our Patriots Everywhere). PGA HOPE is on a mission unlike any other -- to change and save Veterans' and active-duty military Service Members' lives through the power of golf.

Whether it’s a one-time or monthly gift, every $300 raised provides 6-8 weeks of life-changing and life-saving PGA HOPE Colorado instruction for a Veteran or Active Duty. Join America’s Golf Club to become one of thousands of supporters for PGA HOPE Colorado's mission.​​

The Gala, hosted by the beautiful Flying Horse Resort, Colorado Springs, CO, on Friday, March 13th, will include an evening of inspiration, camaraderie, food, beverages, music, speakers, live auction, silent auction, contests, prizes, and much more!​​

The PGA HOPE Difference

Physical disabilities, PTSD, and other challenges resulting from 
service can make it difficult for Veterans to feel like they belong in 
civilian life. 
PGA HOPE offers thousands of our service members a place where 
they can be and feel like themselves among a community of fellow 
Veterans. 
• Only adaptive golf program with the ability to scale nationally 
• Holds an MOU with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
• Led by PGA & LPGA Professionals throughout Colorado, Wyoming, 
and South Dakota trained in adaptive golf and military cultural 
competence
• Active in all 50 states with over 550 locations
• Including 33 locations in Colorado, Wyoming, and South 
Dakota
• 6-8 weeks of programming at $300 per Veteran - fully covered by 
the PGA REACH Colorado Foundation
• Free to all Veterans and Active Duty Military

BIRDIE BASH 2025

Join us in making a difference! Your generous donations can help support the children's hospital and provide essential care for those in need. Every contribution, big or small, can bring hope and healing to young patients. Together, we can create brighter future for these children!

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