Saturday, September 18, 2021
Registration and Lunch 12:30pm, Shotgun 1:30pm
18 Holes – Lunch – Prizes - Raffle
Winding River Golf Course
8015 Mann Road, Indianapolis, IN
$80 Per Golfer
Sponsorship Opportunities Available
Swing Fore Loved Ones will be held, Saturday, September 18, 2020 at Winding River Golf Course, attracting community supporters and business professionals interested in making an impact on the crisis. If you are unavailable on September 18, you can golf up to two weeks prior at Winding River with a tee time between 10:00am and 2:00pm on weekdays, just let them know you’re there for PAL and submit your tally to the golf pro!
Winding River Golf Course is a picturesque 18-hole championship layout, located on the city’s southwest side, and just minutes from the Indianapolis International Airport. Winding River G.C. offers a taste of the south with beautiful rolling terrain and breathtaking backdrops. Tree lined fairways and protected Audubon nature areas give this course a unique country feel although it’s only minutes from downtown!! Guests and golfers will enjoy an afternoon of golf play, fabulous food, raffle prizes and mixing and mingling.
Undoubtedly, you're heard about the current drug epidemic. In 2017 Indiana was ranked 14th worst in the nation for drug deaths. Over 1,800 Hoosiers died due to drug overdoses, an average of 5 people per day. For change to happen, the community has to come together. Parents of Addicted Loved Ones, is a non-profit 501C(3) organization providing education and support for families.
Since 2013, PAL has grown from one PAL meeting in Avon to 15 meetings across the state of Indiana. PAL also has meetings in 39 states – However the demand for PAL meetings grows every day. Your support will help start up new PAL locations in Indiana and across the country. Each new meeting costs only $250 to set up!
Public health officials have called the current opioid epidemic the worst drug crisis in American history. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) eight people die every hour of an overdose in this country — an average of 192 people a day. And, more people are diagnosed with substance use disorder in the U.S. than from all types of cancer combined! In addition, the CDC says, U.S. life expectancy dropped in 2017 and the decline is likely due in part to the continuing rise in drug overdose deaths.
For every death, and for every single individual derailed by drug abuse, there are multiple lives lingering in the shadows, teetering on ruin as collateral damage, families of the addicted. The toll it takes on families is severe — including financial ruin, health-related issues, failed marriage and mental illness just to name a few.
Drug addiction impacts more than the user and more than harming the family. It impacts the community, and strains government services responsible for responding to incidents connected to addiction (e.g., law enforcement, fire department, and social services). PAL is a critical part of the solution by offering peer-to-peer, facilitator led, addiction support services.
