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Pro Kids | The First Tee of San Diego Honors Peter Ueberroth at Celebrates Dinner to Benefit Underserved Youth
Ueberroth will be honored for his lifelong contributions on Saturday, May 7, to benefit underserved youth in Oceanside and City Heights
Former Major League Baseball Commissioner and Olympic Committee Chairman Peter Ueberroth will be honored for his lifelong contributions on Saturday, May 7, 2016, at the Celebrates dinner to benefit underserved youth championed by Pro Kids | The First Tee of San Diego. The dinner at the Hilton Torrey Pines Hotel in La Jolla begins with a reception at 6 p.m. followed by dinner and the program.
“Peter Ueberroth exemplifies the nine core values we promote in delivering character development and life skills to the young people we serve,” said Keith Padgett, Pro Kids’ CEO. “Honesty, integrity, sportsmanship, respect, confidence, responsibility, perseverance, courtesy, and judgment.”
Peter Ueberroth is managing director of Contrarian Group, an investment and management company. He is also owner and co-chairman of the Pebble Beach Company. From 1980 to 1984, Ueberroth was president of the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee, the organization responsible for staging the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games. He was commissioner of Major League Baseball between 1984 and 1989.
Ueberroth was recently awarded the 2016 NCAA Theodore Roosevelt Award, their highest honor, for exemplifying the ideals of college sports. He competed in the 1956 U.S. Olympic water polo trials while a student at San Jose State University, where he earned a business degree.
Ueberroth has twelve honorary degrees and was Time Magazine’s Man of the Year in 1984. His 1985 book Made in America was a bestseller.
“Pro Kids is proud to recognize Peter for his lifelong commitment to sports and sportsmanship,” Keith said, “We invite the San Diego community to join us.”
For sponsorship and ticket information www.thefirstteesandiego.org/celebrates
About Pro Kids | The First Tee of San Diego
Founded in 1994 by former NFL player Ernie Wright, Pro Kids | The First Tee of San Diego’s mission is to challenge underserved youth to excel in life by promoting character development, life skills, and values through education and the game of golf. Pro Kids has locations in City Heights and Oceanside, CA and is a charter member of The First Tee, an international youth development organization. Pro Kids serves more than 1,500 youth ages 7-17 each year. For more information, contact Roxane Helstrom rhelstrom@prokidsonline.org
