Mcilroy Launches Children Foundation
Rory McIlroy, the highest ranked golfer in the world, has established the Rory Foundation which aims to help children around the world by raising awareness of children’s charities.
McIlroy said of the Foundation: ‘When I was younger my parents sacrificed everything to allow me to play the game I love. Having that support from my family gave me the opportunity to chase my dreams. But I know that every child is not so fortunate. My aim is that The Rory Foundation will support children’s charities big and small, around the world, that try to give kids that helping hand.’
McIlroy’s first project, ‘The 6 Bags Project’, will see the golfer display the name of a children’s charity on his golf bag during the first six tournaments he plays he 2013. He will then auction each bag, with the money raised going to the charity.
Gillian Cleery, the CEO of the Northern Ireland Cancer Fund for Children which will be on McIlroy’s bag during his first tournament, commented: ‘This association with Rory will not only have a significant impact on children and young people who look up to Rory and are inspired by him, but will also help to maintain Rory’s very important links to Northern Ireland as he moves increasingly into a global circuit.’
The other charities to be displayed are the Boys & Girls Club of Tucson for the Match Play Championship in Arizona; Child Protection Team of Palm Beaches for the Honda Classic, First Tee Miami-Dade Amateur Golf Association for the Cadillac Championship and Chinquapin School for the Houston Open. A charity for the Masters is still to be chosen.
