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Using golf to teach kids life lessons [Video]

But without the help of the community, it wouldn’t be possible to provide these future junior golfers with this opportunity.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The game of golf isn’t just physically demanding, it’s mentally challenging. That’s exactly why the nonprofit A Perfect Swing Foundation sees the sport as a great youth-development tool.

“We are enhancing their communication, networking and leadership skills,” Ashaunta Epps with A Perfect Swing Foundation said.

Business professionals who love golf are working with predominantly minority youth, giving them opportunities to get some hands-on training on the links. 

“I think there is no secret when it comes to minorities on the course, it can be considered to be rare, but it’s growing,” Epps said.

The nonprofit hopes that by learning the game of golf, the children will gain valuable lessons that apply to the game of life, too.

“Learning golf today teaches them how to deal with disappointment, challenges, and what happens when things don’t go your way,” Chris Word …

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On Wednesday 11 May, Edward Bouckley delivered the next webinar in our charities bite size series. In the webinar Edward looked at some of the key aspects of managing risk when entering into commercial contracts. He discussed:• What risk management is.• What risk is and why properly managing it is so important to charities.• Some of the ways risks can be managed in contacts.Edward also looked at some of the steps that you can take to better protect your charity when entering into contractual arrangements.Here are the timestamps to help guide you through this webinar:0:52 Birketts at a glance1:18 What we will cover today2:09 What is risk management?3:07 What is risk and why is it important?3:59 Contractual risk5:58 Identifying risk10:05 Written contracts11:34 Assessing Risk13:10 The danger of "pre-contractual" agreements14:27 A cautionary tale16:21 Rights and obligations17:51 Risk - allocating and controlling18:48 Transferring risk: indemnities20:00 Controlling risk: limitation of liability21:29 Practical tips23:18 QuestionsThe webinar ended with a Q&A. Disclaimer: The content of this webinar is for general information only. It is not, and should not be taken as, legal advice. If you require any further information in relation to this webinar please contact us in the first instance. Law covered as at May 2022. Meet our expert, Edward Bouckley: https://www.birketts.co.uk/our-lawyers/norwich/edward-bouckleyContact us at: https://www.birketts.co.uk/contact-usSign up to future webinars: https://www.birketts.co.uk/events​​​​ To ensure that you are invited to future webinars and receive our newsletters please opt in to our mailing lists and select the appropriate areas of interest. https://www.birketts.co.uk/register