Last October, Lodi Adopt-A-Child provided back-to-school clothing to more than 330 underprivileged children. The children were selected by their school teachers as being in need. Each child was provided three pair of pants, three polo shirts, a sweatshirt, socks, underwear and new shoes.

The cost for this is nearly $25,000. We have received some grants to cover the cost, plus the profits from our Crab Feed this past February and our annual golf tournament. The proceeds from our annual Swing for a Child golf tournament is devoted entirely to providing clothes for kids. We need to make sure the golf tournament provides a major portion of the costs, and to do that we need golfers.