He鈥檚 used his Instagram page to help players become better golfers.
Now, Vernon鈥檚 Brady Stead (@steady.golf) hopes he can help save lives through the game he loves.
Stead will host a 12-hour event, the first Steady Golf Teachathon, at the Fraser Valley course where he鈥檚 employed as a certified PGA instructor, Ledgeview Golf Course in Abbotsford. The event
While he helps golfers of all age with their games, the event鈥檚 focus is on mental health.
鈥淲hat鈥檚 more important than hitting good golf shots is our mental health,鈥� said Stead in a video post on his page.
While playing in Europe in 2018, with hopes of reaching the European PGA tour, Stead鈥檚 cousin committed suicide.
Since then, he has lost friends and colleagues to mental illness.
So in support of mental health initiatives, Stead started wearing a green ribbon on his hat to raise awareness of what he calls the 鈥渙ften invisible disease.鈥�
On Saturday, Sept. 23, the Teachathon will run from dawn to dusk.
鈥淥ne hundred per cent of lesson revenue and donations will be given to the Canadian Mental Health Association (Vancouver-Fraser branch),鈥� said Stead. 鈥淲e鈥檙e going to raise a bunch of money and hopefully save a life or two.鈥�
To book a lesson on this day, please visit: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/163246800575?aff=oddtdtcreator.
Stead will teach 30-minute lessons from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sept. 23. Once the registration is full, he will be emailing out the lesson schedule for the day. One-to-two golfers can register for each lesson.
If you are unable to participate in the event, please consider donating to this cause here.
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