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Charity Spotlight: The First Tee By Ashley Hansen | 16 December, 2019

The First Tee is an international youth development organization the purpose of which is to introduce the game of golf and its inherent values to young people.

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Charity Spotlight: FIGGE Art Museum By Ashley Hansen | 9 December, 2019

Bringing art and people together. We enrich our community with the experience of art through education, collections and preservation.

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Charity Spotlight: Family Resources By Ashley Hansen | 2 December, 2019

Family Resources strengthens children, families and individuals by providing quality services that engage community resources to create effective solutions.

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John Deere Classic Brings Home Two "Best of" Awards at PGA TOUR Annual Meetings By Ashley Hansen | 26 November, 2019

The John Deere Classic is honored to have been awarded two "Best Of" category awards for our 2019 event.

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Charity Spotlight: Empower House By Ashley Hansen | 18 November, 2019

Empower House is a community that provides empowerment for a more purposeful life after brain injury.

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Charity Spotlight: Dress for Success By Ashley Hansen | 11 November, 2019

The mission of Dress for Success is to empower women to achieve economic independence by providing a network of support, professional attire and the development tools to help women thrive in work and in life.

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2019 JOHN DEERE CLASSIC HELPS RAISE A RECORD $13.82 MILLION FOR 542 LOCAL AND REGIONAL CHARITIES By Ashley Hansen | 31 October, 2019

The 2019 John Deere Classic helped raise a record $13.82 million for 542 local and regional charities, tournament officials announced Thursday at John Deere World Headquarters. Tournament officials also announced that each participating charity will receive a 7.25 percent bonus in addition to the money raised through the Birdies for Charity program, 50 percent more than the tournament’s guaranteed five percent bonus.

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Charity Spotlight: Camp Shalom By Ashley Hansen | 28 October, 2019

Camp Shalom is committed to providing an enriching summer camp experience for youth and families.

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Charity Spotlight: Illowa Council, Boy Scouts of America By Ashley Hansen | 21 October, 2019

The Illowa Council of Boy Scouts of America serves 6,500 youth in 13 counties in Western Illinois and Eastern Iowa.

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Charity Spotlight: Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center By Ashley Hansen | 14 October, 2019

At Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center, we're changing the world one pint at a time. We team up with volunteer blood donors and community partners to provide more than 300,000 blood products to patients at 96 hospitals, including all hospitals in the Quad Cities area.

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Charity Spotlight: Big Brothers Big Sisters By Ashley Hansen | 26 August, 2019

Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Mississippi Valley is a nationally recognized, one-to-one youth mentoring program that has served the greater Quad Cities community since 1988.

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Charity Spotlight: Ballet Quad Cities By Ashley Hansen | 22 August, 2019

Having a professional ballet company in any community speaks volumes to the commitment of quality of life. Don’t miss our explosive 23rd season including classics ‘The Nutcracker” and “The Sleeping Beauty” and fan favorites “Dracula Unleashed!” and “MUSICMOVES.” Ballet Quad Cities provides outstanding entertainment PLUS innovative programs that educate, inspire, motivate, and enrich the lives of people of all ages, shapes, sizes and abilities.

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2019 Champion: Dylan Frittelli By Ashley Hansen | 14 July, 2019

​BY RICK BROWN Before he headed off to a series of television interviews, Dylan Frittelli made a stop at his golf bag and wiped the sweat off his face with a towel. “Do I look pretty?” he asked his caddy, John Curtis. This after some gorgeous golf Sunday made the 29-year-old from Johannesburg, South Africa a first-time winner on the PGA Tour at the John Deere Classic.

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2019 Saturday Recap By Ashley Hansen | 13 July, 2019

It’s a congested leaderboard at the John Deere Classic. It feels like there are more contenders for Sunday’s $1,080,000 first-place check than there are Democratic candidates for president. A long list of players have thrown their hats into the ring after three trips around TPC Deere Run.

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2019 Friday Recap By Ashley Hansen | 12 July, 2019

BY RICK BROWN Jhonattan Vegas couldn’t remember the last time he shot 62. “Probably a while,” he said. It was back in 2016, when he shot 60 in the second round of the Barbasol Championship.

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