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WHAT
IS C.A.G.A.?
C.A.G.A.
is the Canadian Amputee Golf Association and was formally
incorporated (along with the acronym) with Industry Canada
on October 18th, 2000. The Association was formed both Federally
and Provincially, with the following Objectives of the Association
being filed with Corporate Registry:
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Assisting
amputees and their families in the rehabilitation process,
by giving them personal support - both physically and
morally - through interaction with other amputees; |
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Promoting
awareness of amputee issues to the general public; |
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Educating
amputees in the latest developments in technology; |
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Introducing
amputees to the sport of golf as not only a means of recreation
but also as a tool in the rehabilitation process; |
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Promoting
amputee golf throughout Canada; |
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Bringing
together amputee golfers from across Canada, to share
their passion for the game of golf, in the spirit of friendship
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CAGA's
mandate is to visit trauma victims in hospitals, meeting with
prospective amputees and their families at home to prepare
them for the difficulties that lie ahead, giving moral support
to existing amputees with their struggles in daily life, whilst
also comforting their families, raising the awareness to the
general populous of how an amputation affects one's daily
living habits, and a part of rehabilitation - running amputee
golf tournaments and supporting golf clinics across the country.
Anyone
can, and is welcome, to join the Association for the betterment
of amputee golf in Canada and to play in specific categories
at any sanctioned C.A.G.A. event (i.e. Amputation Below Knee
(BK), Above Knee (AK) Below Elbow (BE) Above Elbow (AE) Double
Amputation (DBL) Triple Amputation (TRPL) Quadruple Amputation
(Quad)). However, to share in the prizes at a tournament,
players must be an amputee (i.e. they have lost a limb at
a major joint through birth, injury, accident or disease).
WHO
IS C.A.G.A.?
Click
Here for Board of Director Profiles
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