This guest golf blog by Rachael Stockwell discusses how a golf course development is committed to finding a cure for breast cancer, not just during Breast Cancer Month but year-round!
By Rachael Stockwell: This weather this week has been beautiful here in South Carolina. I look outside to see my two girls and their friends jumping on our trampoline. The joyful screams surround the neighborhood and the sunlight is sparkling in their shiny hair. A smile comes to my face to watch them, but then I get an uncertain feeling in my stomach. Knowing one of them may develop breast cancer during their lifetime causes this sensation.
By Rachael Stockwell: This weather this week has been beautiful here in South Carolina. I look outside to see my two girls and their friends jumping on our trampoline. The joyful screams surround the neighborhood and the sunlight is sparkling in their shiny hair. A smile comes to my face to watch them, but then I get an uncertain feeling in my stomach. Knowing one of them may develop breast cancer during their lifetime causes this sensation.
The Susan G. Komen® Organization stated, “In 2014, an
estimated 232,030 cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed in the U.S.
alone”.
All of us either know a mother, sister, daughter and or friend who have this unstoppable disease. I find myself touched by every story I read, mostly, I think, because this is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the statistics are highlighted in everything I read. There are numerous organizations that focus on research to find a cure. One place that stands out in my mind for cancer research is the Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah.
All of us either know a mother, sister, daughter and or friend who have this unstoppable disease. I find myself touched by every story I read, mostly, I think, because this is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the statistics are highlighted in everything I read. There are numerous organizations that focus on research to find a cure. One place that stands out in my mind for cancer research is the Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah.
The Huntsman Commitment
For the Huntsman family, philanthropy is as much a part of
life as is the business they have built over a span of four decades. Mr. Huntsman
is widely recognized as one of America’s foremost-concerned citizens and philanthropists. As a further
commitment to this, the family created a community that is developed around
nature and maintains the small town feel that everyone enjoys here.
Huntsman Springs is a community that is built around a
nature preserve with stunning views of the Grand Tetons and has
won the highest award in four categories of the prestigious 2014 International Property
Awards. Director of Sales for Huntsman Springs, Julie Bryan, accepted
top honors in the categories of Best Leisure Development and Best Golf
Development in the United States and in Idaho.
At
the heart of the community is a world-class golf course designed by the acclaimed
golf architect David McLay Kidd, winner of GOLF Magazine’s 2008 “Architect of
the Year.” The Teton Valley, Idaho, Huntsman Springs is a tranquil
place, full of hope and surrounded in beauty. Golfers are able to seek solitude
and have views of this beautiful space in every direction their swing takes
them.
Playing
the golf course reflects an impeccable quality of design and construction with
fairways that average 80 yards wide, greens that average 10,000 sq. ft., 153
bunkers, and 450,000 cubic yards of sand to maintain contour and promote
drainage. Huntsman Springs provides championship conditions throughout the
season on eighty-four acres of Kentucky Bluegrass, sixty-four acres of Irish Red Tipped Fescue,
and forty-eight acres of mountain water running throughout the golf course.
Honestly, this might seem like any other luxury community; however, the best part is what it stands for and how its residents help those in need of a cure for cancer.
Leading the Way for Research
In 1995, Jon and Karen Huntsman
founded the Huntsman Cancer Institute. The Institute is now one of America’s major cancer centers dedicated to finding a cure.
They recently announced a $100 million expansion that
will double the laboratory space and create the Primary Children’s and Families’ Cancer Research
Center which will focus exclusively on inherited and childhood cancers. Profits
from Huntsman Springs Real Estate will be contributed to the Huntsman Cancer
Institute.
I truly hope that one day in my children’s lifetime
breast cancer can be a disease of the past, but I do know that a community such
as Huntsman Springs brings new meaning to cancer research. The next time you’re about to embark on your golf adventure make sure you wear pink for Breast Cancer, you never know when you
actually might be golfing for a cure.
