Tim’s Kids Special Hockey Charity Golf Tournament Set Nov. 17 at the Rockledge Country Club

Benefits Brevard nonprofit for Special Needs Hockey Club

Tim’s Kids Special Hockey Charity Golf Tournament will be held on Sunday, November 17, at Rockledge County Club, 1591 S. Fiske Boulevard, Rockledge. The shotgun start tournament will begin at 8:30 a.m.

BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA—Tim’s Kids Special Hockey Charity Golf Tournament will take place on Sunday, November 17, at Rockledge County Club, 1591 S. Fiske Boulevard in Rockledge.

The tournament is played in memory of Tim and Susan Szymula.

The scramble shotgun start tournament will get underway at 8:30 a.m.

Tim’s Kids, a 501c3 nonprofit, allows people with special needs to play ice hockey.

According to their website, timskids.org, their mission is “breaking down barriers to ice hockey for disabled youth and adults in central Florida.”

Register to play, sponsor, or make a donation, CLICK HERE.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Steve Wilson was born in DeRidder, Louisiana and grew up in both New Orleans and Macon, Georgia.  He moved to Brevard County in 1984 and retired from local government as the Community Advocate/Assistant to the City Manager with the City of Rockledge in 2018.

Among the awards and accolades Steve has received over the years are 15 + year Rockledge Little League volunteer, Brevard Public School Jefferson Award Recipient, Rockledge High School Raider Booster Award 2001, 2006, City of Rockledge Employee of the Year 2006, Rockledge Kiwanian of the Year 2006-2007, City of Rockledge Quality Public Service Award 2008, 2012, 2017, Rockledge Kiwanis Citizen of the Year 2012-2013, Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame – Sportscasting 2015, Rockledge High School Leadership and Service Award 2016, Central Florida Humanitarian Award 2017, Space Coast Inspiration Award – 2018,  Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame – Lifetime Achievement – 2020, Ecofest Achievement Award – 2022, Quality Floridian Award – 2022, presented by U.S. Congressman Bill Posey.

Wilson is especially proud of his chairing two fundraisers for pediatric cancer research through the St. Baldrick’s Foundation, one in honor of Merritt Island resident Julie Spurlock and the other raising over $25,000.00.

He has been a partner, along with Orville Susong, for the past 25 years with the Friday Night Locker Room, a broadcasting team that covers and reports on a wide variety of local events that are of significance to the residents of the Space Coast and beyond. Their mission is to promote youth sports, support first responders and law enforcement personnel, and showcase community and charitable events that are produced by our nonprofit partners in central Florida.

Over the years, the Friday Night Locker Room has awarded hundreds of sports achievement plaques to Brevard County student-athletes and more than $18,000 in academic scholarships to Brevard County high school seniors.

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