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The "Triplett Tour fore Adoption"
PGA TOUR professional Kirk Triplett introduced a winning
cause for his professional golf game: helping find permanent homes
for foster children as he competes on the 2004 PGA
TOUR.
 The Triplett Tour for Adoption is a
partnership between Kirk Triplett and the Dave Thomas Foundation
for Adoption. Triplett's golf bag - custom-designed by the
Foundation to attract widespread visibility as he plays at each
tournament - will display prominently a photo of a local child in
foster care seeking a permanent home. Triplett also will use the
public stage he has on the PGA TOUR to tell each child's story to
media, spectators and viewers - audiences inside and outside the
ropes.
"My wife Cathi and I have two adopted children -
Alexis and Kobe - who have enriched our family in many ways," said
Triplett. "With the Triplett Tour, we want to introduce children
like ours to prospective parents across America - with the
ultimate hope that we create some permanent bonds."
The
Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, a non-profit organization
dedicated to increasing the adoptions of the more than 150,000
children in North America's foster care system, will help Triplett
advance his cause throughout the tour. Via the adoption agencies
it funds nationwide, Foundation staff will identify children to
feature in each of 20 markets on Kirk's 2004 tour schedule. The
Tripletts will invite the children, foster parents or guardians to
each tournament. The Foundation also will manage requests from
families interested in adopting children or learning more about
the process. Requests will be fielded via
www.davethomasfoundationforadoption.org or 800-ASK-DTFA
(1-800-275-3832).
"To Kirk, these 20 children represent
thousands more waiting for permanent homes," said Denny Lynch,
president of the Dave Thomas Foundation. "Life on the PGA TOUR is
really demanding, so for Kirk to devote the time, energy and
resources to educate parents about adoption is especially
meaningful - his passion for the cause is contagious."
The
tour is one of several ways Kirk and Cathi Triplett support
adoption. Hosting the Dave Thomas Desert Classic in March, they
will help raise money to support the Dave Thomas Foundation.
Additionally, they have their own foundation, called Fore Adoption
Foundation, which provides funding for financially challenged
parents seeking to
adopt.
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