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The Amherst College community has scheduled the Andrew O’Brien Stand Up and Play Golf Fundraiser for Thursday, April 26 at the Amherst Golf Club in western Massachusetts.
O’Brien, a student at Amherst, suffered a spinal aneurysm at the age of 15 while skiing that left him paralyzed from the waist down. Before the injury, he had been an avid golfer. He tested a Paramobile last year and was able to chip balls with a wedge, which he described as “a great feeling.” The Paramobile costs $25,000 and the fundraiser will attempt to defray that cost for O’Brien, who lives in New Canaan, Conn.
Participants can play for $25 in the 9-hole scramble that begins at 5 p.m. Hole sponsorships of $100 are also available.
Further information about the event and contributing to the fund can be obtained by contacting Michelle Morgan, Amherst’s women’s golf coach at mcmorgan@amherst.edu. The event website, which includes links to photos
and a demonstration of the Paramobile, is www.amherst.edu/athletics/misc/2011-12/0409_standup.
