Hemp Wood Putter Raffle
A very unique piece of golf equipment will be raffled off early this golf season – a putter made completely out of Hemp wood. Proceeds will go a couple of different charities, one of them being the kids golf program at 517 Golf Group based in mid-Michigan.
CBD Store of Michigan in Fremont together with Blue Lake CBD is raffling the putter for $10 per ticket. Its value has been placed at $1,000 due to the collectability of the club. Tickets can be purchased at www.bluelakecbd.com or www.cbdstoremi.com or at CBD Store of Michigan, 37 East Main St., Fremont, MI 49412
Hemp wood has a unique grain and is very sturdy. It is also much more renewable than typical tree wood, according to store owner Rod Glupker, who also indicated 4 crops can be grown in a year vs. one tree spanning many decades. It can also be used for textiles (clothing). Hempcrete is fire resistant, pest resistant, energy efficient and strong. Glupker says anyone would love to say they have one of the first hemp wood putters ever made.
He plans to travel to multiple golf shows across Michigan to display his CBD products for golfers and sell raffle tickets for the putter.
2021 Rocket Mortgage Classic Generated $1.35 Million for Charities
More than $1.35 million was raised in 2021 through Detroit’s third-annual PGA TOUR event to support local nonprofits; $805,000 of these funds were directed and invested with community partners supporting the event’s “Changing the Course” initiative, which is working to end Detroit’s digital divide.
At the inception of the Changing the Course initiative, Detroit was rated the least connected large city in America. With partners Rocket Mortgage, Microsoft, the United Way for Southeastern Michigan and others, more and more Detroiters are gaining access to the internet. In 2020, roughly 40 percent of Detroit households were digitally included. Today that number has grown to 67.5 percent.
“We are well on our way to realizing the dream of every Detroiter having access to the internet, technology and digital literacy training within a 10-minute walk of their home,” said Joshua Edmonds, Chief Advocate for Connect 313 and the City of Detroit’s Director of Digital Inclusion. “The Rocket Mortgage Classic is more than just a funding partner; they are a thought partner. Together we work to change lives through digital inclusion every day.”
