In Lauderhill, FL, April 25, 2022, has been proclaimed ‘Carter Bonas Day’ by a city commissioner in honor of an entrepreneurial young man from Broward County.
Carter Bonas founded his own company – Carter’s Spectrum Golf – just a year ago. The company was Carter’s method to start and sell his own line of golf apparel. The creative youngster is also a motivational speaker and provides mentoring to other youngsters in Florida-area schools, as well as providing free golf lessons to kids.
Carter – who is autistic – began his company as a well to express himself, to concentrate his efforts in a positive way while also demonstrating to other kids with similar conditions the possibilities of handling the challenges of autism in a creative way.
Playing at a 9-handicap Carter has been recognized by the city of Lauderhill as part of Autism Awareness Month.
In his own words, Carter admits that life has not always been easy:
“I had a really hard time making friends in school and I was bullied a lot,” says Carter who was having trouble in school and engaging socially. Carter suffers from a form of autism known as high functioning Aspergers.
Receiving assistance from his loving mom, Thelma Tennie, Carter successfully learned how to take control of his life circumstance and channel his energy into creating and growing his business. Spectrum Golf made sales of $7,000 in its first year and seeks to double it this year. Certainly, his venture is an example to other youth.
He’s already popular in the realm of golf
In the realm of golf Carter has several major accomplishments. He has been featured on the Golf Channel, and his friendship with pro-golfer Ernie Els is well-reported. In fact, Els has worn some of Carter’s Spectrum Golf apparel and the duo shares a bond in that Els’ son is also autistic.
As Carter continues operating Spectrum Golf or perhaps decides to play professional golf when he is older, he’s proving that his ambitions are limitless.
