ABOUT THE EXHIBIT:
1,000 square feet of exhibit space
53 foot double expandable trailer
Handicap accessibility – Wheelchair lift
Where will this exhibition travel?
Revving up to go on tour throughout the United States, host sites will include school districts, college and university campuses, community and golf events, national conferences and more. It’s like having a field trip come directly to your school or community. Be on watch. The African Americans in Golf Mobile Truck Exhibition may be heading your way soon.
In general terms, the tour will follow the sun to take advantage of more favorable weather conditions.
Summer Periods The tour will visit northern states and communities.
Spring/Fall Periods The tour will move south in the fall and north in the spring.
Winter Periods The tour will visit southernmost states and communities.
Summerfield, FL (January 23, 2019) –Epochs of Courage African American Golf History Mobile Truck Exhibition is projected to start touring in the fall of 2019. The 53-foot, double expandable vehicle with approximately 1000 square feet of exhibit space will be designed to give visitors an educational, fun and memorable experience. Through multimedia, interactive activities, images, interesting objects, and more, Epochs of Courage will bring more clarity and recognition to a rich history yet to receive the accolades so well-deserved.
Epochs of Courage plans to have at least 13 tour stops during a 12-month interval. Tour sites will include school districts, college and university campuses, national conferences, corporate, golf and community events. Admission to consumers will complimentary.
“Telling the story of African American golf legends and its unsung heroes, Epochs of Courage provides the opportunity to immerse one’s self into a cultural side of golf that has not only affected the sport of golf, but also America’s civil liberties since the late 1800s,” says Epochs of Courage Exhibition Founder/Project Administrator Ramona Harriet. “Stories of struggles for equal access to golf courses and equal playing rights will have a profound positive impact to encourage youth, and adults, to rise above circumstances and excel beyond their wildest expectations.”
Epochs of Courage showcases what passionate, determined and motivated people can do when presented with obstacles that block interests and dreams. Epochs of Courage honorary co-chairs Renee Powell (PGA/LPGA) and former professional golfer Jim Dent join in this mission to educate, raise awareness and preserve the history and heritage of African American golf.
“This traveling exhibition has been a vision of mine which I have had for a very long time, and, with all of the culturally-aware companies, clubs and individuals in our country, I believe we will reach our goal for this effort.”
—Ramona Harriet
Powell, second-ever African American LPGA Tour Member, and one of seven females to become the first female members at the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews (Scotland), is head golf professional at the Powell family-owned Clearview Golf Club in East Canton, Ohio. Jim Dent, former PGA Tour and Champions Tour Member, played on tour for more than 40-years. Dent currently ranks 35th on the Champions Career money leaders list. Harriet is grateful for each of them and shares, “I am thrilled to have the support of both of these great golf legends on the project, and I believe that many others will come forward to join us to bring this mobile exhibition to reality.
RELATED VIDEO: Ramona Harriet, Black Golf Historian, Author, The Journey of African Americans in Golf
“It is truly amazing to have a truck exhibition provide opportunities, across the United States, for people to experience and learn about an extraordinary history, one that I feel so privileged and grateful to be a part of,” said Jim Dent, 12-time Champions Tour winner.” I am humbled and honored to serve as Co-chair .”
A cross-section of professionals have united to help make this historical project come to fruition. The list includes retired NBA players Emmette Bryant of the 1969 Celtics Championship Team and former Cleveland Cavalier player Terrell Brandon, former PGA of America Business and Community Director Earnie Ellison, retired Washington D.C. attorney Barbara Whiting-Wright and Bill Neal, sole owner of Woodbridge Golf Club (Mineral Wells, West Virginia).
Such a unique mobile tour creation is being made possible by a collaboration between: Epochs of Courage Exhibition Founder/Project Administrator Ramona Harriet; Designer Brenda Barton; MRA Experiential Tours and Equipment; PGA Member Quincy Heard, Founder/CEO, Summit Golf Foundation; national media partner African American Golfer’s Digest and the Epochs of Courage Board of Advisors.
MRA Experiential Tours and Equipment is turn-key provider of the project’s design, development and logistics team. Project Promoter is Summit Golf Foundation (SGF), a non-profit qualified to receive tax-deductible contributions to promote the mobile exhibition. “I am happy to share that donations can qualify as a tax write-off, and the monies go directly to Summit Golf Foundation,” said Harriet.
The project’s design and development process is approximately six months. Private and corporate financial support is needed to “Get This Show On The Road,” says Harriet.
HOW YOU CAN HELP
GoFundMe and CrowdRise campaigns have been established to help raise funds.
For more information visit AfricanAmericanGolfHistory.com.
To discuss sponsorship, advertisement and marketing relationships contact Ramona Harriet at 352-434-0204.
ABOUT MRA Experiential Tours and Equipment
MRA Experiential Tours and Equipment is a leader in mobile experiential marketing and exhibiting needs of many well-known cultural institutions and Fortune 1000 companies. Mobile tours have been MRA’s core business since 1989. MRA clients include Smithsonian, Library of Congress, Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum, Tavis Smiley’s America I AM Tour, Mayo Clinic, American Legacy and many more. http://www.gomra.com
Summit Golf Foundation (SGF), a 501 (c)(3) organization based in Portland, Oregon, serves youth in the Vancouver and Portland-Metro area. SGF program teaches young people the game of golf while also instilling integrity and confidence into their daily lives. http://www.summitgolf.org
Epochs of Courage African Americans in Golf Mobile Truck Exhibition is an extension of the traveling exhibition Epochs of Courage: African Americans in Golf. This year, 2019, marks the 20th anniversary of the traveling exhibition. Both exhibitions are based on the extensive research and collection by founder, research historian and author Ramona Harriet. For almost two decades, Harriet has traveled throughout the United States exhibiting and teaching about African American golf history. Ramona Harriet is the author of A Missing Link In History: The Journey of African Americans in Golf and African American Golf History Brain-Aerobics. https://www.AfricanAmericanGolfHistory.com
If you would like to speak to someone about the Epochs of Courage project, please call Ramona Harriet at 352-434-0204 or email your request to info@AfricanAmericanGolfHistory.com.
RELATED BOOK REVIEW:
A MISSING LINK IN HISTORY
–The Journey of African Americans in Golf
By Ramona Harriet
