The
United States Golf Association Resource Center for Individuals
with Disabilities
MELINDA "MINDY" DERR
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FORE HOPE, INC.
Mindy Derr is the
founder and Executive Director of Fore Hope, Inc., one of
the first golf programs of its kind in the country. She
is a graduate of The Ohio State University. Fore Hope is
headquartered in Galloway, Ohio and primarily serves central
Ohioans. Mindy started Fore Hope on February 1, 1989 in
Northern Ohio after her father, Guy Derr, an avid golfer
and two-handicapper, was stricken by Lou Gehrig's disease.
Fore Hope’s mission is to provide a therapeutic and
educational golf program for persons of all ages with disabilities
to assist them with physical and emotional development.
http://www.forehope.org/