Jordan Spieth and Ellie

After years of planning and fundraising, a national celebrity will be on hand to cut the ribbon for the Signature Play Ground for People of All Ages and Abilities at Flag Pole Hill – Jordan Spieth. The pro golfer and Dallas Jesuit grad is devoted to Ellie, his younger sister with special needs, and the Jordan Spieth Family Foundation is the largest contributor to the project.

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Spieth, 25, won three of the four major championships before his 24th birthday. It’s a record he shares with one of his heroes, Jack Nicklaus. He won his first PGA Tour event at 19 and was the second youngest player (behind Tiger Woods) to win the Masters. He won the 2015 U.S. Open, the 2015 FedEx Cup and the 2017 Open Championship, among many other achievements in the game.

Also on hand at the ceremony will be representatives from other groups that facilitated the project: the City of Dallas, the Exchange Club of Lake Highlands, the Lake Highlands Junior Women’s League, Lake Highlands Women’s League and For the Love of the Lake.

The playground will be dedicated Thursday, Sept. 13 at 9 a.m.

Flag Pole Hill playground

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  • Carol Toler

    Blogger CAROL TOLER and her husband, Toby, are the parents of four LHHS graduates. She has an MBA from SMU and is the proud recipient of the Exchange Club of LH's Unsung Hero Award and Councilman McGough's Blake Anderson Public Service Award. She received LHHS PTA's Extended Service Award, FMJH PTA's Charger Award and a Life Membership from the LHFC PTA. She has moderated candidate debates for Dallas Mayor, Dallas City Council and RISD Trustee races and taught seminars on garnering publicity for nonprofits. She completed training with Dallas Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation and Inside RISD, and she's a sustaining member of LH Women's League. She has served on the boards of After8 to Educate, Dallas Free Press, Healing Hands Ministries and Camp Sweeney and chaired fundraisers for multiple Dallas nonprofits. Email ctoler@advocatemag.com.