Bobby Long, Jr. and Mark Brazil to Receive Green Coats

In an act of self-preservation, the Green Coat Club's Executive Committee will announce on March 23, 2006 it will extend the honor of membership into the Green Coat Club to Bobby Long, Jr. and Mark Brazil.

This honor comes from the leadership role each has played in "solidifying" the future of the tournament held in Greensboro. The tournament, held since 1938, is currently called the Chrysler Classic of Greensboro.

The Honorary Green Coats will be announced at the spring board meeting of the Greensboro Jaycee Charitable Foundation, Inc on March 23, 2006. The presentation of the Green Coats will take place at the Green Coat Breakfast on October 7th, 2006.

On May 10, 2005 the Green Coat Club had an informal meeting immediately following the dinner held at the Forest Oaks Country Club for the Green Coat Club/Old Timers Golf Challenge. At that meeting the Green Coat Club voted by a 72 to 7 vote, to among other things, give itself the power to grant memberships into the Green Coat Club.

Under Article II: Members-Section 4 Honorary Membership, of the newly created Green Coat Club Bylaws, states that Green Coat Club has given itself the power to award Green Coats to "deserving individuals in limited and very special cases".

When asked about this section at the May 10th, 2005 Green Coat Club meeting, no one at the meeting could name a "deserving individual" that they thought had been over looked. The general feeling was that this special power would never be used. When asked "why have it then?" the small group of 20 or so Green Coaters were reminded of the flawed nature of the newly created bylaws and that the bylaw committee, at then undetermined time, would consider the need for this power.

Until May 10, 2006, the Greensboro Jaycees awarded Green Coats to its members that had been elected president, or appointed general chairman or honorary general chaiman. With these new bylaws in place, the Green Coat Club can "award" a Green Coat Club membership to anyone. They are also able to do it without the advice of the current jaycee leadership.