Golf Tournament Raises $13,000
(Lincoln, ME)— Penobscot Valley Hospital’s 2nd Annual Golf Tournament brought in more than $12,000, thanks to the generosity of golfers and sponsors. “That’s a 20% increase over what we raised last year,” says PVH Spokesperson Allison Bankston. “Local businesses really stepped up for the hospital, along with area golfers. We’re really pleased with the outcome.”
All the money raised this year is going toward patient room renovations, including such things as new bedding and curtains, décor, lighting, visitors’ chairs, and other improvements to make patients and their loved ones more comfortable. The PVH Marketing and Fund Development team is wasting no time planning for the next event. “We’re expecting the tournament to grow significantly each year, thanks to the help of our donors, volunteers, and JaTo Highlands which was extremely helpful in making this year’s contest a success,” says Fund Development Coordinator Jessica Fogg.
More than 70 players took part in the event on August 22nd, and there was no sign of the heavy rain and high winds that caused problems for last year’s golfers. “The weather was just perfect,” says CEO David Shannon, who played in the tournament. “We couldn’t have asked for better conditions.”
The tournament boasted three hole-in-one prizes: 1) a trip to Williamsburg, Virginia, 2) a bass boat with a trailer, 3) and a Chevy Extended Cab Pickup provided by Clay’s GMC. The truck was actually at the golf course for players to see. No one won the top prizes. The other top sponsors included Select Embroidery, Unidine, Spectrum, Berry, Dunn, McNeil, and Parker and NEHE MRI, LLC.
The $200 team registration fee included 18 holes of golf, a goody bag, a power cart, a free putting contest, and a BBQ dinner after the tournament. Bankston says the goody bags were especially nice this year, thanks to the generosity of local businesses. The bags included:
ˇ Golf Towels from Pattagumpus Village
ˇ Specialty Golf Chocolates from Sweet Creations
ˇ Golf Tees & from VP Promotions and Anthem
ˇ First Aid Kits from Anthem
ˇ Cozies Provided by C. W. A. & Lake Street Real Estate
ˇ Visors and Pens from F.A. Peabody
ˇ Mints from Storage Systems Unlimited.
ˇ Hand Sanitizers from Philips Lifeline
ˇ Snacks Provided by PVH
ˇ Golf Vests Provided Through a Donation from Select Embroidery
Player Prizes were sponsored this year by United Bank of Switzerland, Dahl-Chase Pathology Associates, and Carl’s Auto Parts, Inc. Team prizes are sponsored by Custom Learning Systems Group, Ltd. and Pizzagalli Construction Company.
Other raffle and door prizes have donated by Backwoods Post and Beam, Twist of Heaven, Wing Wah Restaurant, Nonesuch River Golf Club, Bangor Municipal Golf Course, Aroostook Valley Country Club, Hermon Meadows Golf Club, Val Halla Golf Course, Marden’s in Lincoln, and Capello Hair Studio and Day Spa.
“We’d especially like to thank Eric Dubay at JaTo Highlands and the club’s golf pro, Jaymis Dougans, who helped us raise more money through a pro-shot,” says Fogg. “We really couldn’t put on this event without JaTo’s help.”
Winner from this year’s PVH Golf Tournament are as follows:
Women’s Team Gross
1st Place Team: Barbara Gephardt, Bernadette Paradis, Betty Goodwin, and Freda Parker
Men’s Team Gross
1st Place Team: Jim Foster, Mike Wear, Andrew Vanadestine, and Marshall Foster
2nd Place Team: Barry Webster, Mike Faloon, Ed Staley, and Eric Dubay
3rd Place Team: Joey Robinson, Frank Burnell, Randy Harris, and Matt Dubay
Men’s Team Net
1st Place Team: Michael Clendenning, Dan Ireland, Mark Dufresne, and Angel Ireland
2nd Place Team: Jason Neil, Mike Ditzel, Kirk Fogg, and Luke Libbey
3rd Place Team: Mark Foley, Bill McKechnie, Patrick Gatany, and Bucky Gahgan
Closest to Pin Winner
Men’s: Scott Gardner (8’ 4”)
Longest Drive
Men’s: Mike Clendenning
Women’s: Bernadette Paradis
Early Bird Raffle
The Swingin’ Grannies Team
Putting Contest Winner
Tom Smith with a score of 4 (four)
Plans are already underway for the tournament in August of 2009. “We had such a great time at this year’s tournament,” says Fogg. “We’re really looking forward to giving more local businesses and players a chance to get involved in this great cause.”
For more information on this and other news from PVH, contact Allison Bankston at 207-794-7124 or abankston@pvhme.org.
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