A sold out field of golfers took off on September 15th for the 10th Annual Wheeling and Able Golf Classic at Lyman Orchards in Middlefield. The weather was spectacular, and that in itself is a celebration as the previous two tournaments saw horrific rain! Helen Reeve, Christopher Reeve’s stepmother, was our special guest.
This year’s contest winners were:
1st place golfers - Jim Hennessey, Mike Falis, Jim Mueller, John Widden
2nd place golfers - Ed Curley Sr., Ed Curley Jr., Bob Curley, Ed Bonk
3rd place golfers - Steve Gonzalez, Steve Potvin, Stan Harris, Emil Piccard
Longest Drive - Ray Minor, Michelle Russi
Closest to the Pin - Katie Lamanna
As always, in addition to the golfers, sponsors and raffle prize suppliers are a huge factor in the tournament’s success. Major sponsors this year included:
• JobPro – luncheon sponsor
• Hospital for Special Care – breakfast sponsor
• Beverage cart sponsors – Advanced Wheels of Technology, Coloplast, Ride-Away
• Hole-in-One sponsor – Urology Specialist, PC
• Closest to the Pin Sponsor – Koskoff, Koskoff & Bieder, PC
Putting Green and Driving Range Sponsors:
• Hanger Prosthetics & Orthotics
• Obie Harrington-Howes Foundation
• Pronto Printer of Newington
• VNA HealthCare Inc.
Tee Sign Sponsors included: 4 Biz Group, Advanced Medical Systems, ATG Rehab, Cardiac Care Associates, P.C., Rocco Orlando, MD - Connecticut Surgical Group,
Creative Office Interiors, Crystal Rock Water & Coffee Co., CT Neurosurgery and Spine Associates, Gino Mancini - Liberty Mutual Insurance, Kingman & Mancini LLC, Mancini Family, MidState Medical Center, Neurosurgeons of Central CT, New Britain Medical Supplies, O, R & L Commercial Real Estate, Orthopedic Associates of Hartford, Polito & Quinn, LLC, Roman Oil Inc, and Victor Advertising Service.
Contributors to the raffles included: Bradford Portraits, Tony Burns, Crystal Rock, Channel 30, ESPN, Brad Gilchrist, Eastern Rehabilitation Network, Life Publications, Lyman Orchards, No. Haven Academy - A Paul Mitchell Partner School, Staples, Tecton Architects, Victor Advertising, Waterford Group Charitable Foundation, Westfarms, and the White Family.
A special thanks to Eastern Rehabilitation Network, our organizing sponsor. Proceeds, which are still being tallied, will fund the grant process and the Peer Assistance program. Save the date for next year - September 14, 2010!