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McCallister Golf Outing raises
$30,000 for
Bridges to College
(Greenville)
The Fourth Annual Karlh
McCallister Memorial Golf Outing and raffles raised $30,000 for the
Bridges to
College program.
“We
were very fortunate to have such generous
sponsors, players, businesses and other community members,” said
Marlise
McCallister, Bridges to College trustee and organizer of this year’s
outing. “Their
support helped make the event a great success.”
Twenty-three
teams participated in the outing
on Saturday, June 22, at Turtle Creek Golf Course.
The
winning low gross team included Todd
Hickerson, Adam Hickerson, Tommy Arison and Conor McKiernan.
The
low net winners were first place: Jim Hunt,
Matt Arnold, Scott Garrison, and Dan Franz; second place: Wayne
Deschambeau,
Keith Fasnacht, Jim Neitzelt, and Rodney Oda; third place: Dave Hemer,
Kendall
Hemer, Ray Aldridge and Pam Aldridge.
Other
winners were Tomo Nakamura, long putt;
Tracy Haines and Conor McKiernan, long drive; Darryl Burk, Scott
Rudnick, Susie
Riegle, and Brad Bixler, closest to the pin.
The
outing was followed by a dinner, elite
raffle and reverse raffle.
The
elite raffle included prizes that had a
total dollar value of more than $20,000.
The elite raffle winners included: Chenoweth
Experience with Matt Light, The Wright Homestead – Ernie Sheeler; OSU
tickets
and $300 cash, Turtle Creek Golf Course and Thirsty Turtle Lounge;
Serta
iComfort mattress set, Todd and Linda Hickerson; Frigidaire French door
refrigerator, ORR Corporation; Samsung laundry pair on pedestals,
Hittle Pontiac
Buick GMC; Wieland’s Circle of Love diamond necklace, Teresa Unthank;
furniture
package from Hansbarger Home Solutions, Wayne and Sharon Deschambeau;
LG home
entertainment package, Bob and Nancy Dean; half-Winner’s beef and new
freezer,
Susie Riegle.
“The
elite raffle was new this year,”
McCallister said. “People were enthusiastic to take part in this
first-time
event. If you have an interest in participating in it next year, please
contact
me or Bridges to College.”
A
complete list of all the raffle winners will be posted on the Bridges
to
College website at www.bridges2college.org.
The
outing raised $30,000 for Bridges to College, a non-profit organization
that
helps students go to college by offering one-on-one mentoring, college
awareness programming, and need-based scholarships. Karlh McCallister
was
instrumental in founding the organization in 2006.
“Because
of the successful outing and raffle,
Bridges to College will be able to offer its educational programs –
like
College Club, a sixth-grade college visit, and a second-grade activity
book,”
said Beth Sears, executive director of Bridges to College. “In
addition, we’ll
be able to expand College Club to include Ansonia High School
sophomores.”
“I
really appreciate all who helped organize
the outing as well as the generous donors and players, and all those
who bought
raffle tickets,” Sears said.
The
date for next year’s outing will be announced
soon on the Bridges to College website.
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