9th Annual Red Cross Golf Classic is Set
UnitedHealthcare to Sponsor June 23 Event
The 9th Annual American Red Cross Golf Classic – to benefit the Mid-Fairfield County Chapter – will take place on Monday, June 23, beginning at 10:30 a.m. at Brooklawn Country Club in Fairfield. For the eighth consecutive year, UnitedHealthcare is the presenting sponsor for the event.
For a fee of $300 per golfer, participation will include a round of golf, use of driving range, practice green, lunch, on-course refreshments, and a buffet dinner with an open bar. Prizes and awards will be given after dinner, and each player will receive a special golf gift courtesy of Feroleto Steel.
Kurt Bassett, Red Cross executive director, said that he was extremely pleased that UnitedHealthcare has agreed to be the presenting sponsor again this year. “This is a fun event, a well-attended event, and we appreciate the commitment of UnitedHealthcare in assuring that our golf tournament is a success.”
Last year’s event raised $65,000 for programs and services at the local Red Cross, which has been serving the communities of Bridgeport, Easton, Fairfield, Monroe, Norwalk, Stratford, Trumbull, Westport, Weston and Wilton since 1898.
The Red Cross offers five lines of service, including disaster relief and preparedness, blood services, armed forces emergency services, international social services and community health and safety education (first aid, CPR, swimming and lifesaving).
Lyn Fine McCarthy, development director at the local Red Cross, explained that golfers are needed, as well as sponsors. “We have several sponsorship opportunities for local businesses and individuals, ranging from a flag sponsor for $200 to a Life Saving sponsor for $2,200, or a Lunch/Dinner Sponsor for $2,500.
McCarthy explained that the tournament is successful each year because of the outstanding support the chapter receives from local businesses.
The tournament format is a scramble. Prizes will be awarded in the following categories: low net teams, first, second and third place; low gross teams, first and second; closest to the line; closest to the pin and first hole in one.
The Mid-Fairfield County Chapter of the American Red Cross has been serving the communities of Bridgeport, Easton, Fairfield, Monroe, Norwalk, Stratford, Trumbull, Weston, Westport and Wilton since 1898. The
chapter is committed to fulfilling the Red Cross mission of helping people to prevent, prepare for and respond to
emergencies by providing disaster relief, disaster preparedness, blood services, armed forces emergency services, international social services and health and safety education, including first aid, CPR, swimming and lifesaving.
Funded by public donations, ninety-one cents of every dollar is used to serve clients in emergency situations. For more information on American Red Cross programs, volunteer opportunities and services , contact the chapter at 1-800-319-9935 or visit our website: www.mfcarc.org. Monetary donations for the local disaster relief fund that helps families caught in the house fires should be sent directly to the Mid-Fairfield County Chapter, 158 Brooklawn Ave., Bridgeport, CT 06604. The chapter also maintains a Training Center at 596 Westport Ave. Norwalk.
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