Montville Education Foundation Golf Tourney Raises $9,500

The annual golf tournament took place earlier in the month at River Ridge golf course in Griswold. One hundred eight people – 27 foursomes – participated in the group’s primary fundraiser, said Linda Heller, Montville Education Foundation chairman, and the event raised $9,500.

Heller herself didn’t play, but spent the day raising money at one of the golf holes.

“Nobody got by me without paying,” she says. The $20 payment put the golfers in a 50-50 raffle; the MEF ended up with $800, as did one lucky golfer.

Another money-maker gave golfers the chance to employ Mike Svab, a pro, to put their ball on the green, if their own shot didn’t make it.

The $150 fee per golfer gave each golfer entry into all the contests. In addition, there were four levels of sponsorhips.

“We are thrilled, let me tell you,” Heller said. “We had tremendous support from our businesses in Montville.”

The game was played on one of the recent very hot, very humid days. But, Heller says, it was the group’s third tournament. It was 100 degrees the first year, mid-90s the second, and hot and steamy this year. A 20-minute storm cooled things off, but golfers still sweated.

All the proceeds toward the Montville Education Foundation’s grant program, Heller says, which is for all residents in town, not just for schools.

And the winners are:

First place men’s low net representing Stewart Title Guaranty Company, Shane Coe, Michael Shannon, Kevin Shannon, and Larry Fenn. 

Second place low net, Rick Glaser, James Lathrop, Ron McGrady and Dave Hauseman. 

First place low men’s gross of St. Thomas More School, Jere Quinn, Mike Connell, Tim Vines and Emmett Riley.  

Second place: Rick Lewis and Mike Radgowski of Rtt Development. Donna Yother, Susan Stergio, Ellen Lavin and Kathy Stelik were the low gross women’s team.

The longest men’s drive was Shane Coe and women’s longest drive went to Susan Stergio. 

The closest to the pin was Gary Salinsky, and closest to the line, Brian Heller.    

Sponsors of the tournament:

Platinum

• P&D Mechanical

   Gold

• , Montville
• Rand-Whitney Containerboard

Silver

• Colebrook Financial Company
• Heller, Heller & McCoy, Attorneys
• Stewart Title Guaranty Company
• Suisman, Shapiro, Wool, Brennan & Greenberg, Attorneys

Bronze