New Canaan Residents Take Part In Tiny Miracles Golf Fundraiser

Information via the Tiny Miracles Foundation

NEW CANAAN, CT – Five New Canaan golfers helped drive the green, more than $50,000, to support local families of premature babies during the Tiny Miracles Foundation's Oct. 2 golf outing at the Aspetuck Valley Country Club in Weston.

According to a news release provided by the foundation, this year's fifth annual event drew 72 participants, including New Canaan residents Mike Godina, John Saunders, Bob Smith and Mark and Jane Schoenholtz.

"We're very grateful to all who made the day a great success – our wonderful sponsors, the supportive golfers, and our good friends at the country club," Tina Tison, Tiny Miracles' executive director, said in a news release. "With 1 in 10 babies today being born preterm, the real beneficiaries from the event are the families of infants who must spend weeks or months in our local Neonatal Intensive Care Units. Funds raised allow the Tiny Miracles Foundation to offer these families vital support, at a very emotional time, for free."

The day included lunch, carts, hole contests and dinner, with tastings by sponsor Blade & Bow Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey and clothing sales by retail partner Sail to Sable women’s resort wear, according to the foundation.

Additional event sponsors were Baywater Properties; Border, Orland, Murray and DeMattie, LLC; Carmody, Torrance, Sandak and Hennessy LLP; The Darien Sport Shop; Forecastle Advisors, LLC; the Franchi family; Dr. Rick Freedman; GM Financial; the Godina family; Mr. & Mrs. Michael Klein; the Legacy Team at Compass; Nedder & Associates, LLC; the Noto family; Palmer’s of Darien; Renwick apparel; Ring’s End; Russo and Rizio, LLC; and Stamford Hospital Foundation.