Golf Tournament And Banquet Dinner scheduled for Thursday, June 13

The Simsbury Volunteer Fire Company and Auxiliary are looking for golfers and sponsors for their 26th Annual Golf Tournament and Banquet Dinner on Thursday, June 13 at Blue Fox Run Golf Course, 65 Nod Road, Avon.

Sponsorship information and a registration form for players are at www.simsburyfd.org. Sponsorship levels begin at $100 for a Tee/Green Sponsorship up to $5,000 for Premier Sponsorship including a complete golf package for 12 players, sponsorship of a hole, tee and green signs, sponsorship of a pin flag, 12 embroidered golf shirts and visors, 12 embroidered golf towels, a premier sponsorship plaque and premier sponsorship banner.

For golfers, the cost per player to register by May 19 is $150.00, or $200.00 after that date, which includes 18 holes of golf with a cart, a gift bag, a boxed lunch, and dinner and an awards ceremony. Registration is requested by May 31. Guest dinner tickets may be purchased for $50.00.

Registration begins at 8:30 am with a shotgun start at 10:00 am. The cash bar, banquet dinner, and awards ceremony will begin at the completion of the tournament, at approximately 4:00 pm.

Proceeds from the event will go to the Connecticut Burns Care Foundation, which sponsors the Arthur C. Luf Children’s Burn Camp each summer, the Fire Company’s Lieutenant Richard Kelleher Memorial Scholarship, the Bowman Kerr Ladies Auxiliary Scholarship, and Fire Company safety, firefighting and educational equipment. More information on the Burn Camp may be found at www.ctburnsfoundation.org. Golfing information is at www.simsburyfd.org, email golf@simsburyfd.org, or call 860‑658-1971.

For many years, Ensign Bickford provided fire protection for the town. In January, 1944, the company decided it didn’t have the manpower to keep providing fire protection and notified the town. The Simsbury Volunteer Fire Company was incorporated on June 29, 1944, making this their 80th year of service to the town.