The 22nd annual Rotary Club of Concord Thomas R. Huckins Memorial Golf Tournament took place on a gorgeous Monday afternoon at Concord Country Club. The day's weather, combined with generous donations by the 52 golfers competing, made the charity event a definite success.
"We couldn't ask for a nicer day," co-chair Phyllis Maurer said. "I mean, 90 degrees, dry. It could be raining like we've had before, but it's great."
The golf tournament is set up by The Rotary Club of Concord in an effort to raise money for the Concord Carlisle Scholarship fund. A raffle was available for participants to enter — five dollars for one ticket, 20 dollars for an arms length — when they walked in the clubhouse, and two tables lining adjacent walls in the dining room were covered with prizes and silent auction items.
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Among them were a foursome to Wellesley's Nehoiden Golf Club and Wayland Country Club, two tickets to a Boston Bruins game on Nov. 18 against the Florida Panthers, an autographed photo of Bruins defenseman Andrew Ferencw, a Bud Light mini-fridge, and many other items.
All were donated.
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"Once again the Concord Merchants, as usual, were good to us," Maurer said. "They've come up with some great stuff. We think it's probably things that people would care to take home with them tonight."
While the results for how much money was raised for the scholarship won't be tallied until Wednesday, Maurer estimates this year's tournament will earn about as much as last year's event, which was over $17,500.
"I really think we're going to be right on par with last year," she said.
Running "Whack the Quack", a small side event to raise even more money for the scholarship fund that consisted of golfers paying 10 dollars to hit a small plastic duck, Sharon Spaulding, a member of the Rotary Club, was very pleased with the day's turnout.
"We all feel strongly about supporting kids," she said. "It's such a beautiful day and things couldn't be any better. The country club couldn't be any nicer."
The 1 p.m. start time was preceded by a lunch, and after 18 holes of golf, participants were treated to dinner and drinks during the auctions.
"We had a great lunch out on the porch," Maurer said. "Everyone's happy to be out, knowing that summer is coming to an end."
