ST. BARNABAS GOLF TOURNAMENT BREAKS FUND-RAISING RECORD
$115,431 raised in 23rd annual event at Butler Country Club
Gibsonia, Pa. - June 10, 2010 - A record-setting $115,431 was raised at the 23rd annual St. Barnabas Charitable Golf Open on Monday, June 7 at the Butler Country Club to benefit the St. Barnabas Free Care Fund. Winning the tournament's Bell Trophy was Geoff Smathers, Win Smathers, Crock Hunter and David Hunter.
Master of ceremonies at the tournament's dinner and awards banquet was Todd McDermott of WPXI-TV. Conducting the live auction was Jim Roddey, St. Barnabas spokesman and former Allegheny County chief executive. Troy Loney, the two-time Stanley Cup champion for the Pittsburgh Penguins, was the tournament's celebrity golfer.
The golf open was supported by 196 golfers, 25 sponsors and nearly 50 volunteers. In addition to supporting the cause through their registration fee, participants had the opportunity to support St. Barnabas by bidding on silent auction and live auction prizes, purchasing raffle tickets, competing in course competitions, and purchasing mulligans and tee busters. Golfers enjoyed playing 18 holes on one of Western Pennsylvania's premier courses and were provided with unlimited range balls, beverages on the course, snacks in their carts, a 19th hole reception, gourmet meals and an awards program in which winners received gift certificates to the club's pro shop.
Title co-sponsors of the golf open were C.U.E. Inc. and Highmark Blue Shield Blue Cross. Hospitality sponsors were Angelica Textile Services, Aurora Companies, Baule USA, Butler Health System, Carbis Walker, Coim, Diamond Pharmacy Services, Durkan, ESI, Gordon Food Service, MEDCO Health Solutions, MMC Land Management, NET Xperts, Northwest Savings Bank, Parks Moving & Storage, PINNACLE Financial Strategies, Pizza Hut, Ruzomberka Holland Renk Smith, Slebodnik Paving, UPMC Health Plan, Vantage Care Apothecary, Wells Fargo, and Wright Contract Interiors.
About St. Barnabas - St. Barnabas Health System is the largest health care concern of its kind in Pennsylvania and offers service apart from the ordinary in a faith-based, non-denominational setting. Tracing its heritage back to 1900, the system serves approximately 900 inpatients and residents, plus 35,000 outpatients and home care clients. The health system is composed of the
St. Barnabas Communities, including The Village at St. Barnabas, The Washington Place at St. Barnabas, The Woodlands at St. Barnabas and White Tail Ridge; St. Barnabas Clinical Services, including St. Barnabas Nursing Home, St. Barnabas Medical Center, Valencia Woods at St. Barnabas and The Arbors at St. Barnabas; the Kean Theatre; and St. Barnabas Charities, the fund-raising arm.
Contact:
Kathleen Brenneman
(724) 444-5530
kbrenneman@stbarnabashealthsystem.com
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