The Rotary Club of Cranford held its annual golf tournament last week at Echo Lake Country Club in Westfield, NJ. Proceeds from the tournament will support Cranford Project Home and the Cranford Rotary Charitable Fund. In addition to the 80 golfers who enjoyed a fun day on the course, over 100 companies and individuals supported the tournament through sponsorships and gifts. The club thanks everyone who supported this event, with special recognition to the tournament sponsor: Two River Community Bank.
Gene Matics, treasurer of the Cranford Rotary Club, is shown presenting a check for $5,000 to Kathy Willis, Executive Director of Cranford Family Care, and Elena Kruglyak of Cranford Project Home. Additional proceeds from the tournament will be used by the Cranford Rotary Charitable Fund towards a portion of the over $15,000 awarded annually in scholarships to Cranford seniors, as well as other charitable recipients designated throughout the year.
Golfers, however, will have to wait another year to try to snag one of the major prizes offered: a Rolex Watch donated by Martin Jewelers, an automobile donated by Planet Honda, $100,000 cash in a shootout sponsored by Garlic Rose Bistro, or $5,000 cash in our first-ever putting contest, sponsored by Marc Brown, Wolkstein, Von Ellen and Brown, LLC. Rotarian Joe Carney's shot from 175 yards drew gasps from the crowd as it approached the target in the $100,000 shootout, but it came up short.
MANY OTHER PRIZES
The men and women playing did not go home empty handed, as prizes and gifts were handed out during the post-golf reception for gross and net golf scores, closest to the pin, longest drives, plus a broad selection of donated raffle prizes.
You can find photos from the event here. Next year's tournament will be held on Monday, July 23, 2012. Watch this blog for more information over the winter.
