2012 Charity Events

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May
June
July
August
September
October

MAY

Friday, May 11

-DOUBLE-H RANCH CLASSIC PRO-AM. The Sagamore. $300/player, $1,000/foursome. Contact: Robin Demattos – 696-5921 ext 228

-Kerry Challenge (St. Mary’s/St. Alphonsus Schools), 792.3178, Airway Meadows

Monday, May 14

-SISTERS OF ST. JOSEPH, Shaker Ridge Country Club. Call 783-3600.

Friday, May 18

-Cohoes-Watervliet Police Union Charity Classic, 858.7639, Fairways of Halfmoon

-Gator Classic (Sage Athletics), 244.2417, Normanside

Saturday, May 19

 

-K of C Council 7670 (St. Therese Chapel food pantry), 859.4983, Airway Meadows

-Arnie’s Army (Prostate Cancer Research), 567.5529, Sunny Hill

Sunday, May 20

 

-NY Capital Sports.net for Second Annual Golf Tournament (Support Local athletes with Challenges). Contact: Jeremy Smith at nycapsports@yahoo.com or 788.0439, Stadium Golf Course. Support regional athletes with special needs and Wounded Warriors. $110/person with cart, lunch, complementary hot buffet and prizes. mwhitney@stride.org, www.stride.org, Mary Ellen Whitney 598.1279

Monday, May 21

-Friends of Union Athletics Classic, 388.6286,EdisonClub

-11th Annual Christopher Dailey Foundation Memorial, 581.1328, McGregor Links CC. Shotgun start at either 7:30AM or 12:00PM, $130/person, food, cart, prizes, putting contest. mdailey2@nycap.rr.com.

-19th Annual DARE (Colonie Police Department DARE program), 782.2662, Schuyler Meadows.Noon shotgun start, $150/person. Contact Melissa Shaw.

-Seton Health Invitational (Seton Health, St. Mary’s programs), 268.6171, CC ofTroy

-Annual Chamber Golf (Colonie Chamber of Commerce), 785.6995 or tom@coloniechamber.org or kelsy@coloniechamber.org, Shaker Ridge CC. www.coloniechamber.org/events; 18 holes w/cart, on-course refreshments, contests, photos, raffles & awards. A grand buffet dinner w/ carving stations. Mulligans, contests, 50/50 raffles. Last year the Chamber’s Women for (W4W) raised over $3000 for Angel Names, a nonprofit, 501(C)(3), to assist families of stillborn children through programs designed to provide financial assistance for end-of-life expenses and counseling services, and funding for stillbirth research.

-Harry Apkarian Memorial (Schenectady Chamber of Commerce scholarship fund), 372.5656, Mohawk GC. Honors beloved lateSchenectadyentrepreneur Harry Apkarian, benefit career-development programs and scholarships forSchenectadyCountyyouth. Includes dinner with former news anchor Jack Aernecke, celebrating success of local scholarship students, thank local service members. Reservations on a first-come, first-served basis. Register online or 372.5656.

Thursday, May 31

-Annual Lyman A. “Teen” Beeman, Jr., Golf Tournament (SUNY Adirondack Foundation), www.sunyacc.edu/beemangolf, 743.2243, Hiland Golf Club, Queensbury.

Sponsored by Jaeger and Flynn Associates Inc. ofGlens Falls, entry fee is $150/player, $600/foursome. Carts, lunch, a dinner and tournament prizes. Empire Merchants North will be a hosting a cocktail-tasting. Registration at11:30AM, shotgun at1 p.m.Scramble, closest to the pin, longest drive, putting contest, hole-in-one contest sponsored by the D’Ella Auto Group. Deadline to enter is Friday, May 25.

JUNE

Friday, June 1

JOE RILEY MEMORIAL FOR TROY BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB

Benefit Troy Boys & Girls Club. Frear Park Golf Course. 274-3781.

Saturday, June 2

FRANKLIN OPEN. Benefits Franklin Community Center. Windy Hills. 587-9826

GLENS FALLS LIONS CLUB TOURNAMENT. Airway Meadows 798-5441

UPS-United Way Tournament. Thunderhart, Kevin Smith 634-7642 or 859-7669

Sunday, June 3

-Rebuilding Together of Saratoga County 275.5270, Airway Meadows

-Bishop Ball (Cathedral of All Saints programs), 465.1342, Western Turnpike

Monday, June 4

-Great Danes Classic (Great Danes Scholarship Fund), 442.3054, Albany CC

-Gordy Noel Classic (Boys & Girls Club of So. Rensselaer County), 465.3403, Burden Lake CC

-St. Ambrose (St. Ambrose School Immaculate Heart of Mary parish), 378.4378, Town of Colonie

-Jewish Community Center (center programs) 438.6651 Colonie Golf & CC

-Cohoes Mayor’s Cup, (Cohoes Community Center), 237.7523 Fairways of Halfmoon

-Glens Falls YMCA Strong Kids Classic (Glens Falls YMCA), 793.3878, Glens Falls CC

-Delmar Rotary Teeing for Charity (Gift of Life; local charities), 441.3800, Normanside CC

-Junior Achievement (Junior Achievement of Northeastern NY), 783.4336, Van Patten & Eagle Crest

-Joseph Dolan Jr. Mostly Irish Classic (Irish-American Heritage Museum), 427.1916, Wolferts Roost

Tuesday, June 5

-Golfapalooza (Alzheimer’s Association), 587.0108, Saratoga National

Thursday, June 7

-Golf Classic (Regional Food Bank of Northeastern NY), 786.3691, Western Turnpike

Friday, June 8

-Hole-in-One for Education (Columbia Greene CC Foundation), 828.4181, Catskill

-Capital District Scottish Games (St. Anne’s Institute), 869.0628, Stadium

Saturday June 9

-Glens Falls Greenjackets (Greenjackets Football), 745.1928, Airway Meadows

-Saratoga County 4-H Scholarship Classic (4-H youth), 885.8995, Brookhaven

Monday, June 11

-Regal Foundation Classic (Stars of Hope), 489.8505, Airway Meadows

-CBA Varsity Club (building fund), 452.9809, Albany CC

-Children’s Hospital (Albany Medical Center), 262.8890, Colonie G&CC. Scramble. Registration starts at 11:00 a.m. Contact Veronica Ciullo cuillov@mail.amc.edu or 262.8890.

-4th Annual AIM Services Classic, 450.2866, McGregor Links CC, 9:00 a.m. shotgun start, mulligans, dinner buffet, auction, raffles, prizes, $125/player, $475/foursome. Contact: Sandy Beach (450.2866) sbeach@aimservicesinc.org. or Kathy Butler (450.2842) kbutler@aimservicesinc.org.

-Hoffman/Jiffy Lube Classic (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation), 477.2873, Saratoga National

-“Fore, Love and Money” (15-Love), 438.2039, Schuyler Meadows

-Saratoga County Crusade (American Cancer Society), 454.4054, Van Patten

-The Bethany @ Unity Golf Tournament. Events@unityhouseny.org, CC of Troy. Contact Dian Cameron Pascone 274.2633 x356 or Sam Shipherd x352. Benefits the downtown Troy soup kitchen to feed hot meals to over 100 people a day. Shotgun start at 1:00 p.m. Cocktails and dinner, silent auction, raffle and contests. $175/each, $700/foursome. $50/dinner only.

Wednesday, June 13

-“Save a Child” (Saratoga Center for the Family), McGregor Links. $125/player, $500/foursome, 9:00 a.m. shotgun start, 2:00 p.m. lunch, raffles, prizes, putting contest, skins game.

Friday, June 15

-Living Resources. 456.2898 or 218.0000, Orchard Creek GC.

-Summer Slam Classic (United Way), 792.9914, Airway Meadows

Saturday, June 16

WILTON ROTARY CLUB CLASSIC. Airway Meadows. 583-3114

AUTISM CONNECTION. Thunderhart. Benefits sibling, parent support groups. 731-6500.

Monday, June 18

-Community Caregivers. Orchard Creek 456.2898

-65 Roses Classic(Cystic Fibrosis Foundation), 783.7361, Van Patten

-Saints Alive Shootout for Siena Athletics. Shaker Ridge CC 783.2530

-Ellis Medicine Pro-Am (Foundation for Ellis Medicine), 243.3434, Mohawk

Thursday, June 21

-Schodack Valley Volunteer Fire Co., 732.7563, Winding Brook

Monday, June 25

-Paul Hickey (Academy of the Holy Names Athletics), 783.1590, Colonie G&CC

-George J. Dennis Memorial (Alzheimer’s Association of NENY), 867.4999, McGregor Links

-St. Colman’s Home Classic, 273.4911, Western Turnpike

-Cathedral Classic (Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception), 436.7848, Wolferts Roost CC

 

Wednesday, June 27

-Saratoga Regional YMCA Classic, 583.9622, Saratoga National

-22nd Annual John C. Daly-James W. Michaels ALS Memorial Open (St. Peter’s ALS Regional Center), 377.2236, Van Patten. $155/player, $620/foursome. 7:00 AM Flight (limit 108 golfers) or 12:00PM Flight (limit 160 golfers). AM Flight also offers playing nine additional holes at Eagle Crest in the afternoon. Last year over $106,000 raised. 250 raffle tickets sold at $100/each or 3/$250 to win golf trip for two to Pebble Beach Resorts and participate in Lexus Champions for Charity National Championship. Live auction of week stay on Cape Cod in three-bedroom cottage, $10/each or 3/$25 raffle to win $1,000 Southwest gift cards. Info: www.sphcs.org/ALSMemorialGolfTournament or 377.2236 or 857.1934

Saturday, June 30

-Golf for RITA (American Foundation for Suicide Prevention), 527.2953, Fairways of Halfmoon

JULY

Monday, July 9

-Timothy J. Murphy Foundation Classic (Scholarship Fund), 928.3999, Capital Hills @ Albany

-Heroes Fore Kids Celebrity Classic (First and Goal Foundation), 598.2807, Mohawk Golf Club

Wednesday, July 11

AIM Services Classic, McGregor Links CC 587-3208

Friday, July 13

-Wakpominee Classic (Twin Rivers Council Boy Scouts of America), 745.1000, Hiland GC

-Casey Family Memorial (World’s Window; student scholarships), 694.7201, Orchard Creek

-Susan G. Komen Golf Tournament, Nicole.dutch09@gmail.com or 222.4090, Burden Lake CC

Monday, July 16

-J. Michael Fitzgibbons Memorial Classic (Saratoga Bridges; Fitzgibbons scholarship fund), 587.0723, Edison Club

-NKBA Ronald McDonald House, 496.0521, Pinehaven

-Salvatore R. Beltrone Classic (Colonie Senior Service Centers), 459.2857, Schuyler Meadows

-Our Lady of Hope Classic (Little Sisters of the Poor), 213.4490, Shaker Ridge CC

-Marx Inc. Classic (Hudson Valley CC Foundation), 629.8030, CC of Troy

-15th Annual Berkshire Golf Classic. 781.4567 x2308. Albany Country Club.

Tuesday, July 17

-Parsons Northeast Classic (Child and Family Programs), 346.1284, Saratoga National

Friday July 20

-Paul Schultz Memorial (Moreau Community Center), 792.6007, Airway Meadows

-Brothers Classic (American Foundation for Suicide Prevention), 861.1020, Western Turnpike

Saturday, July 21

-Troy Boys & Girls Club, 274.3781, Fairways of Halfmoon

-Legs Diamond Open (Tech Valley youth program), 634.7816, Thunderhart

Monday, July 23

Bob Eckert’s Memorial Tourney – Ballston Spa CC Lynn Eckert 281-1243

-SEFCU Classic (Center for Disability Services), 944.2107, Albany CC

Friday, July 27

-Walsh Foundation (Double-H Ranch; Project Children; Irish-American Heritage Museum), 286.3398, Fairways of Halfmoon

Saturday, July 28

-Chuck Leonowicz Memorial (Scotia-Glenville scholarship fund; American Heart Association), 399.8394, Fairways of Halfmoon

Sunday, July 29

 

-Gene and Mary Sarazen Invitational (Sarazen scholarship fund), 782.6514, Schuyler Meadows

Monday, July 30

-President’s Cup (Albany College of Pharmacy), 694.7123, Albany CC

Tuesday, July 31

-Junior Achievement Adirondack Region Classic, 792.3177, Airway Meadows

 

AUGUST

Friday, August 3

-Guilderland Letterman Classic (Guilderland High student-athletes), 424.7012, Orchard Creek

Saturday, August 4

 

-David McCoy Memorial (Community Hospice), 487.5366, Sycamore

Sunday, August 5

Oak Hill Fire Dept. Tournament. Thunderhart. Kevin Smith 634.7642, 634.7816 or 859.7669 or kevin@sunnyhill.com.

Monday, August 6

16th Annual Capital District YMCA Golf Classic – Wolferts Roost – Colleen Keating – 869-3500

-Sight Society of NENY (Lion’s Eye Bank at Albany), 489.7606, Colonie G & CC

-Delmar Kiwanis/CDCSS (Albany Med Pediatrics Trauma Unit), 366.9062, Normanside

Tuesday, August 7

-ALS Pro-Am Invitational (St. Peter’s ALS Regional Center), 852.9749, Mohawk

Thursday, August 9

-St. John the Baptist (Church Youth Programs), 929.3551, Winding Brook

Monday, August 13

-Jack Scaccia Sr. Memorial (youth bowling), 456.1113, 393.5013 or 337.8128. Mohawk GC

-Women’s Classic (American Cancer Society), 454.4008, Albany CC

-2nd Annual Bob Eckert Memorial (Junior Achievement), 783.4336 or janeny.org, Ballston Spa CC

Wednesday, August 15

-Fulton County Open (Chamber of Commerce scholarship fund), 725.0641, TBD

Friday, August 17

-NYS Police David Brinkerhof-David Lane Memorial. Thunderhart, Kevin Smith, 634.7642, 859.7669 or kevin@sunnyhill.com

-Sunmark Classic (SunnyviewRehabilitationHospital), 382.2597, Eagle Crest

-G.A. Bove Fuels Classic (Albany Med Children’s Hospital), 664.5111, Fairways of Halfmoon

-Jack Falvo III Memorial (Jack Falvo III Foundation), 792.1128, Western Turnpike

Monday, August 20

-Caddyshack Classic (Northeast Parent and Child Society), 462.7491,AlbanyCC

-Chamber Classic (Rensselaer County Chamber programs), 274.7474, CC ofTroy

Friday, August 24

 

-Building on Love (Families of Children Battling Serious Illnesses), 233.1580, Fairways of Halfmoon

Monday, August 27

4th Annual Teeing Off On Cancer -Saratoga National  454-4008

Cadet Open -Albany CC – Sean Hendry 283-2500

 

SEPTEMBER

Saturday, September 8

-“Swinging for the Arts” (Saratoga Chamber Players, Saratoga Children’s Theatre), 584.7887, Airway Meadows

Monday, September 10

-St. Lucy-St. Bernadette (church programs), 339.7828, Orchard Creek

-Liberty Mutual Classic (Northeast Kidney Foundation), 533.7880, Saratoga National

-Community Hospice of Rensselaer County, 377.8843, CC of Troy

-Visionary (Northeastern Association of the Blind at Albany), 463.1211, Wolferts Roost

Wednesday, September 12

Thomas Patrick Morrison Foundation Classic  - Orchard Creek 281-0930

Sunday, September 16

-Light the Night (Leukemia and Lymphoma Society), 858.4384, Airway Meadows

Monday, September 17

-Fedullo-Catena Classic (St. Anne’s Institute), 437.6563, Schuyler Meadows

Friday, September 21

Union Graduate College Scholarship – Eagle Crest GC 631-9852

Monday, September 24

Vickie Ecker Memorial Tournament (Greene County YMCA). Thunderhart. Kevin Smith 634-7642, 63.7816, 859.7669 or kevin@sunnyhill.com.

-Miranda Real Estate (Albany Med Children’s Hospital), 348.2060, Edison Club

Saturday, September 29

Michael J. Quill Irish Cultural Center. Thunderhart. Kevin Smith 634.7642, 634.7816, 859.7669 or kevin@sunnyhill.com

 

OCTOBER

Monday, October 1

Jake Straughter Memorial Classic (Epilepsy Foundation of NENY), 456.7501, Wolferts Roost