Golf event a success
Northern Maine Community College students will be the beneficiaries of more than $16,000 in scholarship funds raised through the TD Bank Golf Tournament to benefit the NMCC Foundation held on Aug. 12 at the Aroostook Valley Country Club in Fort Fairfield.
More than 100 golfers teed off for the annual scramble. An additional dozen people joined the golfers for a dinner and silent auction that followed play at AVCC.
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TOURNEY CHAMPS – The team consisting of, from left, a members, Dan Foster, Dan Ayoob and Tom Towle, took low net honors at the TD Bank Golf Tournament to benefit the NMCC Foundation, which was held Aug. 12 at Aroostook Valley Country Club in Fort Fairfield, and another member.
“TD Bank is extremely pleased with our continuing partnership with the NMCC Foundation. Our annual golf tournament provides a wonderful opportunity to join together for a day of fun with our customers, employees, NMCC staff, sponsors, and donors to raise much needed financial support for the Foundation. What is exciting is the great sponsor support we get, not only from the local area, but from our friends from southern Maine as well,” said Michael J. Kelley, TD Bank regional vice president.
“Our sponsors and supporters have remained very generous. The proceeds from this tournament are all about the future of our youth and we all remain proud and honored to be a small part of that future,” he added.
This marked the fifth year TD Bank has partnered with the NMCC Foundation to host a golf tournament to raise scholarship funds for students attending the college.
“We are most grateful to Mike Kelley, Ray Hews, and many others at TD Bank for their work on this annual event. The funds raised help ‘open the doors’ of higher education, and of NMCC in particular, to a number of deserving students each year,” said NMCC President Timothy Crowley.
Overall tournament champions and winners of the TD Bank Cup, with the first-place low net, were Tom Towle, Dan Foster and Dan Ayoob of Fort Fairfield, with a score of 50.4. The winners of first low gross for the scramble were Fred Putnam, Jerry York and Tom Moakler, Sr. of Houlton with a score of 58. Second place net went to John McCrea, Larry Gardner and Todd Maynard of Fort Fairfield, with a score of 51.8. Third low net went to Chris Condon of Yarmouth, Jim Caron of St. Agatha and Thomas Kent of Madawaska, with a score of 53.2.
Other awards were presented to golfers for their achievements during the day. Closest to the pin for the men was Chris Casavant of Presque Isle on hole number 8 and Conrad Cyr of St. Agatha on hole number 15. Sandra Beaupre of Caribou earned the distinction for the women on both holes 8 and 15. The longest drive winner on the 18th hole for the men was Greg Palm of Presque Isle, with Beaupre again winning for the women. Best dressed was awarded to Angel Caron of St. Agatha, and the winner of the $110 putting contest was Dan Foster of Fort Fairfield.
The honors were announced at the dinner following the tournament. Aside from presenting awards to the top golfers, the event featured a silent auction, which raised over $5,000.
