MCLA hosts its 13th annual Golf Classic10:21AM / Tuesday, September 15, 2009
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - The MCLA Athletics Department announced its 13th Annual Golf Classic has a full field of 144 golfers. The tournament will be held Monday, September 21 at Berkshire Hills Country Club in Pittsfield.
This year the Golf Committee honors alumni Jane and John Allen for their commitment to excellence and education at MCLA and in Berkshire County. Mrs. Allen chairs the MCLA Board of Trustees and Mr. Allen was head coach of the Mt. Greylock High School football team for 35 years.
The tournament will kick off September 21 with a barbeque lunch at 11a.m., followed by the shotgun start. A banquet dinner honoring Mr. and Mrs. Allen will be held after the tournament. A raffle and a silent auction will be conducted throughout the day.
Since its inception, the Golf Classic has raised over $100,000 for MCLA Athletics.
MCLA would like to thank Time Warner Cable, this year’s President’s Club Title Sponsor, for their generosity. In addition, other sponsors include the Banquet Sponsor, Covidien; The Barbeque Sponsor, Follett Higher Education Group; The Prize Sponsor, Coakley, Pierpan, Dolan & Collins Insurance Agency, Inc.; The Coach’s Club Sponsors, Adams Co-Operative Bank, Alton & Westall Real Estate, Aramark, Arrow Press, Greylock Federal Credit Union, Hoosac Bank, Kappa Delta Phi Fraternity, Kelly’s Package Store, South Adams Savings Bank and True North Financial Services; The Captain’s Club Sponsors, Liberty Mutual and O'Connor & Drew; The Gold Sponsors, The Law Offices of Sherwood Guernesey, PC and Souliere and Zepka Construction, Inc.; and the Blue Sponsors, Beck’s Printing, Senator Ben Downing, Hillcrest Educational Centers, MacFarlane Office Products, Inc., Maxymillian Technologies, Inc., Scott and Valerie Nichols, Kevin Plankey ’88, Richo Products, Inc., Smith Watson & Co., LLP, and Stanley’s Lumber & Building Supplies, Inc.
If you are interested in donating a raffle or auction item, attending dinner, or sponsoring the event, please contact Jocelyn Merrick in the MCLA development office at (413) 662-5193. For more information on the MCLA athletics department visit http://athletics.mcla.edu. |
