Soldier On Golf Tournament Registration Open

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PITTSFIELD, Mass.— General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) is hosting its 10th annual golf tournament to benefit Soldier On on Friday, Sept. 3.
 
The tournament will be held at Wyndhurst Manor & Club in Lenox and will be open to the public. There will also be raffles, auctions, lunch (11:00 AM – 2:00 PM), and a closing dinner.
 
The 2019 tournament raised more than $59,000 for Soldier On.
 
GDMS will be hosting two separate flights on the day of the tournament. They do expect the flights to fill up quickly, so sign up the morning of June 30 to get your preferred timeslot (7:30 AM and 1:00 PM). The tournament is captain and crew format and will be a shotgun start.
 
The cost to play is $135 per golfer or $540 for a team. The price includes 18-holes of golf with a cart, hole-in-one contests, lunch and dinner.
 
Additional Team Registration Details:
 
If your desired tee time is not available, GDMS highly encourages participants to sign-up for the Waitlist. GDMS has reserved spots for sponsors and if those are not purchased then they will be working through the Waitlist on a first-come-first-serve basis.
 
Below are the rules regarding how GDMS will be handling team registration and waitlisting. This ruleset applies equally to all teams.
 
  • Participant registration is first come, first serve and all sign-ups and payments will be through the website provided above.
  • From the time your team is registered, you have 72 hours to pay the registration fees for the total number of slots you reserved to guarantee your slot.
  • If you do not submit your payment in the 72-hour window your team will be given a warning and then moved to the bottom of the waiting list if no open slots remain.
  • If your preferred flight fills up before your team is registered, you will be given the option of joining the other flight if slots remain.
  • If you commit to the other flight, you can choose to remain on the waitlist for your preferred flight.
  • If you cannot commit to the other flight, you can still choose to remain on the waitlist for your preferred flight.
  • If slots become available leading up to the tournament, teams remaining on the waitlist will be contacted to register. 
If you are interested in playing but do not have a complete team of four there are options when registering to sign up as a single, twosome, and threesome on the website. The GDMS Golf Committee will match your group accordingly with another incomplete group to create a foursome.
 
Those interested can sign up here.
 

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Toy Library Installed at Onota Lake

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Feel free to use or leave a toy at Onota Lake's newest infrastructure meant to foster community and benefit kids.

Burbank Park now has a toy library thanks to Wahconah Regional High School senior Alexandra Bills. Located along the wall at the beach area, the green and blue structure features two shelves with sand toys that can be used to enhance children's visits.

The Parks Commission supported Bills' proposal in February as part of her National Honors Society individual service project and it was installed this month. Measuring about 4 feet wide and 5.8 feet tall, it was built by the student and her father with donated materials from a local lumber company.

Friends and family members provided toys to fill the library such as pails, shovels, Frisbees, and trucks.

"I wanted to create a toy library like the other examples in Berkshire County from the sled library to the book libraries," she told the commission in February.

"But I wanted to make it toys for Onota Lake because a lot of kids forget their toys or some kids can't afford toys."

Bills lives nearby and will check on the library weekly — if not daily — to ensure the operation is running smoothly.  A sign reading "Borrow-Play-Return" asks community members to clean up after themselves after using the toys.

It was built to accommodate children's heights and will be stored during the winter season.

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