February 16, 2011
By Staff Reporter
Boston NICE Golf Outing
The Northern Ireland Children’s Enterprise will hold its Eighth Annual NICE Boston Golf Outing on Monday, July 10, at Wollaston Country Club, Milton. Details, (914) 666-6656 or visit website at www.nicekids.org.
Wild Geese Golf
The Eighth Annual Wild Geese Golf Outing will be held Wednesday, July 26, at Harris Golf Course, 1300 King St., Greenwich, Conn. First prize, a golf trip for two to Ireland. Details, (212) 701-7936; (203) 845-0497.
use golf tournament (no byline) logo; briefs format; sub heavy dash for —
Croí golf tournament
Sign up to The Irish Echo Newsletter
Croí, the West of Ireland Cardiology Foundation, in association with Temple Bar in Stamford, Conn., will host its 4th annual golfing tournament and auction on Aug. 21. The tournament will be at Silvermine Golf Club, 95 N. Seir Hill Rd. in Norwalk, Conn. Shotgun start at 9 a.m. The entry fee is $150 for an individual or $600 per foursome. The entry fee includes breakfast before tee off, green fees, cart, lunch and entry to awards dinner featuring three-hour open bar. Hole sponsorship costs $150 for individuals and $350 for corporations. Checks, payable to Croí, with sheet listing the names of players, should be mailed to Croí, P.O. Box 513, Oradell, N.J. 07649. Details, call Brian Nolan at (201) 599-2351 or Barry Lynch at (570) 992-9965.
Hospice golf
The 7th annual charity golf tournament to benefit the Sligo-based Northwest cancer hospice unit will take place Aug. 19 on a new 18-hole golf course at Pleasantville Thunderhart, in Freehold, N.Y. Tee time is 11 a.m. The cost is $100 per person or $400 per foursome; this includes green fees, electric cart, light lunch and refreshments and full course dinner. Tee sponsorship costs $100. To attend the dinner costs $25 per person. Payment must be received by Aug. 15. Checks, payable to Northwest Hospice, may be mailed to John J. Foody, 47 Yale Terrace, Blauvelt, NY 10913 For details, call John Foody at (914) 359-1386, Ray Conlon at (718) 278-5871 or John Cawley (914) 623-6416. Those requiring overnight accommodation should call (518) 634-7816.
Outing to benefit ill children
The 18th Annual Golf Outing to benefit Children’s Medical Research Foundation in association with Our Lady’s Hospital for Sick Children in Ireland, presented by Delta Airlines, will be held Monday, Sept. 18, at Winged Foot Golf Club, Mamaroneck, N.Y. The golf outing consists of brunch, golf, cocktail reception, dinner, prizes and a fantastic auction. Details, (516) 747-8514.
County Clare outing
County Clare 2000 5th annual golf outing to benefit children with special needs at St. Clare’s School in Ennis, Co. Clare, will take place July 20 at Blue Hills Country Club in Pearl River. Sign-in time is 11 a.m. and tee-time is at noon. The cost is $100 per person or $400 per fourball. Sponsorship of a tee box costs $200. A reception and dinner will follow at Bishops with a special presentation by St. Clare’s School in honor of Inagh-born Martin Devereaux, vice president and business agent of Carpenters’ Local 608. Details, call P.J. Harvey at (516) 775-3886 or Pat Moroney at (914) 359-8000.
California NICE
The Northern Ireland Children’s Enterprise will hold its first Annual NICE Golf Outing on Thursday, Oct. 12, at Presidio Golf Course, San Francisco. Details, (914) 666-6656 or visit website at www.nicekids.org.
New York NICE
The Northern Ireland Children’s Enterprise and Putnam County Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, will hold its Ninth Annual NICE Golf Outing on Monday, July 31, at Mahopac Golf Club, Mahopac. Details, (845) 628-0470; (914) 666-6656 or visit website at www.nicekids.org.
Philadelphia NICE
The Northern Ireland Children’s Enterprise will hold its Second NICE Philadelphia Outing on Monday, Sept. 18, at Whitemarsh Valley Country Club, Lafayette Hill. Details, (914) 666-6656 or visit website at www.nicekids.org.
Jack Burns Memorial
The 2000 N.Y. State AOH Jack Burns Memorial Golf Tournament will be held July 29, at the Donald Ross designed Mark Twain Golf Course, Elmira, N.Y. The event will be hosted by the Msgr. John J. Lee Division of Elmira. Reservations by July 10. Details, (607) 733-0063.