Supporting Our Seniors: The 9th Annual Cedars Auxiliary Golf Tournament
By Beth Sheppard, Director of Development at The Cedars
You’d think that a golf tournament would be all about high scores, sponsorships and prayers for good weather. But I’ve learned that the tournament run by the Cedars Auxiliary is all about…family.
There were sister acts: former Tournament Chair Roz Siegel and her sister Judy Brams (daughters of Charlotte Siegel, who lives at the Osher Inn and who is herself a longtime member of the Auxiliary) played together. So did Ron Lessard Jr. of Interim Healthcare, one of our Silver Sponsors, and his dad, Ron Lessard Sr. Then there was the D.A.R. Inc. team that included Executive Director Angie Hunt, her husband Col. David Hunt, and her brother, Vincent Palangie.
Before the tournament even started, incoming Auxiliary President Suzie Berzinis and her daughter Hannah – herself a Jr. Auxiliary member and granddaughter of Hole Sponsors Betsy and Alan Levenson – stuffed 100 goodie bags for the golfers.
Perhaps our favorite family team, though, was Team Bornstein: Russ Bornstein, who lives with his wife Bea at the Osher Inn, golfed with three of his grandsons: Nathan Bergeron (son of Deborah Bernstein Bergeron and Norman Bergeron), and Ben and Gabe Bornstein, sons of Joe and Debbie Bornstein. Said Nathan, “We had a great time. And for a 93-year old my grandfather can still hit ‘em straight.”
The final scores were:
1st Place Gross: Team D.A.R., Inc. with a score of 57.
1st Place Net: Team Interim Healthcare with a score of 60.
2nd Place Net: Team Siegel with a score of 66.
3rd Place Net: Team Storage Realty with a score of 59.
Thanks to all of our wonderful sponsors:
Course
Val Halla Golf and Recreation Center, Cumberland
Platinum Sponsor
Silver Sponsors
Black Bear Medical, Bramlie Corporation, Capozza Tile & Floor Covering Center, Charlie’s Motor Mall, Geriatric Medical, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Interim Healthcare, Kelly, Remmel & Zimmerman, Law Offices of Joe Bornstein, Marcus, Clegg & Mistretta, Inc., Omnicare of Maine, Port Printing Solutions, SironaHealth
Luncheon Sponsors
Jesse & Julie Purves – Ameriprise, Cathy B. Cohen & Diane Dussault, Tee Sign Sponsor, Port Printing Solutions
Hole Sponsors
www.acadiabenefits.com, Rena & Michael Becker, Eleanor Brainin & Eric Kolben – UBS, Cognitive Therapy Associates, LLC, D.A.R., Inc, E. Perry Iron, Jim & Katie Freilinger, Patricia & Gregg Garson, Susan & Arnold Garson, Elizabeth & Sidney Geller, The Goodman Law Firm, P.A., Hartford Mutual Funds, Betsy & Alan Levenson, Bruce Munger – Merrill Lynch, Nelson & Small, Inc., Orthopaedic Associates, Smart Landscaping, Charles S. Wolfe & Assoc., Inc.
Breakfast Sponsors
Tim Horton’s, Maine Mall
Goody Bag Sponsor
Edward Jones,Westbrook
Giveaway Sponsors
Akari Hair Salon, Justin Alfond, Diane Boucher, Coca-Cola, Cathy B. Cohen, Delano Associates, Eclips Hair Salon, Edward Jones-Westbrook, Fran Fritzsche-Jensen, Renee Givner, Golf and Ski Warehouse, Gorham Country Club, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Higgins Beach Inn, Candy Henriksson, Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority, Charlotte O’Connor, Orthopaedic Associates, Portland House of Pizza, Portland Pie Company, Westbrook, Scrubadub Auto Wash Centers, Inc, Skillins Greenhouses, The Shipyard Brewing Company, Susan Steinkeler, Stroudwater Auto, UNUM, Val Halla, Winter People
And thanks to our great volunteers:
Fran Fritzsche-Jensen, Co-chair, Nancy Ravin, Co-chair, Prudy Andrew, Co-chair, Rene Becker, Hannah Berzinis, Suzie Berzinis, Ginny Ecklund, Dee Emple, Jodi Freedman, Renée Givner, Candy Henriksson, Hilary Rapkin, Roz Siegel