MANSFIELD – Eighty-four golfers participated in the 22nd annual HNCO Ruth Lindsey Charity Golf Outing at Westbrook Country Club on Sept. 27. This annual event was sponsored by Park National Bank. The day had great weather and fantastic turnout. Special thanks to all who made this event a success; it would not be possible without you. Congratulations to the teams from Park National Bank and Lighthouse Management who both shot a tournament best 57. Congratulations to Dave Thomas, winner of the Westbrook raffle package, and Mike Law, winner of the 50/50 raffle.
Thank you to our marketing team, Tina Marie Heibert and Noah Gangi, volunteer coordinator Danielle England and her family of volunteers, and the Golf Outing committee of Chris Laux, Tom McGee, John Shultz, Denny Smalley and Dwight McElfresh.
We are grateful for Kelly Prince, Tawna England, Ruth Lindsey and all those who helped get the golf registration mailing out on time in August.
We also want to thank volunteers Lisa Wayne (the Fredericktown Senior Center), Mary and David Crawford, Kim Lichtenwalter, Loren Burns (from the Waterford), Sheila Bechtel and Tom Hollins. The Westbrook staff of Chris, Joe and Allison were awesome throughout the day.
Major sponsors: Park National Bank; MWD Logistics; The Energy Cooperative; Licking Rural Electrification Inc.
Breakfast sponsor: Sutton Bank.
Beverage cart sponsor: Jamison Well Drilling.
Hole sponsors: Schoonover Industries; Cooper Enterprises; The Rev. Dr. Joan Ford Watson.
Table sponsor: Larry and Cindy McConnell; The Rev. Dr. Joan Ford Watson; Vector Security.
HNCO board members in attendance included John Boyd, Chris Laux, Ruth Lindsey, Tom McGee and John Shultz. Special thanks to John Shultz for the use of his truck to transport our large welcome sign (compliments of Tridico Signs). Also, thanks to Denny Smalley, Dwight McElfresh and Tom McGee for helping set up the putting contest prior to the outing.
HNCO generated $400 from the hole-in-one contest and $380 from the 50/50 raffle. The putting contest generated almost $300 as well. The professional long drive promotion generated $381.75. We raised approximately $10,000 for HNCO comfort care and bereavement, while also garnering goodwill and community engagement that was enjoyed throughout the day by all who participated.
Hospice of North Central Ohio has served thousands of families with compassionate end-of-life and palliative care, bereavement programs and services since 1988. Headquartered at 1021 Dauch Drive in Ashland, Hospice of North Central Ohio serves more than 200 patients daily in Ashland, Crawford, Huron, Knox, Morrow and Richland counties who are living with chronic and terminal illnesses.
Additionally, free continuous bereavement services are provided for hundreds of families of hospice patients and to anyone in the community experiencing grief. HNCO also operates the What Goes 'Round Thrift Shoppe in downtown Mansfield.
Call 800-952-2207 for more information. HNCO is a 501c3 non-profit organization with over 37 years of experience and a community partner of United Way of Ashland and Knox County.
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