William Penn Life, 2018 (53. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
2018-09-01 / 9. szám
35th Annual WPA Golf Tournament & Scholarship Days Teeing off in Canfield by Judit Ganchuk CANFIELD, OF! — The heat and humidity didn't keep our golfers away from our 35th Annual WPA Golf Tournament and Scholarship Days held July 13 to 14 in the Canfield, Ohio, area. Our meals took place at the Hampton Inn & Suites Youngstown-Canfield, and Kennsington Golf Club hosted our golf tournament down the road. According to their website, Kennsington Golf Club is a "7,050-yard and par 71 that blends natural beauty with a challenging layout." The weekend's events began Friday evening at the hotel when golfers and guests enjoyed our Chinese auction, putting contest, local desserts from Jimmy's Italian Deli and Sparkle Bakery and a buffet of pizza, salads, chicken wings and tenders. Many guests topped off their meal Friday with a treat from a new addition to our golfers reception, an ice cream truck. This was no ordinary ice cream truck; Handel's ice cream is a local Youngstown tradition since 1945. Their ice cream truck was filled with great flavors like classic vanilla, chocolate malt, White House (cherry-vanilla flavor), salted caramel, mint chocolate and strawberry. After the reception, WPA donated ice cream to the Inn at Ironwood Rehabilitation Center, located across the street. After Saturday's tournament, golfers and guests met at the hotel for a delicious buffet of bourbon chicken, Italian sausage, baked fish almandine and side dishes, along with a delectable dessert table. During the program, prizes were awarded to the winners of the scramble tournament and skill shots. A number of door prizes were also distributed, and Bob Schafer won $596 in the weekend's 50/50 raffle. We congratulate all of the winners, especially the first place team: Betsy Griffith, David Griffith, Cory Ermold and Larry Long who scored 59. No one scored a hole-in-one during the tournament, so none of the big cash prizes were awarded. Another large unclaimed prize was $2,500 for sinking a 50- foot putt before the tournament. Jack Baculik tried but did not win. To be sure, our weekend's biggest winners were the WPA members who will receive grants from the William Penn Fraternal Association Scholarship Foundation, Inc. All of our weekend's activities benefited the Scholarship Foundation. The weekend raised a total of $13,639. Of that total, $5,525 was raised through donations, the majority of which were made during the Foundation's annual meeting held at the Hampton Inn & Suites Youngstown-Canfield prior to Friday night's reception. The remainder was raised through tournament hole sponsorships ($6,225), the Chinese auction ($1,180) the 50/50 raffle ($596), the Friday night putting contest ($88) and the sale of WPA cookbooks ($15) and Christmas tree ornaments ($10). The success of this tournament was made possible through the hard work and dedication of many people. Our thanks go to the Board of Directors, the National Officers, the Home Office staff, our hole spotters, and the staff and management of both Hampton Inn & Suites Youngstown-Canfield and Kennsington Golf Club. We're looking forward to planning our next golf outing for 2019, when we will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the WPFA Scholarship Foundation, Inc.! □ {/(amphtij (Jnnj<a<Sutte& hilton ___ WE LOVE (HAVING YOU HERE WILLIAM PENH September 2018 0 WILLIAM PENN LIFE
