Inaugural “Fore The Kids” Golf Tournament – July 20, 2009

New Jersey Community Development Corporation (NJCDC) is celebrating the success of its first annual “Fore The Kids” Golf Tournament, which took place on Monday, July 20, 2009. Hosted at North Jersey Country Club, the golf outing brought together 120 golfers for a day of fun and competition. Close to $100,000 was raised through the event, with all profits going directly to support the work of NJCDC creating opportunities to transform lives in Paterson and the surrounding area.

The day began with registration and brunch before a 1pm shotgun start. Golfers from all walks of life participated, with teams from the following organizations: ACE American Insurance, Bank of New York Mellon, Brown and Brown Metro, Cammarano & Hagan, Cole Schotz Meisel Forman & Leonard, Cushman and Wakefield, Design Ideas Group, FedEx, Gavazzi Heating and Cooling, IBEW Local 102, Jordano Electric, Kelley Drye & Warren LLP, Langan Engineering and Environmental Service, Lum Drasco & Positan, Mercer/Marsh, Princeton Public Affairs, PSE&G, Reliable Benefits, Sax Macy, Steptoe & Johnson LLP, Thomson Reuters, and Vision General Construction.

Golfers were able to participate in various contests, including longest putt (won by Ray Marchuk), longest drive (won by Carl Mazzie), and closest to the pin (won by David Turner). The golf outing participants also were able to try their luck on a “double your money” par 3 and a “Beat the Celebrity” hole, where they attempted to earn a better score than former New York Giants nose tackle and member of the 1986 championship team, Jim Burt.

The day concluded with cocktail hour, dinner, silent and live auction, and an awards ceremony. NJCDC Board Member, “Fore the Kids” co-chair and North Jersey Country Club Member William Pascrell, III welcomed all the golfers to the dinner and awards ceremony, while fellow co-chair and NJCDC Board Vice-Chair Bob Daleo assisted NJCDC President Bob Guarasci and Board Chair Vaughn McKoy with the awarding of prizes.

“This was an inaugural event for us, and we couldn’t believe how much support we received from our partners and supporters, as well as from new friends,” said NJCDC President Bob Guarasci. “We are always looking for new ways to raise money and spread the word about our work creating opportunities to transform lives, and a golf outing seemed like a great fit. The weather cooperated and everyone had a fun day of camaraderie and competition. We are very thankful for all those who participated in or donated to this outing, for they are the reason we are able to continue the work that we do. In a special way, I’d like to thank our golf outing co-chairs, Bob Daleo and Bill Pascrell, for all their work in surpassing our goals during this time of challenge. This success makes all of us at NJCDC excited for next year’s outing!”

To view our photogallery of pictures from the event, please click here.

Special thanks to our generous lead sponsors for the First Annual “Fore the Kids” Golf Outing:

Thomson Reuters – Eagle Sponsor

Cushman and Wakefield – Eagle Sponsor

The Daleo Family – Birdie Sponsor

Vision General Construction – Par Sponsor

Golf carts were sponsored by:
Cammarano & Hagan
Cole, Schotz, Meisel, Forman & Leonard

Celebrity Jim Burt was sponsored by:
Jordano Electric
ERG Renovation and Construction LLC

Contests were sponsored by:
Inserra Supermarkets
PJM and Sons
PNC Bank
PSE&G
Railroad Construction
The David and Sondra Mack Foundation

Holes were sponsored by:
ACE American Insurance Co.
Ace Reprographics
Adali Photography
Allen/Briteway Electrical Contractors, Inc.
Assemblywoman Elease Evans
Atkin Olshin Schade Architects
Berkeley College
Bob Guarasci
Bogue Systems
Brown and Brown Insurance
C&M Landscape
Christian Drury Design
Claudia Knezek
Clifton Savings Bank
Columbia Bank
Concord Promotions
Councilman Andre Sayegh
D2L Associates
David and Deborah Ritter
David V. Abramson and Associates Architects
Design Ideas Group
District Council 711
Elco Integrated Solutions
Election Fund of Thomas P. Giblin
Enterprise Social Investment Corporation
Feldman Brothers Electrical Supply
Friends and Families of the Paterson Family Center
Friends of Beth Hyslip
Friends of Frank Cinque
Friends of Kathleen Long
Friends of Ronald Rice
Friends of Speziale
Gavazzi Cooling and Heating
Genova, Burns & Vernoia
Harry Long
Human Services & Community Development, Inc.
Hunter Group CPA LLC
Hygrade Business Group
Inserra Supermarkets
Interface Studio
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 102
Keith Kazmark
Kristin Corrado
Lakeland Bank
LAN Associates
Larry Grenner
Lime Contracting, Inc.
Lum Drasco & Positan
Maraziti, Falcon & Healey, L.L.P
Matthew Clark
Mayor Jose “joey” Torres
MG New York Architects
Michael and Kourtney McGuire
New Jersey After 3, Inc.
New Jersey Laborers
New Jersey Regional Council of Carpenters
Nextwave Web LLC
North Jersey Federal Credit Union
Nowell Amoroso Klein Bierman, PA
Ocean First Bank
P J M & Sons, Inc.
P&F Management
Passaic County Building and Trades Council
Paterson Parking Authority
Paul S. Moore, Architect
Porzio, Bromberg & Newman, P.C.
Railroad Construction
Sax Macy Fromm & Co., PC
Senator John Girgenti
Slavco Construction
Staff of the Paterson Family Center
The Giametta Family
The Law Firm of Alan Mariconda
The Marinaro Family
The Ramaglia Family
The Struble Family
The Truscelli Family
Tri Point Resources
William J. Pascrell, III

First place foursome – Ray Marchuk, Carolyn Marchuk, Jenifer Tobiasen, and Carl Tobiasen

Second place foursome – James Struble, Mike Bottalico, John Struble, and Chris Giametta

Third place foursome – Bob Daleo, Jim Smith, David Turner, and Tony Castratono