On Friday, June 6, Hearts and Hope,
Inc. hosted their 9th
Annual Golf Classic, benefiting
children’s grief support services.
The event was held at Frenchman’s
Reserve Country Club in Palm Beach
Gardens, to benefit the children and
families served by Hearts and Hope,
Inc. This event brought together
local businesses and community
members for a fun day on the golf
course with a cocktail reception the
evening prior to help raise the
much-needed funds to support this
very important program.
The event kicked off on Thursday,
May 15 with a cocktail reception
featuring a silent auction,
champagne raffle and a jewelry
auction by Hien N. O’Grady. The
event then continued on Friday, June
6 with a Chinese raffle, mulligan
sales, golf and an awards reception.
Joe Coscia, News Director, WPBF News
25 welcomed golfers prior to tee
off. The golfers played a mixed
scramble format. After golf, there
was a post-tournament awards
reception featuring a live auction
by Joe Coscia that included
foursomes to the area’s finest clubs
and a 14kt diamond pendant necklace
donated by Eloquence Fine Jewelry
and Gifts. Honorary Chair Felicia
Rodriguez, Weather First
Meteorologist, WPBF News 25 then
presented the golfer’s awards.
Awards were given to the golf
Champions Scott Barber, Bryan
Cannon, Sean Greene and Mike
Schiappa. Awards were also presented
to the 1st and 2nd
runners up. Jeff Gordish won the
Closest to the Pin and qualified to
participate in the 2008 National
City Million Dollar Shootout at the
2008 LPGA ADT Championship. Chris
Holsinger won for the Longest Drive.
Hearts and Hope, Inc. 9th
Annual Golf Classic is sponsored by
Promotional Sponsors Newsradio 1290
WJNO and WPBF News 25; Eagle
Sponsors: MTM Builder/ Developer,
Inc. - Dean Morehouse, Sandler
O’Neill & Partners, LP; Lunch
Sponsor: BNY Mellon Wealth
Management; Breakfast Sponsor:
Wachovia Wealth Management; Bogey
Sponsor: BNY Mellon Wealth
Management; Exclusive Hole Sponsor:
Fields Law Offices, Mark J. Elliott
- Wachovia Securities, LLC, The
Waters Pelton Organization, Inc.;
Hole Sponsors: Earl Stewart Toyota,
Elk, Christu & Bakst, LLC, Susie &
Charlie MacDonald, Onshore
Construction & Development, Palm
Beach Metal, Searcy Denney Scarola
Barnhart & Shipley, That’s
Entertainment of Palm Beach, Inc.;
Hole-In-One Sponsor: Braman
Motorcars; Goodie Bag Sponsor:
Petroleum Consolidators; Golf Ball
Sponsors: Michael Becker, Patricia
Pitts; Poster Sponsor: Michael &
Audrey Becker; Beer Sponsor: Brown
Distributing, Inc; Prize Sponsor:
David Abell
Honorary
Chair: Felicia
Rodriguez, Weather First
Meteorologist, WPBF News 25
Event Chair:
Michael Becker
General Chairwoman: Patrice
Austin, Founder/Chief Executive
Officer
Event Auctioneer: Joe
Coscia, News Director, WPBF News 25
Committee:
Gordon Anthony, Bryan Beasley, Liz
Elliott, Tammy Fields, Jonathan
Gelpey, Jeff Gordish, Bob Lanteri,
Susie MacDonald, Melissa Mulvihill,
Trisha Pitts, Sue Roscoe and Joe
Tuzzio
Hearts and Hope, Inc. is a
not-for-profit organization devoted
to providing children ages three to
seventeen and their families who
have experienced the death of a
loved-one, a safe place in which to
share and experience loving support
while moving through the grieving
and healing process.
For more information about
Hearts and Hope, Inc. please call
Melissa Mulvihill, Special Events
Coordinator at (561) 832-1913.