12 Oct The RMHC Golf Tournament was a huge success!

The RMHC Golf Tournament on September 20 at Lancaster Country Club was a great success raising nearly $87,000 for Ronald McDonald House Charities of WNY (RMHC of WNY).  A special thank you to all the donors, golfers, sponsors, volunteers and the Lancaster Country Club for making this year’s Golf Tournament fabulously successful!

“It truly was a team effort. The dedication of Shelly Frost, Marianne Hoover, the Golf Committee and the RMHC of WNY Board Members was second to none. Their diligent work in securing sponsors played a key role in the tournament’s success. We were thrilled to bring back the silent and live auctions as well as the basket raffle to the event this year. The generosity of items donated to make this event happen was overwhelming. A heartfelt thank you to everyone who opened their hearts and wallets ensuring our success. It is always a pleasure chairing this committee and I look forward to continuing my involvement next year,” comments Jim Olek, RMHC of WNY Board Member and the 2021 Golf Tournament Committee Chair.

“For 23 years I have been involved with the RMHC Golf Tournament. Each year I am continuously inspired by the dedication and hard work of the staff and volunteers who help make this event happen. I am proud and honored to be a part of an event whose proceeds help so many,” adds Shelly Frost, Golf Tournament Co-Chair.

The funds raised from this event will support vital programs at the Ronald McDonald House, and the Ronald McDonald Family Room and Happy Wheels Cart at John R. Oishei Children’s Hospital.

This year’s tournament was presented by McDonalds WNY & NWPA Owners, Mulvey Construction Inc., and Baldinger Sons Bakeries. Additional sponsors included Modern Corp., Armada, McCain Foods, Berardi Immigration Law, Fisher-Price, Keurig Dr. Pepper, New Horizons Baking Company, Anderson-DuBose Inc., Note Advisors, LLC, Payroll Processing LLC, Macdo Foods Inc./Harry Schatmeyer, Gonzalez Management, Just 4 Me Pediatric Dentistry, Dave Freiman McDonald’s, Tyson, Orville’s Home Appliances, M.K.S. Plumbing Corp., ECOLAB, ACV Auctions, Erie and Niagara Insurance, Coca Cola, Oakvale Homes & Development, Restaurant Technologies Inc., W.H. Jones & Son, Inc., Stamford Field Office McDonald’s, Brock, Schechter & Polakoff, LLP, Taylor Upstate, Waterford Advisors, Upstate Niagara Cooperative, Inc., McDonald’s of Warsaw, Picasso’s Pizza, Mary Infanti, and Lippes Mathias Wexler Friedman LLP.

Golf Tournament Winners:

1st Place: Don Hayden, Bryan Burton, Bryce Burton and Dylan Stiles
2nd Place: Tom Faso, Tony RIpa, Dan Digiore and Todd Martin
3rd Place: Urmas Lupkin, Kim Lupkin, Bruce Oliver and John Goldfinch Ladies Closest to the Pin Winner: Linda Chapman
Ladies Longest Drive Winner: Ashley Gierszewski Men’s Closest to the Pin Winner: Tom Waring
Men’s Longest Drive Winner: John Goldfinch

Save the date for Monday, September 19, 2022. Hope to see you on the course again next year!