FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

September 9, 2010

 Second Annual “Fore” The Kids Golf Outing Exceeds Fundraising Success of Inaugural Outing

 NEWBURGH, NY – Big Brothers Big Sisters of Orange County hosted the second annual “Fore” The Kids Golf Classic at West Point Golf Course on Monday, August 30^th, and raised over $31,000, an increase over the outing’s successful first year.  All the profits from the event will go directly to the agency and mentoring initiatives in Orange County. 

 Event co-chairs Wayne Martin and Jeff Babcock credited the success of the event to returning major sponsors such as Goldstein, Karlewicz and Goldstein, CPA’s, LLP, Progress Transit, Bergen Jaguar, and DeFeo’s Marina of Greenwood Lake.  They were also grateful for new major sponsors, Walden Savings Bank, Newburgh Nissan, and HSBC.  Additionally, 114 golfers gave generously as they partook of the pristine course on a bright and sunny August day. 

 Other event sponsors who made the day possible were Carbonella Coal Fired Pizza, Jacobowitz & Gubits, LLP, Mechtronics Corporation, MHVSHRM, Safari Telecom, Scancarello & Sons, Smith, Seaman & Quackenbush Funeral Home, William F. Funeral Home, ClearChannel of the Hudson Valley, and almost one hundred “tee sign” sponsors and raffle prize donors.  “When local businesses partner with local non-profits, the whole community benefits, and in this case dozens of children will now have hope for a brighter future, even in a tough economy,” said Big Brothers Big Sisters Executive Director Nancy Kosloski. 

 Big Brothers Big Sisters has had a thirty-two year partnership with engaging West Point Cadets and Military personnel in mentoring children ages 4 to 17. The organization depends on donations to help recruit and enroll volunteer mentors to reach more children. Funding is used to conduct background checks on volunteers to ensure child safety and provide ongoing support for children, families and volunteers to build and sustain long-lasting relationships, a key contributor to a successful mentoring relationship.

 For more details on the event, and on how you can become involved in creating a better tomorrow for a child, please visit www.mentorachild.org or call (845) 562-5900.