More than 125 golfers played through occasional rain showers on Wednesday, August 1stto help make the Brattleboro Retreat’s 7thAnnual Golf Tournament a swinging success. Held at the Brattleboro Country Club inBrattleboro,VT, the event raised more than $38,000 to benefit the therapeutic recreational activities for children and adolescents receiving care at the Retreat.
The Retreat’s commitment to recreational, creative and leisure activities in the healing process goes back almost as far as our founding in 1834,’said Tim Jungclaus, director of Therapeutic Services. ‘This remains a distinguishing feature of our overall philosophy and belief in an integrated programming approach. The tournament plays a big part in keeping us going.’
This year’s Platinum Sponsor was Sodexo. Gold Sponsors included Communicators Group; Downs RachlinMartin, PLLC; the Melanson Company; MVP Health Care; Physician Finders; The Richards Group; WKVT; and WTSA.
Silver Sponsors included Bast Investment Company; Black Rock; Brattleboro Memorial Hospital; Brattleboro Subaru; Dominion Diagnostics; Mary Faucher and Steve Klugman; HP Cummings Construction Company; HawkPartners, LLC;HowardPrinting; Jackson Lewis; S&S Painting & Decorating; and Sherlock Investment Management.
The tournament’s supporters also included ten Bronze Sponsors and 21 Hole Sponsors.
‘We could not be more grateful to the corporations, organizations and individuals who continue to make this golf tournament an annual success,’said Dr. Robert E. Simpson, president and chief executive officer. ‘The young people in our care benefit in countless ways through the treatment and programming supported directly by this event.’
Winner of the tournament’s ‘First Gross’was the team of Elizabeth Walker, Eileen Ranslow, Scott Wilson and Toby Muncill. Winner of ‘First Net’was the team representing Hole Sponsor HCRS (Cory Wilkerson, Josh Compton, Phil DeMuzio, and Jarrod James).
The team that took ‘Second Gross’were representatives from Gold Sponsor Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC and Silver Sponsor Hawk Partners (Joe Choquette, David Minnis, Dennis McLister, and Taylor Foehl). ‘Second Net’went to the team representing Silver Sponsor Brattleboro Subaru (Chris Ducharme, Nate Barnard, John Sciacca, and Paul Sucharzewski).
Tracy Sloan won the Women’s Longest Drive.Nancy Hagstrom from Bronze Sponsor Newton Business won the prize for Women’s Closest to the Pin whileSueBranch from Silver Sponsor S&S Painting and Decorating wonStraightest Drive. In the Men’s Division, Rich Card from Gold Sponsor WKVT took the prize forLongest Drive. And S&S Painting & Decorating’s Ken Greatbach wonStraightest Drivewith Taylor Foehl of HawkPartners winning Closest to Pin.
The Brattleboro Retreat, founded in 1834, is a not-for-profit, regional specialty psychiatric hospital and addictions treatment center, providing a full range of diagnostic, therapeutic and rehabilitation services for individuals of all ages and their families. Nationally recognized for its premier treatment in behavioral healthcare, the Brattleboro Retreat offers a high quality, individualized, comprehensive continuum of care including inpatient, partial hospitalization, residential and outpatient treatment.