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The Canaan VFW 26th Annual Golf Tournament

The Canaan VFW 26th Annual Golf Tournament will be held Saturday, September 23, 2017 at the Egremont Country Club in Great Barrington. MA.

The 18 hole, four-person scramble format event also requires a participant’s handicap to determine into which of four flights each team will be entered. Prizes will be awarded to the winner of each flight.

The entry fee for the tournament is $100 per person which includes green fees, coffee and donuts, cart, gift, lunch and beverages, on-course contests, awards and a prime rib dinner.

On course contests include closest to the pin and longest drive for both men and women.

Participants must register in advance. The deadline for registration is September 12th, but organizers suggest early registration because the tournament always fill up.

For more information or to get a registration form, call Moe Spadaccini at (860) 824-0660.

Tournament day schedule is as follows:

10:00 am  Check in, coffee and donuts

11:00 Shotgun start.

Lunch

Awards and dinner after tournament.

Proceeds from the tournament will benefit the Canaan VFW Post’s scholarship program which awards six to seven, $1,000 scholarships each year to students from Canaan, Falls Village or children of Post members. The tournament has awarded over $100,000 to deserving students during the tournament’s 25 years.

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The Steve Blass Golf Tournament, 12th Annual

The Steve Blass Golf Tournament, 12th Annual, will be held Monday, September 11, 2017 at the Egremont Country Club in Great Barrington, MA.

The entry fee for the 18 hole, four-person scramble format event is $130 per person and includes green fees, cart,  boxed lunch,  on-course contests, prizes, awards and dinner. There is a $40 dinner-only option.

On-course contests include closest to the pin, closest to the line, longest drive and hole-in-one. There will also be a raffle including great pro sports memorabilia.

Early registration is recommended , as the tournament is easily expected to fill up. Please make checks payable to Region One Athletic Fund and mail to :

Francis Perotti Jr.

P.O. Box 356

East Canaan, CT 06024

The tournament day schedule is as follows:

11:00am  Registration, buy raffle tickets

11:30am  Photos with Steve, box lunch

12 noon  Shotgun start

4:30pm  Cocktails and awards

5:30pm  Dinner and raffle with Steve Blass, Master of Ceremonies

Sponsorship opportunities range from $50 to $1,000.

Proceeds from the tournament will benefit the Region One Athletic Fund which supports a variety of programs including special coaching, sport training camps, special purchases and more within the schools of Region One in Litchfield County, CT. To learn more about the region One Athletic Fund visit berkshiretaconic.org and search: Region One Athletic  Fund.

For tournament, sponsorship or registration information call Champ Perotti at (860) 485-4037 or Email  fwperotti65@sbcglobal.net.

The Tournament’s namesake, Steve Blass, is a hometown hero who graduated from Housatonic Valley Regional High School and went on to greatness,  pitching two complete winning games for the Pittsburg Pirates in the 1971 World Series. This tournament  is Steve’s way of giving back to a school system that he credits for much of his success.

 

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