Shown (from left) are: Rob Lyons, senior vice president, finance at Natixis Global Associates; Phil Leonard, vice president of operations at DPM; Bob Keeley, president of DPM; Ted Shannon, senior vice president of business development of Vantage Builders.
The sellout tournament was held September 8. The funds collected from 144 golfers, dinner attendees, sponsorships and sale of raffle tickets and mulligans raised over $81,000, bringing the total amount of funds raised over the tournament's history to over $815,000.
"The turnouts each year continue to be impressive, with so many of our colleagues, peers and industry friends coming to support the MS Society," said Bob Keeley, DPM's president and member of the board of trustees of the MS Society, Greater New England Chapter. "It's an incredible feeling to hand that check over year after year and know that we are doing something significant to fund a cure for this terrible disease."
Wakefield Moving's team, led by Bill Burns, netted the lowest score. The foursome was rounded out by Randy Davekos, Dave Shaw and Bill Chochran and finished with an impressive score of 57. The Closest-to-the-Pin was won by Ted Rodrigues of Cosentini, who hit a hole in one and the longest drives went to Jeff Thompkins of SG&A and Rose Vaciliou.
This year's sponsors included; Bowdoin Construction, Chapman Construction, Commodore Builders, Columbia Construction, Cube 3 Studio, Dacon Corporation, Dellbrook Construction, Erland Construction, H&H Builders, Integrated Interiors, J. Calnan & Associates, Lee Kennedy Company, Maugel Architects, Professional Electric Contractors of CT, Re-Stream, Signworks Group, Spagnolo Gisness & Associates, Sterling Movers, Structure Tone, Suffolk Construction, Timberline Construction, Vantage Builders & WB Engineers + Consultants.
"The Greater New England Chapter serves over 19,000 individuals and families in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont, who are affected by this unpredictable and often disabling disease," said Keeley. "We support the National MS Society because they drive research for a cure and they address the challenges of each person affected by MS."
"Bob Keeley brings the same leadership skills and attention to detail to the MS Golf Classic that he uses to make DPM a success," said Lori Espino, National MS Society, Greater New England Chapter president. "The Society is so grateful for the fundraising generated by Bob and DPM, because it makes it possible for us to help people with MS live their best lives."
Multiple sclerosis interrupts the flow of information between the brain and the body and can stop people from moving forward in their lives. The progress, severity and specific symptoms of MS in any one person cannot yet be predicted, but advances in research and treatment are moving us closer to a world free of MS. Most people with MS are diagnosed between the ages of 20 and 50, but teenagers and young children can also have MS; and, there are more than twice as many women as men diagnosed with the disease, which affects 2.1 million people worldwide. Join the movement to create a world free of MS at www.MSnewengland.org.
