The IREM Boston Chapter No. 4 held their Annual Golf Tournament on September 12th at the Granite Links Golf Club at Quarry Hills. A special thank you to the tournament sponsor, Marcus, Errico, Emmer & Brooks, P.C.
The weather was perfect on the beautiful course located 7 miles south of Boston. There are 27 challenging holes of links style golf with the most scenic vistas anywhere, including views of Boston's skyline to the north, the Harbor Islands to the south and east, and the densely forested backdrop of the Blue Hills Reservation to the west.
134 Golfers participated in the event. The top three foursomes of the day were as follows:
1st Place - Marcus, Errico, Emmer & Brooks, P.C. - Jonathan Adams, Patrick Mitchell, Shawn Monterio and Marvin Pardo.
2nd Place - Endeavor Capital - Matthew Galvin, John Reilly, Jason Smith, David Stewart.
3rd Place - Marcus, Enrico, Emmer & Brooks, P.C. - Tim Bostrom, Steve Gilmore, Peter Westover, Kate Wells.
Our "Closest to the Pin" winners were Sue Kelley, The Boston Land Company and Jason Smith, Endeavor Capital.
The "Longest Drive" went to Kate Wells, Marcus, Errico, Emmer & Brooks, P.C. and Brian Shapiro, ARS Services, Inc. Thank you to Air Tech Systems, Inc. and Roof Management Consultants for your sponsorship for this contest.
Lunch at the tournament was sponsored by Hub International New England LLC.
We would also like to thank our Silver Sponsors for their continued support:
Air Duct Services & Restoration, ARS Services Inc., Barkan Management Co. Inc. AMO, Berman Adjusters Inc., Corcoran Management Co. Inc. AMO, CCI Building Restoration & Waterproofing, Endeavor Capital, Federal Management Co. AMO, GE Appliances, Halkeen Management Company AMO, Mac-Gray Co. Inc., Marcus, Errico, Emmer & Brooks P.C., Millennium Partners Massachusetts, Nordblom Management Co., Panda Rug, Pro-Care Inc., Service Master Disaster Associates, Service Master of Plymouth, Swirling Milton Winnick Public Adjusters Inc., The Boston Land Company, The Community Builders Inc. AMO, The Simon Companies AMO, Twins Brook Insurance Brokerage Inc., Thayer & Associates Inc. AMO, Valley Crest Landscaping.
The Annual Golf Tournament is our largest event of the year. The success of this event is directly impacted by the generosity of our members, friends and corporations. This year's Beverage Cart Sponsor was AP Landscape Contractors. Flag Sponsors for the event were CIREES, Inc., Fish Window Cleaning, Hynes Landscaping, Sordillo Electric, Co, Inc., Sunshine Janitorial Services, Inc., The Hamilton Company Inc. and the W.T. Phelan Co. Insurance Agency.
Our Hole in One Sponsors was ARS Services Inc., Fish Window Cleaning, Service Master Disaster Associates, Valley Crest Landscaping and Tufankjian Toyota Scion Braintree.
After a successful day on the golf course, participants enjoyed Hors Oeuvres, sponsored by Secur America LLC, and Peabody Properties, Inc. AMO.

As our cocktail hour progressed, silent auction items and raffle baskets were displayed. A special thank you to the companies who donated these items: ARS Services Inc., Air Duct Service & Restoration, Bradford Studios, Corcoran Jennison Management, CCI Building Restoration & Waterproofing, DHR & Associates, F-1Boston, Fish Window Cleaning, Granite Links Golf Club, Harvey Building Products, H & K Insurance Agency, Hobbs Brook Management LLC, Hy-Line Cruises, Huntington Theatre, Marcus, Errico, Emmer & Brooks, Pro-Care Inc., Schernecker Property Services, Service Master Disaster Associates, Tufankjian Toyota/Scion of Braintree, Valley Crest Landscaping.

The Board of Directors unanimously selected The Chrohn's and Colitis Foundation of America as our charity for the event. Stephen Marcus, from Marcus, Errico, Emmer & Brooks P.C. accepted a check for $5,000 on behalf of The Chrohn's and Colitis Foundation. This charity has a special meaning to Stephen Marcus who was diagnosed with Crohn's in May of 2010. By the end of December 2010, he and his son founded Team Intestinal Fortitude to raise money and awareness of Crohn's. His son has participated in several marathons and half marathons on behalf of his dad. In their inaugural year, Team Intestinal Fortitude raised $162,000 for Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America breaking all past records across the country.

Thank you for attending our annual golf tournament and we look forward to our November 3rd Awards night honoring "Franklin W. Simon, CPM" The Simon companies, as our Lifetime Achievement Award recipient. This event will be held at the Seaport WorldTrade Center in Boston. For more information or to register on line, go to http://www.iremboston.org.