Diversified Project Management, Inc. (DPM), held its 19th annual MS Golf Classic tournament at the Hopkinton Country Club.
"I'm thrilled to announce that this year's tournament has pushed DPM's combined contribution to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Greater New England Chapter to over $670,000.00," said Bob Keeley, president of DPM and member of the chapter's Board of Trustees.
"We are grateful to our loyal sponsors who continue to drive the success of our golf outings each year. Next year will mark the 20th anniversary of this tournament and we are proud to continue to support the movement to create a world free of MS."
The sellout tournament was held September 10th. The funds collected from 144 golfers, dinner attendees, sponsorships, sale of raffle tickets, mulligans and the live auction raised $75,000.
Wakefield Moving's team, led by Bill Burns, netted the lowest score. The foursome was rounded out by Dave Shaw, Kyle Abbott and Jeff Murray and finished with an impressive score of 58. The Closest-to-the-Pin was won by Cosentini's Ed Dolan with 39 inches and the longest drives went to Rose Vaciliou from Erland Construction's team and Bryan Sergeant of Creative Office Pavilion.

This year's sponsors included; Advanced Signing, Bowdoin Construction Corp, Columbia Construction, Commodore Builders, Dacon Corporation, Eastern Bank, Environments at Work, Erland Construction, H&H Builders, J. Calnan & Associates, Maugel Architects, Professional Electric, RE-Stream, Rentacrate, Spagnolo Gisness & Associates, Sterling Movers, Suffolk Construction, Structure Tone, Union Office Interiors, & WB Engineers.

"The Greater New England Chapter serves over 19,000 families in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont who are affected by this unpredictable disease," added Mr. 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."

"Thanks to generous and dedicated donors like Bob Keeley and everyone at DPM, the National MS Society is able to fund cutting-edge research and treatments to stop progression, restore function, and end multiple sclerosis for future generations," said Lori Espino, Executive Vice President for Resource Development at the National MS Society, Greater New England Chapter. "At the same time, the Society provides vital MS education, support, advocacy, and services that help everyone deal with the unpredictable challenges of living with MS."

Multiple sclerosis interrupts the flow of information between the brain and the body can stop people from moving forward in their lives. Every hour in the United States, someone is newly diagnosed with MS, an unpredictable, often disabling disease of the central nervous system. Symptoms range from numbness and tingling to blindness and paralysis. 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. MS affects more than 400,000 people in the U.S., and 2.1 million worldwide. Join the movement to create a world free of MS at www.MSnewengland.org.

About Diversified Project Management:
Diversified Project Management, located in Newton, MA, Hartford and Stamford, CT, is an independent owner's representative consulting company that specializes in programming, project management, construction administration, FF&E coordination and move-planning services for corporate, education, healthcare, manufacturing and biotech client's construction, renovation and relocation projects. For more information, please visit www.dpm-inc.com.

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