For Immediate Release
July 14, 2010
Habitat for Humanity of Franklin County Annual Golf Classic Scores a Hole-in-One!
The Annual Golf Classic to benefit Habitat for Humanity of Franklin County held on Saturday, July 10, 2010 at the Ottawa Country Club and raised a record-setting $13,000.
Habitat for Humanity of Franklin County has built 11 homes and completed 5 home rehabilitation projects for deserving Franklin County families over the past 15 years, serving a total of 79 people.
Carine Ullom, chair of the Board of Directors for the local Habitat affiliate, said, ‘The tournament planning committee, chaired by Dale Fox, has worked tirelessly over the past few months to organize the Golf Classic, which is the major fund raising event for us.’
23 volunteers helped plan and execute the event. Over 42 area businesses and individuals generously sponsored special tournament events such as the longest drive, the closest-to-the-pin, and the marshmallow drive contests. Other sponsorships included hole sponsors, cart sponsors, team sponsors, and a sponsorship of a $50,000 hole-in-one contest. Ryan Sipple won a chance at the hole-in-one prize and came within two feet of driving his golf ball in the hole with one shot on the 9th green.
‘What a great show of support from the entire community. The rain stopped, the sun came out, and over a hundred people enjoyed a fantastic day on the links for a good cause,’ said Ullom.
The scramble-style tournament netted 112 golfers on 28 teams.
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