Golfers Come Out Swinging For Rotary

Marco Island’s two Rotary Clubs held their annual golf tournament fundraiser at the Hammock Bay Golf and Country Club last weekend. Players came together to raise money for their annual philanthropic giving that takes place during the course of the year. 

Proceeds from the golf outing are used to support local schools, Gift of Life for impoverished children’s’ heart surgeries, Meals of Hope, literacy programs such as “Dictionaries for Children” at Manatee Middle School, Christmas Island Style, Daily Bread Food Pantry, American Cancer Society, Unsung Hero Award, District Disaster Trailer Program, local scholarship programs, the Rotary Seminar 4 Tomorrow’s Leaders Program at the Florida Southern College in Lakeland, Florida. These are just some of the wonderful programs that the two Rotary Clubs support during the year.

Rotarians have also been the driving force behind the effort to wipe out polio, both in the United States and globally, through strong educational efforts and the funding of continued medical research over the last 35 years.

Another area which has seen great progress made by Rotarians over the years, are the efforts to provide clean drinking water in third world nations. Although we are accustomed to simply turning on a faucet for clean drinking water, this is seen as a miracle in the eyes of many around the world. 

Winners this year were as follows:

1st Place - 

Andrew Perfetti

John Perfetti

Tyler Williams

Zach Amezcua

2nd Place - 

Brian Gilmore

Greg Champeau

Bryan Berryman

Scott Moser

3rd Place -

Paul Nunez

Delaney Southers

Matthew Huneke

Jim O’Toole

Briann Gilmore’s Second Place team donated their winning back to the charity. Dan High of Rose Marina donated his winnings from the Poker Challenge to the charity.

A special thank you was given to the Hammock Bay Country Club and the Marco Island JW Marriott for hosting the annual event.

The Golf Committee, which is comprised of members from each Rotary Club, consisted of George Abounader, Tom Wagor, John Apolzan, John McGonigle, Bill Morris, Deb Shanahan and Derek Tenneyl.

Donors this year consisted of 2 Sheas/Salty Dog, Cocomo’s, Coral Isle Golf Center, Island Country Club, John McGonigle, Phelan Family Brands, the Progressive Auto Center and Coastal Breeze News. 

The Rotary Clubs would also like to express their sincere appreciation for all of the generous hole sponsors.