Tuesday, September 29, 2015

26th Annual United Way Golf Outing raises $17,000


On Monday, September 14th, the Darke County United Way held its 26th Annual Golf Outing. The golf committee at the Darke County United Way is excited to announce that the golf outing raised $17,318 with all proceeds going to the 26 non-profit programs of the United Way for the 2016 campaign. The campaign goal this year is $375,000. The golf committee for the 26th annual event consisted of Andy Brown, Matt Jordan, Dave Connelly, Brian Griesdorn, Zach Newbauer, Dave Keiser, Mike Snyder, Steve Willman, and Christy Baker. The committee would like to thank the 25 teams that golfed, the generous sponsors, and those who donated raffle prizes.

The United Way was honored to have Whirlpool and The KitchenAid® Experience as the lead sponsor for this outing which was held at Turtle Creek Golf Course. United Way was also very thankful to have the following co-sponsors helping make this event a success from the start including Anderson Ethanol, LLC, BASF, Boots Breaden, Brethren Retirement Community, Bruns Realty, Dave Knapp Ford Lincoln, Doug Shields Investments, Early Bird - Bluebag Media, Edison Community College, Edward Jones, Family Health, Fry & Company, CPA’s, Greenville Federal, Greenville National Bank, Hittle Buick GMC, Hot Rods & Harleys, Mercer Savings Bank, Midmark Corporation, MJS Plastics, Inc., Second National Bank, The Farmers State Bank, Village Green Health Campus, and Wayne HealthCare.


The United Way also had over fifty tee sponsors and many businesses giving door prize items for the day and would like to thank the following businesses and individuals for their generous support including the following tee sponsors: American Title Resources, Ansonia Lumber Company, Bolyard’s Heating & Cooling, Inc., Boring & Associates, Brumbaugh Construction, Bruns General Contracting, C&N Contractors, Inc., Clark Schaefer Hackett, Cut n Curl, Danny’s Place, Darke County Agricultural Society, Doug Harman, First Choice Realty, Dr. Stephen Stentzel, DDS, Eikenberry’s, Financial Achievement Services, Flaig Lumber Company, Garbig & Schmidt, Gordon Orthodontics, Greenville Technology, Inc., GPS Computer Services & More, LLC, Hanes Law Group, LTD, Hansbargers Home Solutions, Ignaffo Roofing, Jafe Decorating, Jordan Insurance, Law Offices of Scott D. Rudnick, Lehman Chiropractic, Littman-Thomas Agency, Loudy Office Machines, McDonald’s, Merchants Bank of Indiana, Midwest Auctioneers & Realty - Mike Baker, Mike Ryan Insurance, Mote & Associates, Oakley Place, Ramco Electric Motors, Randall E. Breaden, LLC, Rapid Printing, RB Cox Insurance, Rodney Oda, CPA, Sitebound Supply Co., State Representative Jim Buchy, State Farm Insurance - Diane Evans, SVG Chevrolet, The Neff Company, Troutwine Auto Sales, TXI, Versailles Savings & Loan, Vore’s Customs - Bobby Vore, VPP Industries, Wayne Builders & Supply, Westfall Plumbing & Heating, LTD, Williamson Insurance, and Zechar Bailey Funeral Home.

United Way would also like to thank the following for their door prize donations: Ad Products of Dayton - Terry Martin, All About You Therapeutic Massage, Arby’s, Ault Henderson & Lewis CPAs, Bob Evans, Brookdale Greenville, Buffalo Wild Wings, Dayton Dragons, Domino’s, Fairlawn Steak House, GNC, Greenville National Bank, Grilliot Alignment Service, Hansbargers Home Solutions, Hibbett Sports, Hot Rods & Harleys, Jordan Insurance Agency, JT’s Brew & Grill, KitchenAid Experience, Mercer Savings Bank, NAPA Auto Parts, Oakley Place, O’Reilly Auto Parts, Pizza Hut, Rest Haven, Second National Bank, Snap Fitness, Splash & Dash Car Wash, The Bistro Off Broadway, The Farmer’s State Bank, Tolly’s Gastropub, Turtle Creek Golf Course, Brethren Retirement Community, Rural King, Marsh Hometown Market, and Minuteman Press.

The golf outing was played as a handicap scramble. This event was a great time with fun competitions such as longest putt, longest drive, straightest drive, and two holes with prizes to win, including a car from Dave Knapp Ford Lincoln and a hole with $10,000 from Farmers State Bank. Unfortunately, there were no hole-in-ones during the outing.

Our big winners of the day including 1st Place Gross - Terry Martin’s team of Terry Martin, Bill Beecroft, and Ronnie Stump, 1st Place Net - Scott Rudnick’s team of Scott Rudnick, Willie Powell, Bill Mason, and Marty Turner, 2nd Place Net - Ed Curry’s team of Ed Curry, Gary Zechar, Dick Wright, and Jack Sloat, and 3rd Place Net - Rodney Oda’s team of Rodney Oda, Jack Born, Lugene Ignaffo, and Denny Ruble. The board of directors and staff at United Way would like to once again thank all of our committee members, golfers donors, and sponsors for making our 26th year of golf a wonderful celebration. This outing over the past 26 years has brought in close to a quarter million dollars and has helped serve over 20,000 residents each year in the community. Thank you for LIVING UNITED in Darke County as we work to reach our goal of $375,000.

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