It has been a long time since my last blog, but I felt I had to write one today just thanking everyone for their support of the Cloukey Challenge Golf Tourament. This is the 20th year of the event and this will go down as the most successful yet. I want to thank everyone who helped me get prizes for the tournament. Limestone Country Club and Long Lake Country Club were both in excellent shape and because of their genorous donation I am able to keep the price of the tournament down to give the average golfer a chance to enjoy a day on the links.This is a unique tournament, actually four different nine hole tournaments and everyone who plays gets a prize. The real winner Special Olympics of Aroostook County.
We had the largest turnout ever for this years event and had some special auctions to raise extra money. We had many laughts and just enjoyed everyone’s company.
One of the highlights of the weekend was Shawn Cunningham becoming a Boston Fan for the next year. Shawn threw down the gauntlet and said she would cheer for Boston teams for the next year for the right price. We were able to pass the hat and thanks to a 100 donation from Chris Richards at Par and Grill we got the ball rolling and raised over 300 dollars. That was a great thing that Shawn did and I know that it is appreciated by Special Olympics.
The event is also fun bringing together several WAGM personalities in a laid back and fun atmosphere. It shows that we are human.
Jon Gulliver, Ted Shapiro, Shawn Cunningham, Tyler Pyburn, and Jaimarie Ely all took part and had a great time. Former anchor Cindy McInnes and her husband Philip drove over from Nova Scotia to take part.
It’s a lot of work, but it is worth every second. I had one gentleman come up to me at Long Lake Country Club on Sunday and thank me for holding the event. He told me he is not a serious golfer, and that this is the only tournament he plays in all year. He said he looks forward to taking part and looks forward to it from the first day of the season each year.
Thanks again to everyone for their support and I hope to see all of you again next June.
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