Members, guests hold 35th annual charity tournament

TORRINGTON » The United Way of Northwest Connecticut had its 35th annual charity Golf Tournament on May 22 at the Torrington Country Club in Goshen.

The Golf Tournament raised $9,845, which included $1005 through raffle prizes. A group of 47 golfers participated, and all proceeds benefit United Way Community Impact projects.

Participants and sponsors included ARCONIC Dinner Sponsor, BD, Litchfield Bancorp, Northwest Community Bank, Torrington Savings Bank, Union Savings Bank and Thomaston Savings Bank; Lunch Sponsors, The Hole in One, Sullivan’s Northwest Hills Dealership and Mitchell Volvo of the Litchfield Hills. Hospitality sponsors were Litchfield Woods and Charlotte Hungerford Hospital; Par sponsor was Dymax Corporation.

Additional sponsors and players included Barron & Company, LLP, Barry Cone’s Heating and A/C Inc., Bouffard & Ramsey Ameriprise Financial, Inc., Brooker Pediatric Dentistry, Brooks, Todd, & McNeil Insurance, Howd, Cadco Ltd. BE MKG, Howd ,Lavieri & Finch, LLP, Kelly Services, Northwest Hills Credit Union, Steve Caruso-AFLAC of Litchfield County, Theroux, Nowell & Stoughton, LLC CPA, and Torrington Municipal & Teachers Federal Credit Union.

Businesses and individuals who donated raffle prizes were Bachi’s, Carbone’s Market, Fairview Farm Golf, George’s Restaurant, Infinity Music Hall & Bistro, Jimmy’s Store, La Cupola, Mohawk Mountain Ski Area, Inc. Nodine’s Smokehouse, Prime Time, Red’s Hardware True Value of Litchfield, Tony’s Package Store, Torrington Country Club, Venetian Restaurant, and the Warner Theatre.

First place went to Team Tony Ponte, Jack Hogan, Jon DiSalvatore and Dave Segal. Second place went to Team Mike Nejaime, John Ruzs, Jim Chayka and Mike Cellerino.

The United Way of Northwest Connecticut serves the 26 towns in the Northwest Corner through its 26 participating agencies and programs. The agency’s annual fundraising campaign benefits more than 58,500 people.

The Golf Tournament raised $9,845. A group of 47 golfers participated, and all proceeds benefit United Way Community Impact projects.

PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE UNITED WAY OF NORTHWEST CONNECTICUT Players including executive director Owen Quinn, Steve Silver, Lance Boynton Stephen Todd attended the annual tournament.

From left are golfers Mike Nejaime, John Ruzs, Jim Chaka and Mike Cellerino.

Jane Vannini and Doreen Roy played golf for the United Way.

Jeff Geddes and Christine Bascetta attended the tournament.