St. Barnabas Charitable Golf Open Nets Record $105,350
Gibsonia, Pa. - June 20, 2007 - St. Barnabas Charities netted $105,350 at its annual golf tournament on June 4 at the Butler Country Club. The total is the highest in the tournament's 20 years and benefits the patients at St. Barnabas Nursing Home, Valencia Woods at St. Barnabas and The Arbors at St. Barnabas. In 2006, the Free Care Fund provided more than $5.84 million to patients who could not otherwise afford their care.
The golf open drew 46 foursomes for morning and afternoon rounds of golf. Golfers generously participated in drawings, a silent auction and a live auction. Title co-sponsors Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield and C.U.E. Inc. as well as 20 hospitality sponsors and 38 tee and green sign sponsors also contributed to the success of the event. During its 20-year history, the golf tournament has raised more than $1,000,000.
Golfers had an opportunity to meet the tournament's celebrity golfer, L.C. Greenwood, Pittsburgh Steelers defensive lineman and four-time Super Bowl champion. The day was capped off by an awards dinner emceed by Bob Bruce of WPXI-TV, who served as auctioneer for a live auction of sports memorabilia and other prizes. The winning foursome from the event will have their names engraved on the tournament's traditional Bell Trophy, which was donated in memory of the late Donald Bell, a trustee of St. Barnabas and a former tournament chairman. The winning foursome included Bob Crnjarich, Richard Crnjarich, Harry Klucher and Jeffrey Kreutzer. Golf committee chairman Richard Andrus presented the check for the day's fund-raising efforts.
The 21st annual St. Barnabas Charitable Golf Open will be held June 2, 2008 at Butler Country Club. For information, contact Debbie Panei, Director of Development, at 724-444-5521 or by e-mail at dpanei@stbarnabashealthsystem.com.
About St. Barnabas, St. Barnabas Health System is the largest health care concern of its kind in Pennsylvania and offers service apart from the ordinary in a faith-based, non-denominational setting. Tracing its heritage back to 1900, the system serves approximately 900 inpatients and residents, plus 35,000 outpatients and home care clients. The health system is composed of the St. Barnabas Communities, including The Village at St. Barnabas, The Washington Place at St. Barnabas and The Woodlands at St. Barnabas; St. Barnabas Clinical Services, including St. Barnabas Nursing Home, St. Barnabas Medical Center, Valencia Woods at St. Barnabas and The Arbors at St. Barnabas; the Kean Theatre; and St. Barnabas Charities, the fund-raising arm.
Contact:
Kathleen Brenneman
(724) 444-5530
kbrenneman@stbarnabashealthsystem.com
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