On Monday, October 18th, the York Street Project (YSP) held its 11th Annual Golf Outing at Glen Ridge Country Club in Glen Ridge, NJ. The Outing was initially scheduled to take place on Monday, September 27th and as you may recall, because of the inclement weather Glen Ridge closed their course and forced the re-scheduling.
Although the air was crisp and nippy, a band of 98 brave golfers arrived at the Country Club ready to do battle on the Golf Course. And that is just what they did! The challenging round lasted about 5 hours, and afterwards the golfers gladly returned to the Club House to enjoy the Cocktail Reception.
While the golfers and other guests indulged themselves in an assortment of hand passed hors d'oeuvres and cocktails, a team of persuasive volunteers worked the room to sell Green Auction and 50/50 raffle tickets. The Silent Auction station patiently waited for anyone who dared to approach the table with pen in hand. Shortly before the call was given to sit down for dinner, the Skill Prize winners were announced and each was awarded for their great work.
To make a great day even better, more tasty morsels were prominently displayed in the formal dining room. During dinner, a brief welcome and expressions of thanks were made by YSP’s Executive Director, Susanne Byrne and Board Chair Anne Denyeau. Not long after the greetings were done, the raffle prize drawing got underway. With David Mehr, YSP’s official announcer, at the helm, each lucky winner proudly came up to claim their prize. The finale of the evening came with the announcing of the winner of the 50/50 raffle. And much to everyone’s surprise, the winner of the 50/50graciously donated their winnings back to YSP.
A very special thanks goes to The Haydon Family – Tournament Sponsor of the Event for the 8th consecutive year. Additional thank yous go to our Lunch Sponsors, The George Link Charitable Trust and James Patterson. Other major sponsors include The Denyeau Family, The Russo Group, Jefferies & Company and Dan and Francine McGuire. The York Street Project family is so grateful to these and many other sponsors, supporters and special friends who helped to raise more than $91,000 to help our women and children break the chains of poverty.
Stay tuned for information about YSP’s 12th Annual Golf Outing.
