Tournament attracts golfers for a cause: the Children of Chornobyl Relief Fund (11/09/03)

Tournament attracts golfers for a cause: the Children of Chornobyl Relief Fund

PENFIELD, N.Y. - A group of 56 enthusiastic golfers gathered on Saturday, September 13, at the Shadow Pines Golf Club in Penfield, N.Y., to participate in the 5th Annual Children of Chornobyl Golf Tournament. Sponsored by the Rochester Chapter of CCRF, the event raised funds to purchase medical equipment and supplies for the Ivano-Frankivsk Perinatology Center in Ivano-Frankivsk.

Prior to tee-off, contenders had a chance to browse the tournament raffle tables laden with donations collected by Ann Wallner and Taras Myhowych. They purchased tickets for items such as golf clubs, putters, golf bags, golf balls, tee-shirts, goody bags, key chains and a variety of other merchandise.

Lesia Telega, one of the co-organizers of the event, greeted players as they arrived and informed them of the day's schedule. She was accompanied by two young volunteers, Stephany Skrobach and Nicholas Scoglio, who helped sell raffle tickets and take pictures of all the teams. Roman Lesiv, another co-organizer, directed players to their golf carts and provided them with the rules of the game.

Each team consisted of three to four players who played scramble, a competition where the next stroke or drive begins from the position of a team member's best ball. At the end of their 18 holes, players retired to the clubhouse where they relaxed, mingled and had a chance to peruse the scores.

During dinner, Bohdan Skrobach, committee co-organizer, spoke briefly to thank everyone for their participation and to introduce Myron Babiuk, CCRF Rochester Chapter president. Mr. Babiuk welcomed everyone to the fifth annual CCRF Golf Tournament and promised the continuation of a partnership between the Rochester Chapter and the Ivano-Frankivsk Perinatology Center. To date, the chapter has donated $30,000 to the hospital in Ukraine.

Lisa Milanytch, CCRF's director of procurement, acknowledged the organizers, participants and donors of the tournament: "You've raised the expectations for this chapter of CCRF, and we are excited to see what other amazing gifts will come from this phenomenal group of individuals."

With the conclusion of the more formal part of the evening, the distribution of prizes began with John Adamczuk's light-hearted speech congratulating the winners of the day's events. The team that came in first included Jerry Randisi, Barry Deane, Clark Cogan and Bob Steinorth. Mr. Adamczuk, committee co-organizer, presented prizes to the winners and the evening concluded with the raffle drawing.

"Everyone had a very good time again this year. We hope to make the tournament even bigger and better next year in order to raise more funds for such a good cause," said Mr. Adamczuk.

CCRF thanked the organizers of the Rochester Golf Tournament: Messrs. Adamczuk, Lesiv, Skrobach, Ms. Telega, and all the other members of the committee who helped to make this fund-raiser such a success.

A sincere thank-you was extended also to the corporate sponsor of the event, the Rochester Ukrainian Federal Credit Union, and to Mr. Babiuk, not only for his able leadership of the chapter, but also for his initiative in publishing the 2004 children's calendars that are available for sale through CCRF. For more information, please contact CCRF at (973) 376-5140.

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