Dear Editor,
It began with an idea brought to us by volunteer Ken Williams. Let’s golf across Ottawa County for United Way. It concluded Sunday afternoon at the Catawba Island Club. Golfers played at Oak Harbor Golf Club, Sugar Creek Golf Course, Chippewa Golf Club and in the Finale at the Catawba Island Club. Thanks to staff and volunteers who organized and made this possible.
Thank you to Marty Sutter and Rich Hillman of Genoa Bank for bringing the four golf clubs to the initial planning meetings. A big thank you to United Way staff, Lisa Dubbert and Kristen Gerwin for coordinating this venture. Thanks to volunteers Jim Deer, Donna Lueke, Gary Macko, Erica Nordlund and April Schalk. Thanks to the staff at each club who scored the tournaments and took care of the myriad details behind the scenes that make a golf tournament work. And, a final thank you to the golfers. Whether you golfed in one, two, three or four of the events we couldn’t have done it without you.
Chris Galvin
Area Director United Way in Ottawa County
