G.M.'s 2002 Western PA Charity Golf Tourney Topped $21,000 Mark; 2003 Will Be Sept. 15

On a beautiful day last September, more than 130 golfers teed off at Diamond Run Golf Club in Sewickley. The overwhelming support of the golfers and sponsors raised $21,855.26 for the newly erected "Mission of Love Donor Wall," in the Clubhouse at the Masonic Village at Sewickley.

The committee worked tirelessly to drum up tremendous support within the corporate sponsor category. Corporate sponsors in 2002 included: Anderson Windows; C. Harper Autoplex; Hoy Construction; Irwin Interiors System, Inc.; McKamish, McKinney Drilling Company; MI Friday Mason Contractor; NDC Builders, LLC; Perkins Eastman Architects PC; and Westmoreland Electric, Inc.

This year's annual tournament again will be held at Diamond Run on Monday, Sept. 15. The cost per golfer is $125, same as last year. The golf tournament information and application appear at left. The deadline to register is July 31. Advertising opportunities will be included within this year's program. For additional information, or for a copy of the golf brochure, call Jane W. Binley, Director of Gift Planning-West Region, toll-free at (866) 749-6863.

Members of the 2001-2002 Golf Committee visited the Clubhouse at the Masonic Village at Sewickley to celebrate their successful tournament results from the last two years. They had determined that the proceeds would fund the naming of the newly erected "Mission of Love Wall," which is the central recognition area for all gifts to the Masonic Village at Sewickley. The inscription reads: "In Recognition of the Grand Lodge Leaders-- Past, Present and Future. The 2001-2002 Grand Master's Western Pennsylvania Golf Tournament Committee, Golfers, and Sponsors."

Pictured at the presentation of an oversized check are (left to right): Edwin P. Cover, Ligonier Lodge No. 331, and member of the Committee on Masonic Homes; William H. Hartland, Shidle Lodge No. 601; Jane W. Binley, Director of Gift Planning-West Region; Richard J. Stemmler, P.D.D.G.M., of Loyalhanna Lodge No. 275, Latrobe, a member of the Committee on Masonic Homes and Chairman of the Golf Committee; B.J. Franks, Executive Director of the Masonic Village at Sewickley; and Randy L. Hobaugh and Leonard L. Santimyer, both of Shidle Lodge No. 601.