Events
Hope Starts Here - Wine Reception & Golf Tournament
Lazarex Cancer Foundation teamed up with the Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association (MLBPAA) for the 2010 “Hope Starts Here” Reception and Golf Tournament at Green Valley Country Club in Fairfield. The hosted wine reception was attended by over 100 guests, including MLBP Alumni. There was plenty of good food, photo opportunities and excitement at the raffle prize drawing. Sunday evening after the reception, as clouds gathered and winds blew, we resorted to obsessively checking the weather forecast and whispering prayers. Cherie McCammon, Tournament Director, while consulting Doppler radar made the point that it hadn’t rained on May 17th for 25 years! “Rain or shine” became the mantra for Monday’s shotgun start. “Rain” it was.
Despite the rain it turned out to be a great day! Thirty-one teams, a scramble format, theme holes, silent auction, raffles and a spontaneous live auction grossed close to $85,000, net $35,000, for Lazarex Cancer Foundation. Feedback from the players was tremendous regarding the course and their overall experience. We are thrilled because, in addition to the funds we raised, we met so many people that were new to the Lazarex mission.
Watch the Hope Starts Here recap on YouTube
We offer our heartfelt thanks to all who helped plan this event or participated as a sponsor, donor, guest or volunteer.
View and purchase event photos
- "Hope Starts Here" Photos from Peek Media (50% of your purchase from Peek Media benefits Lazarex Cancer Foundation)
- Tournament Photos by Reflections
Final Results:
| Closest to the Hole #5 Women | Pam McKenna 12’6” |
| Closest to the Hole #5 Men | Steve Andrade 5’6” |
| Women’s Long Drive #14 | Rae Marie Laguna |
| Men’s Long Drive #14 | Brendan Noonan |
| Low Gross | |||
| 63 | 2B | Steve Haworth, Tim Beinke, Steve Andrade, Adam Deadrich, Matt Hazard | |
| Low Net | |||
| 4th | 59 | 3A | Al Sisto, Matt Hendy, Augustine Alexander, Mike Benham, Rich Robertson |
| 3rd | 58 | 17B | Michael Lynch, Greg Amaral, Don Simon, Charlie Bates, Dennis Burtt |
| 2nd | *57 | 17A | Make Haberman, Matt Davis, Manny Cho, Bud McCuaig, John Bohnet |
| 1st | *57 | 2A | Brendan Noonan, Kyle Cliff, Tony Montagnino, Ken Noonan, Kip Yaughn |
*All ties broken by matching cards with Back Nine total
News Coveragee
Major League Baseball Alumni Help Lazarex Cancer Foundation Raise Funds | ALIVE East Bay
Danville Patch - Lazarex Cancer Foundation Gives New Hope to End-Stage Patients