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TODAY’S DATE: August 8, 2006
Cheryl L. Coppola
Development Director
(585) 394-8178 x7264
ccoppola@happinesshouse.org

20th Annual Happiness House Golf Tournament

The 20th annual Happiness House Golf Tournament was held on Wednesday, August 2nd, 2006 at Silver Creek Golf Course in Waterloo. The honorary chairman for this year’s tournament was Mr. Sam Vasile, President, Finger Lakes Bottling Company.
Major sponsors for the event included; Belhurst, Bonadio & Co., LLP, D’Amico Chrysler Dodge Jeep, Finger Lakes Bottling Co. Inc., First Niagara Bank, Five Star Bank, Lamar Advertising, Massa Construction, Inc., Wal-Mart of Canandaigua and Wal-Mart of Geneva.

Low Gross Tournament Winners- The Devaney-Bennett team, pictured left to right: Ray Ziats, Tom Hannackner, Billy McDermott, Jim Devaney, Chris Carroll, and Scott Bissell.

Low Net Tournament Winners:- The Five Star Bank team, pictured left to right: Mark McWilliams, Jackie Olsen, Rob Sollenne, Mike Simon, Bob McFadden, and Jim Brennan.

Approximately $30,000 were raised, and will benefit the “Happiness is Helping” Capital Campaign.

Happiness House- Finger Lakes Cerebral Palsy Association is a private nonprofit health and human service agency that has been serving communities in the Finger Lakes region in Upstate New York since 1969. Today with sites in Geneva, Canandaigua, and Waterloo, Happiness House offers an array of educational program, recreational and family support services for children and adults with and without disabilities who reside in Ontario, Seneca, Wayne, and Yates counties. On average Happiness House serves 700 individuals and their families each year.
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