27th Annual Mid-Summer Red Cross Charity Golf Tournament Scores Funds for Greater Lehigh Valley Chapter
News Release: July 28, 2009
Contact: Janice Osborne, Director-Communications and Marketing; American Red Cross of the Greater Lehigh Valley (610) 865-4400, ext. 262; pager (610) 830-9771

BETHLEHEM, Pa. (July 28, 2009) - Under sunny July skies, 91 golfers drove, chipped and putted to raise funds at the 27th Annual Mid-Summer Red Cross Charity Golf Tournament yesterday (7/27) at Brookside Country Club. Proceeds from the event help the Greater Lehigh Valley Red Cross continue to provide local disaster relief services and lifesaving programs and services to nearly 690,000 residents in Carbon, Lehigh and Northampton counties.

The Haffner-Trinkle Foundation and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney (The Haddad Group and The Gehman-Yanders Group from the Allentown office) returned for the third year as the tournament's classic sponsors.

Following is a list of this year's contest and tournament winners:

Men's Longest Drive:  Keith Bernd

Women's Longest Drive:  Jane Stone

Closest to the Pin:  Sis Schantz

First-place low gross:(overall winning team)
Mark Hovanic
Rob Cahill
Tom Cichocki
Tony Sarko
59

First-place low net:
Gordon Reese
Joe Kunkler
Larry Reese
Bill Bakos
54

Second-place low net:
Andy Wright
Chris Butynskyi
Chris Scagliotti
Brian Siepetz
55 (MOC)

Third-place low net:
Rich Cappiello
Bob Dugan
Ken Reynolds
Jevon Honicker
55

The American Red Cross of the Greater Lehigh Valley serves nearly 690,000 residents of Carbon, Lehigh and Northampton counties. Last year the Red Cross provided health and safety education training; Lifeline, a personal response service for seniors; and emergency relief to more than 24,000 greater Lehigh Valley residents. For more information about the American Red Cross of the Greater Lehigh Valley or volunteer opportunities, call (610) 865-4400 or visit www.redcrosslv.org.