A Great Day For Golf

Monday was a great day to play golf and those that took the course at Eagle Ridge Golf Club in Lakewood during the afternoon did so for a great cause. The 11th Annual Caring Classic Outing raised nearly $40,000 for the Caregiver Volunteers of Central Jersey and culminated with an awards dinner in the Grand View Ballroom at which I served as Master of Ceremonies. Part of the reason for me helping with the event was the formal invitation came from Lisa Carone of the Lakewood BlueClaws…it’s hard to say no to Lisa. However in truth I was there because Caregiver Volunteers is such a great organization and they did honor me a couple of years ago at their Harvest of Hope Gala. For the past 17 years they have helped elderly residents remain independent and stay in their homes even though they can’t drive any more. A network of some 1000 volunteers will drive residents to doctor’s appointments, take care of the food shopping and sometimes just sit and talk with them. Basically the fill the void left by family members who are not always available to check on their elderly relatives. It’s a tremendous organization that relies on fundraisers like yesterday’s golf outing which was sponsored in part by Woodhaven Lumber. Don Johansen of Harrogate Life Care and Trish Mazejy of Bartley Healthcare served as Co-Chairpersons of the Golf Committee and special thanks go to Jan Kokes of the Kokes Organization, the host for the annual event. Among friendly faces that played and supported the cause were Senator Bob Singer and attorneys Harvey York & Robert Novy. Novy, who an officer on the Caregivers Board of Trustees, hosts a weekend law show on WOBM AM.

On an unrelated note the Manchester Township High School baseball team can clinch the Class B South championship with a win today at Brick. Coach John Musolf’s Hawks secured a share of the title by scoring twice in the bottom of the 7th and rallying past Central 5-4 Monday. Jon Roszel, who is headed to West Virginia University, doubled and later scored the game-winning run on a throwing error. If Brick wins today than the Green Dragons will share the division crown with Manchester.

Jackson Memorial also clinched at least a share of the Class A South crown with an 8-4 win at Toms River North last night. The Jaguars can make it official with a win at Brick Memorial this afternoon.