BEING A BLESSING
The Rotary Club of Akron Newstead held its 30th Annual Andrew Boncore Memorial Golf Tournament on August 10th at the beautiful Links at Ivy Ridge in Akron, New York. The event is in memory of one of the club’s founding members, Andy Boncore. What a success! On perfect, sunny day 107 golfers enjoyed fellowship, food and a great course that resulted in $13,500 raised for the non profit Blessings in a Backpack. This success was due to the generosity of our sponsors, the Akron Newstead community, the attendees and certainly the club members led by Rotarians Joe Capan and Bill Lunney.
Blessings in a Backpack is a unique charity whose mission it is to mobilize communities, individuals and resources to provide food on the weekends for elementary school children America who might otherwise go hungry. It is hard to believe that 13 million kids in America don’t have enough food on weekends. That’s one in five who will eat meals at school during the week but is without access to affordable, nutritious food on Saturday and Sunday. Blessings in a Backpack sends kids home on Friday with backpacks full of satisfying and nutritious food. In administering the program, the club works closely with the local school district for the benefit of children in the Akron Newstead community.
Pictured are the winning mixed foursome with President Julie Klotzbach (2nd from left), Brian Perry, Scott Warren, Jim Meier, and Stacy Stawicki.