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Hathaway-Sycamores Golf
Tournament
Raises $100,000
Participating in a recent golf fundraiser for Hatahaway-Sycamores are Jack MacKenzie, Hathaway-
Sycamores board member and event co-chair; Bill Martone, president of Hathaway-Sycamores;
Chuck Street, emcee of the event; Rob Myers, executive vice president of development for
Hathaway-Sycamores; and Dave Battaglia, Hathaway-Sycamores board member and event co-chair.
More than 150 people participated
in Hathaway-Sycamores
Child and Family Services’ signature
golf fundraiser, Shot at a
Million Golf Classic, recently at
Brookside Golf Course in Pasadena.
The event raised more than
$100,000 through corporate sponsorships,
individual player sponsorships
and raffle tickets, with proceeds
benefiting educational and
therapeutic treatment programs that
serve Hathaway-Sycamores children
year round.
Thirty players participated in the
tournament. Golfers were sponsored
on a per-hole basis and played as
many holes as possible. They combined
to play 1,750 holes of golf, an
average of 58 holes per player.
After the tournament, the
golfers, board members, tournament
sponsors and guests attended the
19th Hole After Party, held on the
18th fairway, and all party guests
were given a “Shot at a Million.” An
initial round gave all guests the
opportunity to take a golf shot —
165 yards for men, 150 yards for
women — for a chance to qualify
for the final 10 spots.
A leader board posted the 10
shots that were closest to the hole,
and one player got to within 35
inches.
Traffic reporter Chuck Street of KTLA-TV and KIIS-FM emceed
the event, giving out dozens of raffle
prizes and presiding over the party
finale, in which the 10 finalists took
their shots for a chance to win $1
million.
While no one went home $1
million richer, the person whose
shot was closest to the pin left with
a prize package. Additionally the
lucky winner of the 2009 Smart Car
raffle was announced following the
10 finalist shots.
The party also featured food
catered by the Patina Group, music,
the chance to try out the latest in
golf equipment with the state-ofthe-
art Trackman swing analysis
system, and a speech from a young
girl who had been through the
Hathaway-Sycamores Independent
Transitional Living Program.
The golf event was co-chaired
by Jack MacKenzie and Dave
Battaglia, both of La Cañada
Flintridge, who are active board
members for the Pasadena-headquartered
nonprofit organization.
Hathaway-Sycamores President
Bill Martone thanked all the guests
for supporting this year’s event, and
“taking the time to learn a little bit
more about the critically important
work being done each and every day
at our agency to give children suffering
from emotional trauma and
mental illness a chance at a better
life. Simply put, your participation
and support help to make that happen.”
For more information about
Hathaway-Sycamores, visit
www.hathaway-sycamores.org.
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