Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 10/12/21
From Press Release
The Philadelphia Lacrosse Association would like to invite you to participate in the 29th Annual PLA Golf Classic on Monday, October 18th at White Manor Country Club in Malvern. The PLA is excited to return to White Manor; the course is wonderfully scenic and earned rave reviews from players in the past.
Your participation will support the PLA’s nonprofit mission, as a chapter of US Lacrosse, to promote the game of lacrosse in Philadelphia and Eastern Pennsylvania, particularly the New Start Program, which provides technical and financial assistance to new lacrosse programs. Last year’s PLA Outing at Whitemarsh featured 108 golfers and 55 corporate and individual sponsors and raised $25,000.
The proceeds from the outing help the PLA to do the following:
∙ Support the PIAA Public Lacrosse League and youth and middle programs in Philadelphia and beyond (including Eyekonz, Harlem, Little Quakers and Black Women in Sport Foundation). ∙ Support the ‘HEADstring Project,’ which refurbishes and/or donates sticks for the benefit of programs in the City and Greater Philadelphia (see http://www.headstringproject.com); ∙ Organize/underwrite the Eastern PA Lacrosse Hall of Fame Induction Ceremonies and Annual PLA High School Awards Recognition Banquets;
∙ Conduct/sponsor high school and youth coaches’ clinics; and
∙ Promote diversity and inclusion in the sport.
The PLA would welcome your and your company’s participation and sponsorship to help ensure the outing’s success. All sponsors will be recognized prominently in PLA communications.
Please reserve your spot in the outing by completing the attached registration form and returning it to Scott Growney as soon as possible, but in any event before Wednesday, October 13th. If you are not a golfer or cannot attend the golfing activities, you are welcome to attend the cocktail reception and banquet that begins at 5:45 pm. Space in the outing is limited and registrations will be processed on a first come, first served basis.
29th ANNUAL PLA GOLF CLASSIC
Monday, October 18, 2021
LOCATION: White Manor County Club, 831 Providence Road, Malvern, PA 19355
610-647-1070
THE COURSE
White Manor, a “must play” venue, features rolling hills, valleys, streams and ponds. Situated in the magnificent Radnor Hunt country in Chester County, ‘The Manor’ is spectacularly scenic and will be alive with dramatic colors. The course, which has hosted numerous LPGA events, was redesigned and renovated in 2003 by highly rated course architects from Bobby Weed Design (Pointe Vedra Beach, Florida). The redesign re-routed the holes into a more strategic design, while preserving the overall layout, and opened to rave reviews and accolades,
including Golf, Inc.’s U.S. Course Renovation of the Year.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Registration, Practice, Skills Contest and Lunch — 10:30 am to 12:15 pm
Tee-Off (Shotgun Start) — 12:30 pm
Cocktail Reception/Hors D’oeurves/Banquet/Raffle, Auction and Awards — 5:45 to 8:00 pm
CONTRIBUTION
Individual — $250; Foursome — $1000
Corporate/Individual Sponsorships: Platinum Sponsor -$2,500; Gold Sponsor – $1,000; Silver Sponsor -$500; Bronze Sponsor – $250
Cocktail Reception, Banquet and Awards Ceremony (only) — $50
*Contribution per person includes buffet lunch; catered hors d’oeurves, roast beef and pasta stations and cru d’ete (with assorted dips) during cocktail reception and awards banquet; greens fees, golf cart, bag handling/loading, use of practice and locker room facilities; on-course refreshments and snacks at courtesy stations; eligibility for individual and team awards; and a 2021 PLA Golf Classic Gift Pack.
TOURNAMENT FORMAT, PRIZES AND AWARDS
The event will be a “modified scramble” (all players drive; foursome selects a drive; players play their own ball from there). Individual prizes will be awarded for longest drive, straightest drive, closest-to-the pin (all par threes), and the traditional “Double-Flag Birdie Challenge.” Team prizes will be awarded for low gross and low net. Hole-in-one prizes apply on all par threes (car, travel packages, and/or cash prize).
PLA GOLF CLASSIC COMMITTEE / VOLUNTEERS
Chris Aitken
Mark Aitken, Raffle Chair Tom Burt
GT Corrigan
Shelly Erwine, Emeritus Ron Forster
Jim DeRose
Drew Fox
Scott Growney, Chair
McCall Growney
Sam Hargrove
Janice Henderson
Huppy, Birdie Challenge Carole Hupfeldt
Jason Klunder
Robert “Mongo” Mongeluzzi Tim Morrison
Jim “Cuzz” Rolston, Security Peter Scott, Polos/Prizes Jaz Smith
Kevin Stetson
Jeff Stone, PLA President James Taviano, Team 10ve Jayd Wollard
Jamie Wollard
REGISTRATION FORM
(Registration Deadline: Wednesday, October 13, 2021)
YES! I would like to participate in the 2021 PLA Golf Classic in the following way:
_ Foursome……… $1,000 Twosome……… $500
Individual…….. $250 Cocktail Reception and Awards Ceremony Only — $50
SPONSORSHIP — I would (also) like to sponsor the 2021 PLA Golf Classic and support the PLA and its effort to promote the growth and popularity of the great game of lacrosse. Please remember, we rely entirely on your tax deductible sponsorships to make the event a fundraising success! The PLA is a Chapter of US Lacrosse, a 501(c)(3) organization based in Baltimore (TIN #52-07906050, Group Exemption #3570).
Chapter Sponsorship (Platinum) — $2,500 (or more) contribution* Major Sponsorship (Gold) — $1,000 (or more) contribution*
Co-Sponsorship (Silver) — $500 (or more) contribution* Patron of the PLA (Bronze) — $250 (or more) contribution*
Other Amount* *All Sponsors and their level of support will be recognized with a promotional tee sign to be located on the course on the day of the event. Sponsors will also receive prominent recognition in the event program, in a press release immediately following the event, in our communications to over five thousand PLA members, on the PLA web site (along with logos and links to sponsor websites on the PLA home page) and in PLA New Start Program materials. Your sponsorship will also earn our thanks and the gratitude of countless youth lacrosse players and their parents. Enclosed please find one or more checks for $_________ made payable to the “Philadelphia Lacrosse Association. “
Name/Address (City, State and Zip Code) ______________________________________ Official USGA Handicap (Index) or estimated score for 18 holes (based on last five scores): Phone Number: _____________________________________________________________ Fax Number: ____________________________________________________________ Email Address: __________________________________________________________ Please register the following member(s) of my foursome/twosome (names, addresses, phone numbers,
email addresses and Official USGA Handicaps (Indexes) or estimated scores for 18 holes): _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ Please mail this registration form (with full payment) to: 2021 PLA Golf Classic, c/o Scott Growney, 235 Keller Road, Berwyn, PA 19312
THANK YOU TO THE 2020 OUTING SPONSORS
MAJOR SPONSORS (GOLD)
The Corrigan Group, LLC (courtesy of GT Corrigan)
David Auto Group –Hole in One Sponsor (courtesy of David Kelleher)
Duff & Phelps (courtesy of Paul Barnes)
Dyad Enterprise (courtesy of Mark Bartosh)
John Ritzenthaler Company (courtesy of the Steidle Family)
LOWKEY Lacrosse (Courtesy of Drew D. Fox and Family)
NXT Sports (courtesy of Peter Lawrence)
The Pansini Law Group (courtesy of Mike Pansini)
Saltz Mongeluzzi & Bendesky (courtesy of Robert Mongeluzzi)
Schluderberg Foundation (courtesy of Chris and Carole Hupfeldt)
South Mountain Merger Corp. (courtesy of Chuck Bernicker)
Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC (courtesy of Bryan and Krista Rogers)
CO-SPONSORS (SILVER)
Accessible Home Care of the Main Line (courtesy and Cathy and Bill Miller)
Boathouse Sports (courtesy of Peter Scott)
Michael French
Heritage Lacrosse (courtesy of Chris Bates, Pat Carney and Scott Growney)
MIAX Exchange Group (courtesy of David Seidman)
Murray, Devine & Company, Inc. (courtesy of Dennis Murray and Frank Devine)
Philadelphia Public League/Philadelphia School District (courtesy of Jimmy Lynch)
Pennsylvania Scholastic Lacrosse Association (courtesy of the PASLA Board)
The Radnor Hotel (courtesy of Lou Prevost)
Ryan Morton & Imms LLC (courtesy of Kevin Ryan)
Ultimate Lacrosse (courtesy of Becky Wells and Michelle “DJ” DeJuliis)
United Sports Training Center (home of the Eastern PA Lacrosse Hall of Fame)
PATRONS OF THE PLA (BRONZE)
Larry and Julie Berger
BSN Sports (courtesy of Chris McNichol)
Cowen and Company (courtesy of Patrice Growney-Aitken)
The Cox Family (courtesy of Bruce Cox)
DE Technologies, Inc. (courtesy of George Chou)
Edward B. Walsh & Associates, Inc. (courtesy of Barry Walsh)
Sheldon Erwine (in memory of Bobby and Lydia Erwine)
Great Valley Air, LLC (courtesy of Don Merrill)
HHP Hotels (courtesy of William McNamara)
HHH Big 4 Lacrosse (courtesy of Colleen McGarity Kelly)
HLA Foundation (courtesy and Sean Albert and Family)
Merrill Lynch Advisors (courtesy of Peter Rohr)
MESA Lacrosse (courtesy of Travis Loving, John Nostrant and Mark Petrone)
Maple Zone Sports Institute (courtesy of Vinnie Bonaddio)
Navigate Corporation (courtesy of Adam Taicher)
Philadelphia Area Girls Lacrosse Association (courtesy of the PAGLA Board)
Philadelphia Masters / Gray Eagles Lacrosse Clubs (courtesy of Robert DiPuppo)
Radnor Youth Lacrosse (in memory of Peter Samson)
Relay Network (courtesy of Joe Doran)
Rose Tree Optimist Youth Lacrosse (courtesy of Jeff Pettit and the Rose Tree OYL Board)
Rx Professional Services, Inc. (courtesy of Casey O’Rourke)
Snyder Moore Insurance Agencies (courtesy of Kenneth J. Garrity, Jr.)
Steel Yard Sports (courtesy of Paul French)
Sterling Investment Advisors (courtesy of Tim Flatley)
Bob and Susan Stetson
Tigers XXVI Lacrosse (courtesy of Quint Slattery)
Upper Dublin Lacrosse Club (courtesy of Chris Reif and the UDLC Board)
OTHER CONTRIBUTORS: Black Women in Sports Foundation (courtesy of Tina Sloan Green in memory of Brumbach, Garinger, Shellenberger and Willetts), Thorpe Moeckel, and the Powers Family (courtesy of Bob and Claire Powers)