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Cedars to Host VTC’s 8th Annual Jefferson-Lewis Golf
Tournament
Published: July 10, 2023 at
10:00 a.m.
By: Press Release from Volunteer Transportation
Center
Cedars to Host VTC’s 8th Annual Jefferson-Lewis Golf
Tournament
 (LOWVILLE, N.Y.) – Cedars Golf
Course will host the 8th Annual Volunteer Transportation Center
Jefferson-Lewis Golf Tournament to benefit the Volunteer Transportation
Center Foundation. The event will be held Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023, at the
course, located at 9368 East Road, Lowville.
“We’re
thrilled to again partner with J.R. Chamberlain and the other great folks
at Cedars,” said Jeremiah S. Papineau, the nonprofit organization’s
Director of Communications and Foundation Director. “Our tournament
continues to increase in its popularity and we
raise more and more crucial funding every year. Last year, we raised more
than $20,000, which is huge for the services the VTC provides.”
The Volunteer
Transportation Center Jefferson-Lewis Golf Tournament will again follow a
captain and crew format, beginning with registration at 8 a.m. and with a
shotgun start at 9 a.m. Registration will be $360 per team, which includes
a cart, dinner and tournament shirt. Skins and
super skins may be purchased at registration. Raffles and a 50-50 drawing
will also round out the event. Only the first 36 teams to
register can be included.
The tournament
will take place regardless of weather, so no rain date or refunds will be
offered.
This event is
underwritten by Excellus BlueCross Blue Shield, Watertown Savings Bank,
Stewart’s Shops, and the Glenn & Carol Pearsall Adirondack Foundation,
with Eagle Level sponsorship from the Kinney Drugs Foundation and
OneDigital/Benefit Services Group. Sponsors are still being accepted and
donations for drawings are still being sought.
Those interested
in playing, becoming a sponsor or donating items for raffles at the
tournament may call 315-303-2590, send an email to foundation@volunteertransportation.org
or visit www.volunteertransportationcenter.org
. Registration is also available through the VTC website or
at https://bit.ly/VTC-golf-tourney-Jeff-Lewis
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ABOUT THE
VOLUNTEER TRANSPORTATION CENTER
The Volunteer
Transportation Center, Inc. (VTC), established in 1991, drives thousands of
miles each year assisting community members in Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence Counties and beyond. Over the
last 30 years, this essential non-profit organization has provided rides to
health care appointments, food sources and other critical needs
destinations for residents.
In 2022,
volunteer drivers provided 26,487 charitable trips over 878,240 miles in
Jefferson, Lewis, and St. Lawrence Counties. Of those miles, 376,604 helped
those in Jefferson County, 137,743 in Lewis County, and 363,893 in St.
Lawrence County. That equated to approximately $439,120 in mileage
reimbursement for our volunteers.
The staff, boards
of directors and volunteer drivers look forward to a time when transportation
to community activities and services is accessible to all North Country
residents regardless of economic or specialized needs. But for now the mission drives on — striving to provide
transportation to health, wellness and critical needs destinations
utilizing volunteers and mobility management for anyone who has barriers to
transportation.
For more
information about how you can help the Volunteer Transportation Center,
about its upcoming events, or to become a volunteer driver, contact the
agency in Jefferson and Lewis Counties at 315-788-0422, in St. Lawrence
County at 315-714-2034, or Western New York at 585-250-5030. Volunteers
drive their own cars, set their own hours and
receive mileage reimbursement but, more importantly, make a difference in
the community. To learn more, visit www.volunteertransportationcenter.org
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