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The Simsbury Volunteer Fire Company and Ladies Auxiliary hosted our 11th annual golf tournament on June 10th at Blue Fox Run Golf Course in Avon, Connecticut. Skills challenges included a putting, longest drive, hit-the-green and closest-to-the-pin contests. In one of the pin contests, golfers could test their driving prowess against a firefighter clad in full firefighting gear.

After the tournament, participants relaxed under the tent and enjoyed the cocktail hour. An excellent banquet dinner was followed by the awards ceremony. There was also a silent auction and drawings for raffle prizes, both of which featured many fine items.

Proceeds from the tournament benefit the Simsbury Volunteer Fire Company and Ladies Auxiliary, and help us support several charitable causes such as the purchasing of safety, firefighting and educational equipment, funding for the Lieutenant Richard Kelleher Memorial Scholarship, funding for the "Burn Buddy" Program which gives stuffed bears to children in local hospitals and ambulances to cheer them up, and support for the Connecticut Burns Care Foundation that sponsors a summer camp for children who are burn victims. The participation of the golfers and the generous support from the donors allows us to continue to provide our services to the community, and is very deeply appreciated.

 

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Before hitting the links a golfer loosens-up courtesy of Avon Massage.

 

Photographs by Bobbie Kowalski & Walter Banzhaf