64 members and their guests participated in our annual Holiday Golf, held at the newly renovated Pompano Beach Pines course. Members in various holiday inspired customes had a great time playing scramble golf with many additional prizes like closest to the pin, and nearest to the line. After golf, we had a private dinner party at Galuppi's where many more prizes and raffle winnings were distributed. Many of our sponsors contributed to the raffle and few members came out of the event empty handed. The flight winners were:

Flight 1:

    First place team with net -16: Linda Tenore, Sarah Schadler, Patrick Shadler, Travis Fischer

   Second place team with net -15: Stephanie Adorno, Nancy Board, Joyce Belfour, Jane Wheatley

Flight 2:

   First place team with net -17:  Cheryl Rusell, Colleen Deboskey, Sandra Sikora, Mildred Boyer

   Second place, two teams tied with net -14: Eileen Bendis, Susan Geers, Cheryl Valenti, Jamie Yespelkis. AND

                            Karen Leedy, Susan Collins, Karen Harris-Garcia, Nicone Gordon

Congratulations to all the winners. And above all Many thanks to Stephanie Adorno, Maggie Tawill and their elves for volunteering many hours to make this event such a success!!!

Our annual Halloween themed Boos and Booze event was held on Oct  27 this year at the Oriole Golf Course. Many members wearing creative customs had fun in participating in this event. 

Ft. Lauderdale Chapter championship was held on Oct 20 at the Pembroke Lakes Golf Course. Suzie Poirier was the overall gross champion and Linda Davis was the overall net champion. Congratulations Suzie and Linda!

Following were the winners in their respective flights:

1st Flight: -> Gross: Erica Hirschman. Net:Peggy Blanchard

2nd Flight: -> Gross: Patti Baker. Net: Becky Barstow

3rd Flight -> Gross: Kim Hotchkiss. Net: Cindy Ackerman

Many thanks to Rona Rosenblatt and Ceil Karansky for volunteering in this event.

60 members and volunteers had a fantastic time at the Pompano Beach Pines course, followed by a festive dinner event at nearby Galuppi's. A huge thank you to Julie Healy and Nancy Board for organizing this super fun event, and our volunteers for their spirited support.

Additional THANK YOU goes to Heather Weeter, Suzie Poirer, and Kathy Burke who, in the spirit of the holidays, donated their 50/50 winnings back to our event charities. With their help, we raised $970 for the Kids in Distress, and $900 for Pantry of Broward. These contributions helped keep uson the LPGA Amateurs 'NICE' list.

The best net team score winners were as follows:

1st place: Kim Hotchkiss and Stephanie King with a net score of 61.5

2nd place: Noreen Urso and Kathy Keating with a net score of 62.5

3rd place: Hilene Bilchik and Stephanie Adorno with a net score of 65

Our 12th Annual Tournament for The Cure was a huge success, with the chapter donating from our net proceeds a check for $8,554 to the Memorial Foundation. This brings our total now to over $100,000 in funds raised by our chapter over the years. 

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Many thanks to our co-chair ladies Nancy, Julie and Michelle who organized this annual event and to all the volunteers who helped. 

14 teams representing 56 members and guests competed in the  Holiday Golf Shamble. The winners in the Ladies division were:

• 1st Place Team with a net score of 108: Susan Geers, Eileen Bendis, Jamie Yespelkis, Lynn Demos
• 2nd Place Team with a net score of 115: Kiki Leedy, Susan Collins, Janine Young, Suzanne Blakesley
• 3rd Place Team with a net score of 117: Michelle Florea, Heather Weeter, Madeleine Abling, Vicki Keith

The winners in the mixed couples division were the team of Erika Clarke, Alex Clarke, Debbie Levine, Tommy Spiegel.

The closest to the pin on Par 3s were won by:

• Ann Pole, Hole #4
• Kathy Beard, Hole #7
• Ella Thompson, Hole #15
• Scott Fidler, Hole #17

Many members wearing beautiful costumes helped make this event a colorful festive party. Notables in this area were

• Janine Young - Twelve days of fitness
• Annie Marchetti - I'm too sexy for this room
• Kim Hotchkiss & Stephanie King - Let's cook meth for Christmas
• Kathy Nalven - Representing the Jewish Nation
• Ann Poe - Most likely to dress like Ann Poe

Finally Tracy Nessl took home the 50/50 prize of $409

Finally MANY thanks to our volunteers who made this event run so smoothly and look so festive: Stephanie Adorno, Susan Collins, Dulce Fernandez, Jane Lee, Kathy Nalven, Ann Poe, Jeanne Rankine, Pat Seidel, Diane Sladek, Jane Wheatley