Friends of Bassett hosts thirteenth annual Bassett Invitational
Cooperstown, N.Y. - The thirteenth annual Bassett Invitational tees off on Tuesday, June 1, at The Otesaga Hotel’s prestigious Par-72 Leatherstocking Golf Course with 144 golfers hitting the links. New proceeds generated by the tournament support the Friends of Bassett’s Annual Fund, which helps to strengthen Bassett Healthcare Network’s initiatives across central New York.
"The Friends of Bassett is very grateful for the continuous support of our corporate sponsors in making this event successful every year," said Joshua Truman, director of Fund Development at Bassett. "It is rewarding to witness the philanthropic spirit of our corporate partners in recognizing the importance of professional patient care within the Bassett Healthcare Network."
The Invitational provides participants with a glorious day of golf on one of the nation’s top-rated courses. Golfers receive gift bags and lunch, and attend a post-event cocktail reception and awards ceremony at which coveted prizes are awarded. Guests and nongolfers can purchase tickets to attend the reception and relax on the Pro Shop patio or The Otesaga’s veranda during the tournament.
The Friends thanks the following corporate sponsors, new and returning, for their commitment to accessible, high quality health care: KeyBank, event sponsor; The Otesaga Hotel, greens fee sponsor; BSA LifeStructures, McCarthy Building Companies Inc., lunch hosts; Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, prize sponsor; Matco Electric, cocktail reception host; Eastern Copy Products, Mang Insurance Agency/Mirabito Energy Products, Medline Industries Inc., Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 112, golf cart sponsors; Capital District Physicians’ Health Plan and USI Insurance Services LLC, beverage cart sponsors; A&D Transport Services Inc., beverage station sponsor; The Middleburgh Telephone Company, gift bag sponsor; and Leatherstocking Region Federal Credit Union, scoreboard sponsor.
Hole sponsors are: Angelica Textile Services; The Daily Star/Cooperstown Crier/The Weekly Star/Upstate Life Magazine; Drogen Electric; Eastern Painting Company, Fidelity Retirement Services; HANYS Benefit Services; Health Capital Partners LTD; Hometown Oneonta & The Freeman’s Journal; The Law Firm of Napierski, VanDenburgh & Napierski L.L.P.; Mid-Hudson Cablevision; Otsego Ready Mix, Oneonta Block Company, Pickett Building Materials; Pepsi Beverages Company of Utica; Persun & Heim PC; Postler & Jaeckle Corp.; and Schlather & Birch, Attorneys-at-Law.
Additionally, Medical Liability Mutual Insurance Company is the Bassett bridge sponsor; NYCM Insurance is the nineteenth hole sponsor; and Delhi Motor Company Inc. and Smith-Ford Cooperstown Inc. are hole-in-one sponsors. Leatherstocking Group Inc./Matt Schuermann, is sponsoring the longest drive contest; Dalpos Architects & Integrators is sponsoring the straightest drive contest; and Hamilton Critical Care and Emergency Medicine Consultants PC is the sponsor of the closest-to-pin contest.
The Friends also thanks the members of the 2010 Invitational Committee who volunteer their time and expertise: Scott Barrett, Jim Empie, Bob Schlather, Matt Schuermann, Dan Spooner and Josh Truman.
Tickets are still available for the 6:30 p.m. post-play cocktail reception/buffet and awards ceremony at The Otesaga Hotel for $50.00 each. Tickets are limited, so please call the Friends of Bassett office as soon as possible. Phone: (607) 547-3928. E-mail: friends.office@bassett.org.
