Bassett Medical Center's 20th Invitational Raises $100,000 for Annual Fund

The 20^th annual KeyBank Bassett Medical Center Invitational took place May 30, with the Friends of Bassett Healthcare Network hosting the tournament at The Otesaga Hotel's challenging par-72 Leatherstocking Golf Course. The generosity of Invitational sponsors, golfers and guests enabled the Friends to raise more than $100,000. New proceeds will support the Friends' Annual Fund, which strengthens Bassett Healthcare Network's regional initiatives across its eight-county service area.

The Friends thanks the following corporate sponsors: KeyBank, tournament sponsor, The Otesaga Resort Hotel, greens fee sponsor; Matco Electric and Sodexo, cocktail reception co-hosts; Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP, prize sponsor; Annese & Associates, Inc., ball sponsor; Welliver McGuire, putting green sponsor; Eastern Managed Print Network,  Laborers Local 117, Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 112 and Postler & Jaeckle, golf cart sponsors; Centolella Green Law, P.C., contests sponsor; CDPHP and Mirabito Energy Products, lunch co-hosts; Core-BTS and Johnson Controls, Inc., snack station sponsors; Centolella Green Law, P.C., gift bag sponsor; NYCM Insurance, 19^th hole sponsor; Sizewise, Bassett bridge sponsor; and Five Star Subaru, hole-in-one sponsor.

Hole sponsors include: B. R. Johnson, Inc.; Bruce Hall Home Center; BSA Lifestructures; CNA; DalPos Architects & Integrators; Davis-Ulmer Sprinkle Co.; Drogen Electric; HANYS Benefit Services; Leatherstocking Group, Inc.; McCarthy Building Companies Inc.; Mid-Hudson Cablevision; Otsego Ready Mix, Oneonta Block Company, Pickett Building Materials; Pepsi Beverages Company of Utica; Persun & Hamlin PC; Pulver Roofing Company, Inc.; Rolta Advizex; Schlather & Birch, Attorneys-at-Law; and Vizient.

Golfers and regional businesses may be interested in playing in or sponsoring additional golf tournaments that benefit regional Bassett subsidiaries. On Thursday, Aug. 17, Little Falls Hospital will hold its 15^th annual golf classic at the Cedar Lake Golf Club in Clayville; and on Wednesday, Sept. 20, O'Connor Hospital will hold its 11^th annual invitational at The College Golf Course at Delhi. Corporate sponsorships also are available for the 2018 KeyBank Bassett Medical Center Invitational and other Friends of Bassett Healthcare Network special events, including the upcoming 2018 Bassett Valentine's Soire.

For information on special events and corporate sponsorships, please contact Sheila LeMaster at the Friends of Bassett Healthcare Network office. Phone: (607) 547-3928. Email: friends.office@bassett.org.

Photo caption: Winning team for 1st place gross - Leatherstocking Group, Inc., represented by (left to right): Matt Hazzard, Scott Whiteman, Sean Nelen and Matt Schuermann.