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The 19th annual Ann Liguori Foundation Charity Golf Classic took place on June 8th, at the Maidstone Golf Club in East Hampton. The foundation focuses on cancer research, prevention, and care. Ann Ligouri, host, founder, and president is also known as an author, producer, and interviewer on TV and radio. She has raised funds for numerous charities including St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, KIDS NEED MORE, a camp on Shelter Island for children with cancer and their siblings. Ann has also vigilantly worked hand and hand with the Samuel Waxman Foundation and others on the East End of Long Island. The ALF has also brought “Healthy Children, Healthy Futures” a program geared to educate children on the East End.
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This year notables included: O.J. Anderson, 2-time Super Bowl Champion as the celebrity auctioneer; Dr. Max Gomez, medical reporter from Channel 2 News; Frank Darby of SIRUS XM PGA; John Patrick, host of the Augusta Golf Show; Marty Hackel, Mr. Fashion, Golf Digest; Kelly Burke, ESPN, and Jim Donaghy, business honoree. Donaghy is the Chairman of Structure Tone, a leading global construction company and general contracting provider with more than $3.5 billion in annual construction volume.
“Everything about the tourney was first class! It’s obvious to see how much the golfers appreciate the effort by the Ann Liguori Foundation and the prestigious golf courses that host the tourney each year. There’s a fun, positive, festive attitude throughout the entire event.” Jim Donaghy
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Each golfer were given a light lunch and a high-end gift bag prior to the shot gun start at 1pm. Items included RMS Golf Gloves, SCNS Sports Food, Under Armour Eyewear and more. It was a brisk day but the golfers were in high spirits and they appreciated the halfway house where hot chocolate was served.
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To be brief about Maidstone, it was designed by Willie Park Jr. and established in 1891. It ranks as #36 in the U.S., #66 in the World (Golf Magazine) and the fees are private. Several charity events are held during the summer season and usually occur on a Tuesday or a Wednesday while most club members are in N.Y.C. Maidstone has always been misunderstood as being pretentious, it is far from that. Other charity events at the Maidstone include Guild Hall, The Eleanor Whitmore Early Childhood Center which are tourneys in the summer and the East Hampton Historical Society’s cocktail event in the fall.
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For more information on the Ann Ligouri Foundation, please see HERE
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