Local
business and community leaders gathered at Laurel Hill Golf Club on September
22 for the 23rd annual Chamber Golf Classic hosted by Mount Vernon Lee Chamber of Commerce to raise money for the Chamber’s Scholarship Fund.
Winning the competitive field was the team from Genuario Construction Co. with Rick Genuario, Sue Genuario, Robert Hines, and Dick Alderson. Robert Hines is the owner of Sun, Sew Vac in Mount Vernon Plaza.
“Our members work so hard to support the scholarship program,” said Chamber Executive Director Holly Dougherty. “The golf event is the main fund raiser for the scholarships and is a great example of local businesses working together for the community.”
Special
recognition was given to Luca Farina, Cisco and Niko Alexious, Clearpath Solutions Group for their contributions to
the Mount Vernon Lee Education Partnership. Both businesses have been
presenting sponsors of the golf event for several years.
With a close second place score was a team from Burke & Herbert Bank with Travis Clarke, Chris Talbert, Jake Barney and Casey O’Hearn.
Winners
for longest drive and closest to the pin were Christine Morin, Office of
Supervisor Storck; John Peitler, Clearpath Solutions Group; Jeff Kelly, CDI;
Jack Dziak, InfoLock; Kevin Neary, Cisco; and Jen Gulman, Wegmans.
The
Chamber began awarding $500 scholarships in 1998 to local high school seniors
seeking further education in a business-related field and since that time the
amount of the scholarship has grown to $2,000 awards. Since 1998, more than $260,000.00
has been given to help students with their education.
“An investment in education is an investment in the future of our community,” Dougherty said. “The Chamber has an active interest in developing business and community leaders.”
