Over 150 people participated in Hathaway-Sycamores Child
and Family Services signature golf fundraiser, Shot at a Million Golf
Classic, on June 4th at Brookside Golf Course in Pasadena. The event
raised over $100,000 through corporate sponsorships, individual player
sponsorships, and raffle tickets with proceeds benefiting educational
and therapeutic treatment programs that serve Hathaway-Sycamores
children year round.
During the day, 30 players participated in the golf tournament whereby golfers were sponsored on a per-hole basis, and played as many holes as possible.. This year they played 1,750 holes of golf, for an average of 58 holes per player.
Immediately following the conclusion of the golf tournament, the golfers, board members, tournament sponsors and guests attended the 19th Hole After Party, held on the 18th fairway, whereby all party guests were given a “Shot at a Million.” An initial round gave all guests the opportunity to take a golf shot —165-yards for men, 150-yards for women — for a chance to qualify for the final ten spots. A leader board posted the top ten shots in terms of closest to the hole, with one player within 35” of the hole. Traffic reporter Commander Chuck Street of KTLA-TV and KIIS-FM, emceed the event, giving out dozens of raffle prizes, and preceding over the party finale of the ten finalists taking their shots for a chance at winning a million dollars. While no one went home a million dollars richer, the one closest to the pin left with a wonderful prize package. Additionally the lucky winner of the 2009 Smart Car raffle was announced immediately following the ten finalist shots. The party also featured fantastic food catered by The Patina Group, music, the chance to try-out the latest in golf equipment with the state-of-the-art Trackman swing analysis system, and a speech from young girl who had been through the Hathaway-Sycamores Independent Transitional Living Program.
The golf event was co-chaired by Jack MacKenzie and Dave Battaglia, both of La Canada, who are both active board members for the Pasadena-headquartered non-profit organization.
Hathaway-Sycamores president Bill Martone thanked all the guests for supporting this year’s event, and “taking the time to learn a little bit more about the critically important work being done each and every day at our agency to give children suffering from emotional trauma and mental illness a chance at a better life. Simply put, your participation and support helps to make that happen.”
Hathaway-Sycamores Child and Family Services, one of the largest, nonprofit, private children’s mental health and welfare agencies in Los Angeles County, provides a comprehensive continuum of services to over 9,000 children and families annually through a network of facilities stretching across Los Angeles, the San Fernando Valley, San Gabriel Valley, and the Antelope Valley. Services include: a residential treatment center for youth ages 9 through 18; foster care and adoption services; a nonpublic school; school-based and outpatient mental health services; wraparound and in-home counseling services; a transitional living program for teens; family resource centers; and a grief and loss center for children. The agency is licensed by the Department of Children and Family Services, certified by the Department of Mental Health, and accredited through The Joint Commission.
Pictured: Hathaway-Sycamores Board Member Jill Barnes of Altadena (center) with John
and Kathy Driscoll of Sierra Madre at the Hathaway-Sycamores Child and
Family Services signature golf fundraiser, “Shot at a Million Golf
Classic,” held on June 4th at Brookside Golf Course in Pasadena.
Photo: Orly Olivier
