The General - Veterans Day Charity Doubles @ Devens

[Chris Collette]

Announcing......
Devens First Annual Veterans Day Doubles for Charity!

Come play doubles next Friday, November 11th at Devens! Teams will play one round of doubles on The General plus 6 extra holes on The Hill. There is no registration page for this. Simply come to the Hawk's Nest the day of the tournament to play! (no cap on players!)

Two Important Notes:
-You must play in a foursome, so find another team to play with!
-50% of all entry fees will be donated to a charity supporting veterans! The total amount and charity selected will be announced as soon as we know!

Other details:
-Your team can play your round ANY TIME on Veteran's Day after checking in at the Hawk's Nest (after 8am)
-You can play with whatever team you want if you agree to the same starting time. You must play as a foursome, so find another team!
-$40 per amateur or mixed gender team, PLAYING FOR CASH
-$50 per pro team, PLAYING FOR CASH
-Final results will be posted online once the sun goes down and all groups have finished!

[Chris Collette]

And the Veterans Day charity will be....

Cell Phones For Soldiers! Here's a description from founder, and disc golfer, Brittany Bergquist:

Cell Phones For Soldiers began in 2004 as the idea of two patriotic kids who wanted to give back to the men and women who dedicate their lives to protecting us each and every day. To date the charity has provided more than 220 million Minutes That Matter to our troops serving around the world, and it continues Helping Heroes Home via emergency funds that so far has assisted more than 2,800 veterans and their families.

Cell Phones for Soldiers is a registered nonprofit- we collect used cell phones at drop off sites across the country as well as monetary donations and we utilize the funds to purchase calling cards that we send to our troops overseas. We also have a program called Helping Heroes Home which pulls from the same pool of funds. We help veterans with their emergency needs through all sorts of tough situations that the VA can't assist with. We are also launching a cell network that will provide affordable cell service and devices for our veterans.

[Chris Collette]

We want to thank everyone who came out yesterday to support our First Annual Veteran's Day Doubles for Charity event!

We had 16 teams compete and we were able to raise $500 for Cell Phones For Soldiers! This charity provides soldiers with phones and talk time while overseas so they can reach home. This charity has local ties too, as it was founded by disc golfer Brittany Bergquist and family. 50% of all entry fees went to the charity and the rest was paid back to players.

We want to give a special shout-out to a few players who donated their winnings to the charity. Another special shout-out to the folks who donated money from a distance as well. We especially thank both groups.

Teams played a full round on The General plus a 6-hole "birdie row" loop on The Hill, for a par 74.

And the results!
Taking home first place in Mixed....
Fallon Enman & Lezlie Jumanji

In the Amateur division....
3rd Place - Noah Proctor & Matt Stolarz (2 under par)
2nd Place - Kelly Jenkins & Chris Mergemekes (3 under par)
And with a commanding 7 under par!
1st Place - Anthony Stewart & Alex Sakash

In the Pro division scores were close...
3rd Place - Kelly Jenkins & Sam Henderson (6 under par)
2nd Place - Bill Bertera & Aaron Little (7 under par)
And with a blistering 10 under par despite STRONG winds!
1st Place - John Buonsanto & Alex Gula

Thanks again everyone for an amazing day!