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ARCOM supported the 1st annual ALS Charity Open Golf Open held on June 27th at Linacy Greens Gold Club in New Glasgow. The event was a huge success with $6,000 raised in support of the ALS Society of Nova Scotia.

Here are some highlight notes from the event organizer, Kenny Edison of Bell Aliant:

• Golfers and volunteers enjoyed a 30 degree, beautiful sunny day - we couldn't have ordered a better one!
• 4 trips (yes 4!) were given away at the event. 2 for Rodd Hotel and Resorts locations in PEI (Crowbush and Stanhope) were won by folks in the New Glasgow area and 2 for resorts in Cape Breton were won by Bell Aliant employees Paul Robichaud (Keltic Lodge) and Susan Fear (Keltic Quay). Congratulations to both of you! Special thanks to Rodd Hotels and Resorts for their wonderful donations.
• We had 'loads' of food and prizes! This would not have been possible without the support of our Premier Sponsors, Bell Aliant and Sobeys. Fun to note: when the planned 120 hamburgers showed up, we realized Sobeys made a mistake and gave us 14 cases of hamburgers instead of 14 boxes....the result? Nearly 1000 hamburgers... oh the scrambling to get them all on ice.
• Kevin Duffy (30 handicap) hit a tee shot within 13 inches of the hole (172 yard, par 3 #13) to win Closest to the Pin. Playing partners Sheldon MacDonald, Tom Reyno and Rob Lane could be heard screaming a mile away. An investigation is now underway to determine if Mr. Duffy's success was attributed to the use of performance enhancing drugs.
• A putting contest was needed to crown the winning team. 2 teams tied for 1st place with an amazing score of 16 under.
• Most importantly, we all learned more about ALS and the wonderful work done by the ALS Society of Nova Scotia.

Again, thank you all for your support over the past few weeks. We look forward to a bigger and better event in 2010.

Kenny

ALS Charity Open