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1st
place Low Gross Score Division Winners – Greenville
Federal (Team 5 A). From left to right are
Jeff Baker, Tony Scott,
Annalee Ryan and Brian Beam.
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Cancer Association of Darke County
Annie Oakley Golf
Tournament raises $16,500
Results are in from the 34th Annual Annie Oakley Golf Tournament held
July 20, 2015 at the Turtle Creek Golf Course. The
tournament raised $16,500 to present to the Cancer Association of Darke
County.
The golf committee would like to thank the 100 golfers who participated
in this event. When the last golfer finished the course,
Greenville Federal (Team 5 A) claimed winner in the low gross score
division. The winning team consisted of: Jeff Baker, Tony
Scott, Annalee Ryan and Brian Beam.
First place in the low net score division was Klockner Pentaplast (Team
13 A). The winners on that team were John Coppock,
Aaron Deubner, Todd Geyer and Larry Varvel.
A special thanks also goes to the sponsors: Second National Bank,
Greenville National Bank, Greenville Federal and lunch sponsor, Premier
Health.
The annual tournament banquet was held in the Turtle Creek Golf Course
dining room where 131 golfers and their guests were served dinner and
special golf prizes were awarded.
Jack Sloat emceed the program and the highlight of the evening was the
special guest, Janet Ashworth, a local cancer survivor who shared her
inspirational story with those in attendance for the tournament
banquet. Janet shared her story about her battle with cancer and
how it affected her health, faith and family. She also
expressed her appreciation of the help and support from the local
Cancer Association.
Ed Curry, chairman on the committee stated that the goal of the
tournament is two-fold: To raise money for the Cancer Association
and also to raise awareness of the association and their services to
Darke County cancer patients. The tournament for 2016 will be
held on July 25 at Turtle Creek Golf Course.
$16,500 in proceeds from the Annie Oakley Golf Tournament was presented
to the local and independent Cancer Association of Darke County.
The Cancer Association gives various types of aid to Darke County
residents with a diagnosis of cancer. These benefits include medication
reimbursement, nutritional supplements, medical supplies and
transportation reimbursement and other helps as well. Christine,
Executive Director of the cancer association, states that the
organization appreciates the hard work and dedication that the Annie
Oakley Golf Committee puts in to the yearly tournament. “Local
cancer patients have been greatly helped in several ways because of the
dedication and generosity of people like this in the Darke County area.”
Any Darke County resident who has cancer is encouraged to call the
cancer office and speak with the director or leave a message if the
line is busy. The office number is 937-548-9960.
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1st
place Low Net Score Division Winners – Klockner
Pentaplast (Team 13 A). From left to right are
John Coppock, Aaron
Deubner, Todd Geyer and Larry Varvel.
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