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SPORTS
Play a round of golf
to support autism
awareness
Local Lions help Ridgewood
high school grad get to college
The Ridgewood/Glendale/Middle
Village Lions Club recently
presented Sukhwunder
Singh, a recent graduate of Grover
Cleveland High School in Ridgewood,
with a scholarship award.
Singh will be attending Queensborough
Community College in Bayside
this fall, and plans on becoming a
mechanical engineer. He is pictured
with Andrew Gouzoulis of the Lions
Club, who presented him with the
award check.
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A Glendale-based autism awareness
group will be hosting a
golf outing with a bevy of special
contests and prizes — including
the chance to win $1 million — to raise
funds for autism awareness and their
Kidz into Action campaign.
Greg Vasicek, president and founder
of the Play4Autism Foundation, is
excited to bring golfers out to Kissena
Park Golf Course at 164-15 Booth
Memorial Ave. in Fresh Meadows on
Saturday, Aug. 12, for the fi rst annual
Golfi ng 4 Autism Tournament presented
by Citywide Slingshot Rentals, for a
day full of golf, barbecue, contests and
comedy.
“We are proud to announce that the
Play4Autism Foundation will be staging
our 1st Annual ‘Golfi ng 4 Autism’
Tournament to help us further spread
awareness about autism and to raise
funds to put the Kidz into Action,” Vasicek
said. “Our mission is to increase
the public’s awareness and acceptance
of autism, while improving the quality
of life and hope for children. We
will achieve this goal by introducing
children on the Autism Spectrum and
their families to our Kidz into Action
Program.”
Player registration will kick off
at 9 a.m., followed by a continental
breakfast and hole assignments for
the tournament, which will be in a
modifi ed shotgun format.
The tournament will begin at 10 a.m.
where the $20,000 Hole in One contest
will be held on the 14th hole, and the
Longest Drive contest will take place
on the 18th hole,and lunch at the Turn
will take place at noon.
From 3 to 5 p.m. golfers will get to enjoy
the barbecue reception and trophy
presentation. Play4Autism will also
be honoring Assemblyman Angelo
Santabarbara. During the reception
Play4Autism will conduct the Million
Dollar Shootout on the 18th hole and
the putting contest, as well as a silent
auction and 50/50 raffl e.
“We are proud to honor Assemblyman
Angelo Santabarbara for his
eff ortless work and dedication in improving
the lives of individuals on the
Autism and Special Needs Spectrum,”
Vasicek said.
Finally, golfers are invited to the
“19th Hole Comedy Night” party starting
at 7 p.m. at Pat’s Sports Bar at 73-13
Metropolitan Ave. in Middle Village.
Registration fees are $125 for individuals,
$250 for doubles and $500 for
foursomes.
Please visit the Golfi ng 4 Autism
Tournament website for more information
on how to register for the tournament,
the rules of the contests and
silent auction, raffl e prizes and rules,
or how to become an event sponsor.
Citywide Slingshot Rentals is also
partnering with Play4Autism on
Sunday, July 30, when they host the
Citywide Sling 4 Autism car show at
Christ the King High School, located
at 68-02 Metropolitan Ave.
Photo coutresy of Play4Autism
Take part in the Golfi ng 4 Autism Tournament for your chance to win $1
million.
