Wheeler’s 41st Annual Golf Classic at the Country Club of Farmington netted nearly $65,000 and yielded a record day of tournament day sales, thanks to the generosity of more than 150 golfers, sponsors, volunteers, and friends. Proceeds will support Wheeler’s Basic Needs Fund.
“We are so grateful for the golfers, sponsors, donors, and volunteers who support this much-loved event each year,” said Sabrina Trocchi, PhD, MPA, president and chief executive officer, Wheeler. “Now, more than ever, the individuals and families we serve face significant challenges, especially with basic needs. The funds raised through this event will help ease some of that concern by helping families obtain food, clothing, transportation, and other essentials that restore dignity, stability, and hope.”
Event sponsors included: M&T Bank, Platinum Dinner Sponsor; The Manafort Family Foundation, Platinum Logo Sponsor; Genoa Healthcare®, Player Prize & Snack Bag Sponsor; Access Health CT Small Business, Golf Cart Sponsor; Thomaston Savings Bank, Lunch Sponsor; Tecton Architects, Golf Ball Sponsor; Mott Corporation, Beverage Cart Sponsor; Refreshment Sponsor, Lea Mola, in memory of Laura and Jimmy Lorenson and in honor of the Lorenson family, longtime supporters of Wheeler and the community; and Champion’s Circle sponsors Barnes™, Brown & Brown, Karl Krapek, Laurie and Bill Torres, and Linde. Additionally, the event is supported by Gold Sponsors 443 Technologies, Bradley, Foster & Sargent, Child Health and Development Institute (CHDI), Downes Construction, Empower®, EY, Getz Balich, LLC, GO, McPhee, Outfront, Prime Buccholz, Shipman, Suburban, Webster Bank, Whittlesey, and Yarde Metals, as well as Practice Range and Putting Contest Sponsor, GO, and Hole-in-One Sponsor, Mitchell Auto Group.
Wheeler's Basic Needs Fund addresses environmental and social factors that interfere with a patient’s health and well-being, but which are not addressed by other means of funding. The fund allows Wheeler’s community health workers to address environmental conditions that might lead to poor health outcomes.
Since 2018, Wheeler’s Basic Needs Fund has served more than 10,000 patients. For more information, visit WheelerHealth.org/BasicNeeds.
About the Wheeler Golf Classic
The Wheeler Golf Classic was founded in 1986 by a group of business leaders and top companies, and some of the original supporters remain involved today. Event sponsors have participated since the tournament’s first year, sharing a commitment to improving the health and well-being of families and the community.
Proceeds from past Golf Classic events have helped Wheeler to address emergent community needs such as ensuring access to integrated primary and behavioral health services in underserved communities and providing a state-of-the art learning environment for students with emotional and behavioral challenges.
The total amount raised through this event is more than $1.5 million since its inception in 1986.