Jim Osborne Memorial Golf Classic
A great day of golf, food, drink and fun!
May 15, 2017
The Jim Osborne Memorial Golf Classic has been a Newtown Rotary tradition for the last 16 years and is the club’s largest annual fundraising activity.
It promises to, once again, be a great day of fellowship, food, and golf. We invite you to be part of the fun, as a golfer, a sponsor, or both!
Course
Schedule
10:15 a.m. Registration / Practice Range
11:30 a.m. Bar-B-Que Lunch
12:00 p.m. Shotgun – Scramble
5:00 p.m. Cocktails & Dinner
6:00 p.m Auction & Raffle
Tashua Knolls Golf Club & Restaurant • 40 Tashua Knolls Lane, Trumbull, CT 06611
Come Join Us!
Entry Fees
- Single Player • $190
- Foursome • $760
Limited to 32 Foursomes
Fees Include
- 18 Holes of Golf including Cart
- Delicious Bar-B-Q Lunch
- Refreshments on the Golf Course
- Cocktail Hour Snacks
- Full Buffet Dinner
- 1 hour free wine and beer during dinner, after which a cash bar is available
Prizes
- Hole in One
- Low Gross: 4 team prizes
- Closest to Pin: Men and Women
- Longest Drive: Men and Women
- Closest to Line: Men & Women
- 50/50 Raffle
Register By Mail
Players and sponsors use the link below to download a copy of our event brochure and complete the registration form.
Pay Online
Can’t Play? Make a Donation to the Newtown Rotary Club Foundation
Not a Golfer?
Non-Golfers are invited to join us at 5:00 PM for Cocktails and Dinner. The cost for dinner is $50.00 per person.
Reservations are Mandatory
Sponsorship Opportunities
| Platinum | Four Participants for the Day • Name Recognition at Registration • Recognition on Website and Full Page Ad in Program | $2,500 |
| Gold | Four Participants for the Day • Recognition on First Tee • Recognition on Website • Full Page Ad in Program | $1,500 |
| Lunch | Name Recognition at Lunch • Recognition on Website • One-Half Page Ad in Program | $300 |
| Hole-In-One | Name Recognition on Par 3’s • Recognition on Website • One-Half Page Ad in Program | $500 |
| Golf Cart | Name Listed on Every Cart • Recognition on Website • One-Half Page Ad in Program | $500 |
| Goodie Bag | Name Listed on Goodie Bags • Recognition on Website • One-Half Page Ad in Program | $500 |
| Beverage Cart | Recognition on Beverage Cart • Recognition on Website • One-Half Page Ad in Program | $500 |
| Tee Sign | Recognition on Website and in Program | $200 |
| Miscellaneous | Door, Raffle, and Cash Prizes, Goody Bag Items |
Honorary Chairperson
The Newtown Rotary is honored to dedicate our 2017 golf tournament to our friend and member Brian Amey.
Brian arrived from the UK in 1995 to continue his retail banking career and is proud to be a US citizen since 2006.
He has been a Newtown Rotarian since 2000, serving as Club President in 2003 – 2004 and District 7980 Governor in 2012 – 2013. He supports the local community through a variety of Club projects including this Golf tournament and is honored to be a Paul Harris Society member.
Sadly, Brian’s wife Margaret, who was instrumental in bringing him to the USA, passed away in April 2013, disrupting their retirement plans, but he has family in Sandy Hook, Stoughton MA and Midland NC. Brian enjoys playing golf and is a couch potato these days, watching his favorite sports; Cricket; Soccer and Rugby Union teams from the UK.
Committee Members
- Joe Hemingway
- Judy Grabarz
- Carrie Swan
- Julie Friend
- Leslie Cranell
- Paul Gehrett
- Duane Giannini
Thank You For Your Support!
Please Make Checks Payable To:
The Newtown Rotary Club Foundation • P.O. Box 263, Newtown, CT 08470
Service Above Self
This event is the Newtown Rotary Club’s largest fundraiser. To date, we have raised more than $40,000 which has allowed the to help more than 20 local community-based projects. To name a few:
- Sandy Hook School Fund
- Gift of Life Program
- Newtown Youth & Family Counseling Center
- Dorothy Day Hospitality House
- Newtown Parent Connection
- Newtown Scholarship Fund
- Renewal House
- VNA and Regional Hospice Home
- Hord Foundation Scholarship
- Christmas Adopt a Family
In addition, the Club has helped clean up local river banks, landscape and maintains the grounds of our adopted Ability Beyond Disability Community Home, and design and fund the Rotary Park on the Fairfield Hills Campus. The Club founded Newtown’s Labor Day Parade and is known for the Pancake Breakfast that is part of the annual Town Holiday Festivities. We also sponsor the annual Businesses of the Year Awards in conjunction with the Newtown Chamber of Commerce.
The Newtown Rotary Club is part of a much larger organization, Rotary International. Rotary International is made up of 34,000 clubs in 200 countries and geographical areas with over 1.2 million members. As a founding member of the United Nations, Rotary International retains a permanent seat on the UN General Council. International projects supported by Newtown Rotary include:
- Polio Eradication Program
- Haitian Health Foundation
- Ghana & South India Clean Water Projects
- Kosovo and Costa Rica Schools
- Liberian Eye Care Center
- Costa Rica Children’s Hospital
Newtown Rotary provides numerous opportunities to give back to the community in a variety of ways with great camaraderie.
Please consider contacting us to learn about becoming a member.