Long-drive contest will benefit rescue mission

CORTLAND — Proceeds from today’s qualifying event for the RE/MAX World Long Drive Championship will benefit the Rescue Mission of Mahoning Valley.

One-half of every $40 paid in participation fees for the event, which is from 4 to 8 p.m. at Walnut Run Golf Course, 601 E. Main St., goes to the mission, site coordinator Paula Lazarri said. Preregistration is not required.

The fees are $40 per golfer for the open division, and $30 for the senior (age 45 plus), super senior (age 53 plus) and women-only divisions. The cost to participate in a marsh mellow drive is $5 and the corn/hotdog roast, with DJ, is $10, Lazarri said.

The Rescue Mission residence center on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Youngstown provides shelter to some 70 men, women and children each night, and prepares and serves 300 meals a day.