Clubs for Kids Golf classic will aid children’s hospital

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The course at the Lake Club in Poland will be the site of a golf outing Au.g 1 to benefit Akron Children’s Hospital Mahoning Valley. From left are Amanda Watanakunakorn, Raquel Pacheco, JoAnn Stock, Chris Muransky and Ed Muransky. Photo by MADELYN P. HASTINGS | THE VINDICATOR

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The second annual Clubs for Kids Golf Classic will kick off Aug. 1 and will benefit Akron Children’s Hospital Mahoning Valley.

The event will take place on the links at The Lake Club, 1140 Paulin Road, where registration and lunch will begin at 11 a.m. and the tournament will get under way at noon.

The outing will conclude with a cocktail reception, dinner, presentation of prizes and a silent auction. Team sponsorships and reception-only tickets are available.

A Youth Clinic, sponsored by the Tod Family Foundation, will take place from 9 to 11 a.m., before the adult event. The clinic will feature three stations for young golfers in three age groups: 6 to 8 years, 9 to 11 years and 12 to 14 years.

The clinic will include an observation station focusing on grip, stance, posture and alignment; a hands-on chipping and pitching instruction station; and a putting contest.

The Clubs for Kids Youth Clinic will conclude with lunch, and each young golfer will receive a goodie bag, $20 gift certificate and prizes. The cost is $10 per person.

Event sponsors follow:

Youth Clinic: Tod Family Foundation

Cocktail reception: Farmer’s National Bank, Farmer’s Trust and the Jane Lamb Charitable Foundation

Dinner: The Muransky companies

Major corporates: Huntington Bank and Preston Auto/Toyota of Boardman

Lunch: Bob and Chuck Eddy Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram; Sweeney Chevrolet Buick GMC; and HMHP Development Foundation

Team: Cafaro Foundation, DeBartolo Foundation, First Place Bank, Gasser Chair, Charlotte Gelhaar, Hanger Clinic, Harrington, Hoppe & Mitchell, Homecare with Heart, Maynard Family Foundation, A.F. Necastro, Refresh Dental/Dental Express, WFMJ-TV, WKBN-TV, WYTV, WYFX, MyYTV and York Mahoning Mechanical Contractors

The Clubs for Kids committee comprises Ed and Chris Muransky as honorary chairs, Dr. John Babyak, Susan Berny, Marcy Black, Betty Cmil, Cathy Campana, Julie Costas, Georgia D’Andrea, Dr. Robert Gerberry, Mike Ferranti, Jon Jacubec, Ray Jaminet, Gayle Kelly, Joe LaRocca, Michael Lesch, Margaret Nigro, Raquel Pacheco, Dr. David Ritchie, Sperry Rongone, Dr. Elena Rossi, Chris Sammartino, Debbie Shattuck, Joe Staffeld, Gregg Strollo, David Tod and Amanda Watanakunakorn.

For information call JoAnn Stock, Akron Children’s director of development, at 330-746-9122, or visitwww.akronchildrens.org/mv for registration and more information about the day’s activities.