On Monday, September 26th, we held the First Annual Patrick D. Kennedy Memorial Golf Tournament and it was a huge success!  We had over 100 golfers in the tournament and over 100 guests at dinner.  
 
The Golf Committee was lead by Zdenek Kratky with a lot of help from his wife Nikola, was composed of the following EMRC members: Julie Madison (awesome job with the silent auction), Paul Nelson, Rob Lauglin, Mark Shockey, Ian Nemerov, John Pastor, Mary Brindle, Heather Anderson, Annie Kennedy, Mark Hegstrom, Dave Wendt, Tom Gump and Paula Schwartz (“Photographer of the Day”).  The committee did a fantastic job collaborating to ensure all components of event went smoothly. 
 
First Place - Jim Johnson (former EMRC member), Rick Ellingson (brother of Jane Ehresmann), Christopher Ward and Gary Griffith
Long Drive - Erik Hendrickson, Margie Kampf
Closest to the Pin - Dave Bell, Jen Lewis, Pat Gries
Longest Putt - Thomas Schwartz
 
Sponsorship - There were strong sponsor commitments including the following major sponsors:
 
Gold Sponsor:  Kraus-Anderson Insurance;
Silver Sponsors:  A-1 Asset Management, LLC and Bizal Built; and
Bronze Sponsors:  Audiology Concepts and Dave Wendt Insurance Associated Professionals, LTD.
 
Mendakota Country Club was terrific, and the new venue provided golfers and dinner guests with very high quality service, food and amenities. Thanks to everyone who made this a successful and meaningful event!