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SILVAR Members on the Golf Course for Charity
The Silicon Valley REALTORS® Charitable Foundation's 11th Annual Golf Tournament's first place winners (left to right) Michael Kang, Justin De SantIs, Chris Trapani and Ed Graziani pose with Hannelore Blanchard, who, along with the Palo Alto Hills Golf & Country Club, donated the first place prize - a gift certificate for a round of golf for four with carts at the Palo Alto Hills Golf & Country Club.
SILVAR members were out on the golf course on Monday for the Silicon Valley REALTORS® Charitable Foundation's 11th Annual Golf Tournament. The event was held at the Los Altos Golf & Country Club and enjoyed by 70 members and guests.
A no host cocktail reception was held after the tournament, followed by a BBQ dinner, awards and live and silent auctions. SILVAR Executive Officer Paul Cardus served as the Master of Ceremonies, SILVAR 2009 President Julia Truesdale Keady presented the tournament awards, and former California Association of REALTORS®® President Jim Hamilton served as auctioneer.
The tournament's first place winners were Ed Graziani, Chris Trapani, Michael Kang and Justin De SantIs. They received a gift certificate for a round of golf for four with carts at the Palo Alto Hills Golf & Country Club, a $600 value generously donated by Hannelore Blanchard (Coldwell Banker) and the Palo Alto Hills Golf & Country Club.
Second Place winners were Cindy Luedtke, David Luedtke, Jerry Moisen and Carol Moisen. Each player received a $75 gift certificate to the Los Altos Golf & Country Club Pro-Shop.
Third Place winners were Jim Hamilton, Gene Lentz, Connie Prince and Quincy Virgilio. Each player received a $50 gift certificate to the Los Altos Golf & Country Club Pro-Shop.
Julia Keady won the Putting Contest. The Long Drive #1 Men prize went to Nick Tudisco; Long Drive Women, to Tracie Suterland and Laurie Pireni; Closest to Pin #15 – Men, Ed Graziani 7' 4"; Closest to Pin Women, Connie Prince 31' 5". Each of these winners received a $125 gift certificate to the Los Altos Golf & Country Club Pro-Shop.
Alicia Nuzzo won the grand raffle prize, a two-night stay at Cottages at Little River Cove, generously donated by Cottages at Little River Cove and Dianne Vernon (Coldwell Banker).
SILVAR would like to extend a special thanks to our donors of live and silent auctions items and to this year's sponsors. Thanks to your support, the golf tournament was a big success.
This year's sponsors included Sereno Group, Coldwell Banker; Beverage Sponsor: Los Gatos/Saratoga District Members; Tee & Hole Sponsors: Alain Pinel Realtors - Los Gatos, American Technologies, Inc., Clutterboy, CoreFact Marketing Systems, Darrell Monda - TourFactory Authorized Provider, MLSListings, Inc., Palo Alto Affiliate Bank, Princeton Capital, Referral Realty Cupertino - Moise Nahouraii, W.J. Bradley Mortgage Capital Corp., and Wells Fargo Home Mortgage.
Proceeds from the golf tournament will go to the Silicon Valley REALTORS® Charitable Foundation, which makes grants available to numerous beneficiaries, including scholarships, family and youth programs, housing programs and various other community services in the different communities SILVAR serves.
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