MANCHESTER — The 53rd annual United Way of Kennebec Valley Golf Scramble, held Aug. 7 at the Augusta Country Club, raised $21,883 to support community programming — nearly a $2,000 increase over last year.
Proceeds will support United Way of Kennebec Valley’s annual fundraising campaign, which funds 58 nonprofit and school-based programs across Kennebec County, according to a news release from the Augusta-based chamber.
2023 United Way Golf Scramble winners:
- 1st Gross — Joe McGrath, Corey Porterfield, Sean Boulanger and Nick Cote.
- 2nd Gross — Mark Bailey, Jeremy Payne, Dan Freeman and Nick Daigle, representing Readfield Insurance.
- 1st Net — Matt Walker, Michael Pingree, Kelly Huggins and Gary Smith, representing One River CPAs.
- 2nd Net — Danielle Sichterman, Sheena Hanson, Emily Domingo and Callie Liubinski, representing Harvard Pilgrim.
Course challenge winners:
- Air Cannon, sponsored by Cross Insurance — Doug Wellman, representing G&E Roofing.
- Straightest Drive, sponsored by Core-Mark — Sheena Hanson, representing Harvard Pilgrim.
- Putting contest, sponsored by Augusta Fuel Company — Mark Bailey, representing Readfield Insurance.
- Longest drive — Max Welt (men), representing Goose River Holdings and Sam Burdick (women), representing Hight Family of Dealerships.
- Closest to the Pin, sponsored by Rocky’s Stove Shoppe and Chimney Services — Tom Tweedy, representing Gagnon Dental.
- On the Green — Emelie Ferland, representing Ganneston Construction.
For more information, visit uwkv.org/golf
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