Wiegand Farm Golf Classic Hosts Over 340 Golfers

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Thank you to everyone who supported our Wiegand Farm Golf Classic held on Monday, June 25th at Crystal Springs Resort! 

A record, 345 golfers registered for this event, as we sold out three courses! The Wiegand Farm Golf Classic is now one of the biggest golf outings in the country! 

In addition to golf, we raised over $13,000 on our silent auction, with over 120 prizes. We also gave away a $10,000 MEGA 50/50 prize! 

The day was made extra special by Miss New Jersey Jaime Gialloreto, who spent the day with our 2 Miss DPDs, Gina, and Kaleigh from Wehrlen House. We would also like to thank WSUS 102.3 FM; Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jerseys Mobile Health Unit; the Summit Medical Group Foundation Mobile Health Unit; Total Wellness of New Jersey; the "One Handed Lady Golfer"; Fitness Coaching, LLC, and The Feisty Pepper for coming out to our event and hosting various giveaways and contests. We had over 50 Volunteers who came out to this event including Sean, Mary Ann, Anthony, Bill, Billy, Gina, Kaleigh, and Seby who live at or are served by DPD. These great people are what the Wiegand Farm Golf Classic is all about. 

We recognized several friends at the award ceremony and banquet, following golf. We were happy to honor Dr. Bret Hartman, President of the Jefferson Township Chamber of Commerce, as our Dominic Calabrese Humanitarian of the Year. We also recognized State Deputy Bob Hatler, as our Knights of Columbus of the Year. Finally, we honored Jay Dunham as our Jack Kelly Community Leadership Award recipient for his service to our country and community. In addition, we remembered longtime board member and DPD Friend John Butler by making special presentations to his family and the community service groups he was involved in. We were also honored by the NJ State Knights of Columbus and St. Therese Council KofC who made contributions of $10,000 and $15,000 to DPD respectively. 

The St Therese Council contribution was made in honor of Brother, John Butler. We were honored to have 200 sponsors and donors who helped us raise over $100,000 on this event. Words cannot express our appreciation to everyone who supported our Golf Classic in any capacity. We would especially like to thank: All of our Major Sponsors including: Event Sponsors Lakeland Bank and Eastern Propane; Diamond Driver Sponsors Assumption Parish, Morristown and iHeartMedia Inc., Sussex County; Platinum Putter Sponsors Arthur J. Gallagher and Co.; Horizon Health, NJ; and Frank and Mimi Walsh; our Golden Golf Ball Sponsors, Live the Lake, NJ; Continuous Networks; NJBiz; ShopRite (SRS); Liberty Capital Group; and our over two dozen Titanium Tee Sponsors. 

This outing would not be possible without your support! Our Golf Committee has helped this event grow from a 68 person outing in 2011 to one of the largest golf outings in the entire country! Special thanks to the founder of this event, Jack Kelly, who has been with us throughout all 44 of our Wiegands; Monsignor John Hart and the Assumption Family for their support of the DPD Family; Denis and Denise Avagliano whose advocacy and leadership has helped this event flourish; and People need Friends Volunteers Allison Colusardo and Jenn Minervino. We would also like to thank all of the golfers who came out to this event. Thank you for supporting our cause and for your kindness and willingness to make a difference. Your support will make a lasting difference in the lives of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities!