We are thrilled to share the success of our annual “FORE the Children Golf Tournament” held on Monday, July 29th, 2024, at the beautiful Brookfield Country Club. This year’s event was a resounding success, thanks to the incredible support from our community, sponsors, and tournament participants.
A BIG thank you to the 2023 Presenting Sponsor and our 1st-place FORE the Children Golf Tournament winners … PCB Piezotronics!
There’s still time to sponsor this year’s big summer event—our 15th Annual FORE The Children Golf Tournament! Find out how.
Our 12th Annual Big Brothers Big Sisters “Fore the Children” Golf Tournament held Monday, July 30th was a BIG success!! It was a beautiful day that raised nearly $50,000 to help provide local children facing adversity with the Big Brother or Big Sister they need and want. Thank you for making a BIG difference for children in our community! A very BIG thank you to all of our event sponsors – especially our Presenting Sponsor PCB Piezotronics – An MTS Company, our supporters and our golfers! Congrats to our our 1st Place Foursome- PCB Piezotronics, 2nd Place Foursome- Hodgson Russ and 3rd Place Foursome- BRD, Inc. A special congratulations to Donald B. White on receiving the Hedwig “De” Moss Leadership Award for his commitment to making a difference in the lives of…
A BIG thank you to all of our sponsors and golfers that helped to raise over $50,000 at our 11th Annual Fore the Children Golf Tournament presented by PCB Piezotronics-MTS Systems Corporation. We hope everyone had an amazing day on the course raising funds to match more kids facing adversity with caring mentors! Check out the photos here! Congrats to this year’s 2017 Hedwig “De” Moss Leadership Award Honorees– Scott Rafferty Memorial Tournament. The tournament, which honors the late Scott Rafferty who was a Big Brother with BBBS of Erie County while a college student, has raised over $50,000 for BBBSEC! Pictured above with our CEO, Thomas Guagliardo, the award namesake, De Moss & our BoD Chair Emeritus David T. Hore are two of Scott’s…
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Erie County is honored to celebrate Susan Gastle as this week’s featured Women Who Move the City Wednesday (WWMTC) Honoree! This summer, Susan will be celebrating 10 years of friendship with her Little Brother, Josh, through Big Brothers Big Sisters of Erie County. Susan’s role as a Big Sister is unique since typically BBBSEC matches Big Sisters with Little Sisters. However, due to a shortage of Big Brothers, boys under the age of 10 can be matched with a Big Sister. Susan gladly took on this role and has been an amazing Big Sister to Josh, who was just 6 years old when they met. Over the years, they have enjoyed trying new foods, attended numerous local events and participated in agency sponsored…
A BIG thanks to all who supported our 10th Annual Fore the Children Golf Tournament presented by PCB Piezotronics at Transit Valley Country Club on Monday, August 25th! We raised $60k to match more local kids facing adversity with caring mentors! The day started out rainy but the skies cleared in time for our 12:30 pm start. Attendees enjoyed a wonderful afternoon of golf, contests, food and drinks. A BIG thanks to our specialty sponsors who helped make the event so special! The day ended with dinner, awards and basket, silent and live auctions. Congratulations to the following: Hedwig “De” Moss Leadership Award: Rich Jureller, Buffalo Sabres 1st Place: Phil Petoniak & Upstate Pharmacy 2nd Place: Whitesand Family 3rd Place: Bonadio Group Click here to…
A BIG thank you to our sponsors, golfers & donors for making the 9th Annual Fore the Children Golf Tournament presented by PCB Piezotronics a success! We had beautiful weather for our participants that enjoyed 18 holes of golf along with lunch & dinner, contests and auctions. Congratulations to Phil Petoniak on receiving the Hedwig “De” Moss Leadership Award for his outstanding support of BBBSEC and other local charities. To view photos & a list of sponsors, click here.
BBBSEC’s Annual Fore the Children Golf Tournament, presented by PCB Piezotronics, will be held on Monday, July 27th at Transit Valley Country Club. Golfers will enjoy a wonderful day on a beautiful course and a golfer gift, lunch and beverages. A delicious dinner will also be served following golf and guests will enjoy a basket & live auction. We are currently signing up twosomes, foursomes and corporate sponsors. Other options for getting involved include tee signs and program book advertisements. This is a great way to get in front of our golfers and help our organization at a reasonable price point. To learn more about these opportunities, click here to download the sponsorship form. Lastly, we are also accepting donations for our basket & live…
Our 7th Annual Fore the Children Golf Tournament, presented by Transitowne and PCB Piezotronics, raised over $55,000.00! 128 golfers enjoyed a wonderful day at Transit Valley Country Club that included skills contests, auctions and lunch & dinner sponsored by Independent Health. During dinner, Mark Ferm of Tronconi, Segarra & Associates was presented the Hedwig “De” Moss Leadership Award. Mrs. Moss created this award in honor of her late husband & founder of BBBSEC, Robert F. Moss, to recognize an individual for outstanding community support. A BIG thanks to our presenting sponsors Transitowne and PCB Piezotronics for their outstanding support and to all of our golf & auction committee members for putting together such an excellent event. Last but not least, our sincere thanks to our…
