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Help Us Help the Kids

2012 Y's Men's Club Officers

President: John Hagopian
1st Vice President: Terry Schoeck
2nd Vice President: Scott Schaps
Treasurer: Gary Miller
Secretary: Steve Jakubaitis

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Monthly Meetings are always held at 7:30PM the First Thursday of the Month.

Meetings are held at: YMCA Bayfront Facility
750 W. Retta Esplanade,
Punta Gorda.

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Donato's Restaurant team remains champs of the
Y's Men's Club Charlotte Challenge
It's a Three-Peat for Donato's Restaurant

The 3rd Annual Charlotte Challenge was held at Dotzler Park on Saturday, May 12th. The day long competition pitted eleven 4-person teams against each other in six events- basketball shoot, archery, paintball, corn hole toss, tug-of-war, and canoe port and paddle. The top four teams then competed in an obstacle course race to determine the overall winner. The team from Donato's Restaurant had won the previous two Charlotte Challenges and had some stiff competition from the other ten teams entered in this year's event, but in the end, Donato's stepped up to the challenge to earn an unprecedented three-peat of their title.

All the top four teams were awarded trophies and cash prize money. The other finishers were in Fourth Place, Team Buffalo Graphix, Third Place was Bailey's Beef Country, Second Place was earned by Banks Engineering (who, in a very gracious gesture, donated their cash winnings back to the Y's Men's Club for the supported kids projects), and the Winners again are the Donato's Restaurant Team.

Charlotte Challenge organizer Steve Jakubaitis did an outstanding job getting teams to enter and sponsors for this event. Sponsorship monies added up to over $5000 helping to make this Third Year event a huge success. Thanks goes out to Steve and all who stepped up with sponsorship monies.

Be sure and check out the photos from the Third Annual Charlotte Challenge on our Photo Page

Community yard sale comes up with big profit

Thanks go out to Gail Coons and Helen Olson for the great job they did with organizing and conducting the Y's Men's Club First Annual Community Yard Sale. The sale took place at Dotzler Park on November 12th with the big tent holding tons of donated items for sale. There were also numerous individual sellers with their own displays of goods for sale.

Many people came to buy. Lots went home with bags crammed full of clothing items for $2.00 per bag. Biggest item sold was the donated flute that went for $150 to a couple from North Port who had seen the ad for the sale on Craig's List. Thanks to this sale many of the Y's Men's Members now have some extra room in their closets and garages to start saving up items for next year's sale.

But the real profit for this sale came from the Modern Woodmen of America- Port Charlotte who wound up making a $2500 donation to help us with our charitable endeavors.

Also thank you Larry Mooney for allowing us to store the sale items in your garage and home during the weeks leading up to the sale.

2011 Help Us Help the Kids
Fall Golf Scramble was fun for all

The Help Us Help the Kids Fall Golf Scramble was held September 24th at the Port Charlotte Golf Club. Ninety-six golfers on 24 teams played in this year's tournament. The team sponsored by Don Gasgarth Charlotte County Ford (Dutch Kasten, Bill Clemmen, Ron Reifschneider and Mike Fowler) is this year's Champions.

This year's tournament format was designed to allow players of all abilities to have a chance to win. Awards were made to the first, ninth, nineteenth and 24th placed teams. As a result, everyone had lots of fun and we hope all will return for next year's event.

Finishing in Ninth Place was the team consisting of Chad Vogt, Bobby Crouse, Dennis Anderson and Roger Kenner. Dennis also took home a prize for his great shot on the Par 3 15th hole which wound being the closest to the pin at about 36" away.

In Nineteenth Place was the team consisting of Glenn and Holly Larson, Ted Brown and Ed Olson. Holly had to carry the men with her long drives and took home the award for Women's Longest Drive. For the Men's Longest Drive Bob Briarton was the winner.

The final winner with a score of 79 was the team from the YMCA which had CEO Paul Versnik and his son Mike Versnik playing along with Ron Ferguson and Gary Morrison.

Other playing awards went to Sean Crouse for making the Longest Putt on the Par 5 6th Hole. Steve Padgett won a Closest to the Pin on the Par 3 Hole 13.

Jim Ulrich took home both of the big raffle prizes- a One-Week Stay at Englewood Beach and Yacht Club plus an NCAA Lettermans Golf Bag- Jim's choice was his alma mater Indiana State University.

There were many great raffle prizes won by the players. Thanks to all for buying tickets and supporting our fundraiser. Special thanks to Donnie Schwartz who bought enough tickets to win many(!) great prizes. Enjoy.

This tournament was sponsored by the Millennium Physician Group and I would like to thank Brandy Church there for her assistance and support. Also we had numerous Hole Sponsors and encourage you to support them-- Cici's Pizza, Clear Channel Radio, Crowther Roofing, Gulfcoast Engraving, Imperial Home Services, JJ's Top End, McCom's Auto Repair, McDonough Plumbing, Monarch Printing, New Day Christian Church, Steve Jakubaitis DMD, Brian Chapman State Insurance, Travel Ease Travel Agency, and Visani and Comedy Zone. Also thanks go out to the Charlotte Sun Newspaper and Don Gasgarth Charlotte County Ford. Thank you all !

Be sure and go to the Pictures Page to see photos from the tournament.

Steve McCay, Tournament Chairman
20111 Help Us Help the Kids Fall Golf Scramble

Y's Men's Club Scholarship Committee member Lori Rottman presents $1000 scholarship to Port Charlotte High School graduating senior Lauren Hoefer

The Y's Men’s Club awarded two $1000 scholarships to worthy 2011 graduating seniors. One student from Port Charlotte High School and Charlotte High were chosen to receive this year's scholarships.

The winner from Port Charlotte High School is senior Lauren Hoefer, who is pictured above. Lauren has been accepted to attend the U of Florida and plans to study accounting. She had over 1200 hours of community service including work with Habitat for Humanity, Toys for Tots, and numerous 4H activities. Lauren was also involved in National Honor Society and the PCHS student government.

The winner from Charlotte High School is senior Arianna Anderson. The daughter of Jeffrey and Nichole Anderson, Arianna will also attend the U of Florida where she plans to major in business. She was involved in the honor society, student government, Tarpon leadership academy, and others. Her community service activities included Relay for Life, Miles for Smiles, and UNICEF.

This was the fifth year that the Y's Men's Club Scholarships have been awarded.

The Donatos team was the Overall Winner of the 2ND Annual Charlotte Challenge See photo album of event here.

Donato's Restaurant Team Repeats as Champions of the Second Annual Charlotte Challenge

   The Second Annual Charlotte Challenge sponsored by Centennial Bank and Steve Jakubaitis DMD, PA was held Saturday April 9th at the YMCA's Dotzler Park. There were six teams entered in this year's event which consisted of six competitive events- Paintball Target Shooting, Archery, Corn Hole Toss, Tug of War, Basketball Shoot, and the Canoe Port and Paddle. The Obstacle Course competition between the top four teams determined the overall winning team. The team from Donato's Restaurant was last year's overall winner and repeated their win again this year. Way to go Donato's !
   The 2nd Annual Charlotte proved to be a lot of fun and a real challenge for the teams. Finishing in Second Place again this year was the team from Gulfcoast Engraving. Third Place was the Team whimsically Titled 'I'd Rather be in Bed'. Fourth Place was taken by Dr. J's (Lead Sponsor and Charlotte Challenge Founder Steven Jakubaitis) Team. Miller Time led by Y's Men's Club stalwart Gary Miller finished fifth and the Team from Bocca Lupo Coal Fired Pizza came in Sixth Place. Congratulations go to all the teams.
   The Y's Men's Club would like to thank all the Sponsors without whom this event could not have taken place. Even with these modest beginnings the Charlotte Challenge raised $2500+ this year which will go toward funding various youth programs at the YMCA and throughout the community.
  Sponsors included: Lindsay Debbie Harrington, O'Leary Orthodontics, Dr. Eric & Jill Lubiner, Sport City Gril, Coral Rock Cafe, Bailey's Beef Country, Murdock Grill, Endontic Associates, Phil's 41 Restaurant, All Star Paintball, Brian Ardell MD, PA, Exceptional Properties Group, Jackson Signs and T-Shirts, SunCoast Media Group, Clear Channel, Wyvern Hotel, Kitchen Classics, Charlotte State Bank, Ice House Pub and Frank Desguin. Please accept our apologies if we left anyone out...contact us and we will make a correction and update.

Click here to see Photos from the
2ND ANNUAL CHARLOTTE CHALLENGE

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