The needs of our Norfolk

Community have been growing ever

since Chip, Andrew, and Fr. Mike

first ventured down to Old

Dominion four years ago. Now, with

the presence of Youth Apostles

growing in the Hampton Roads

area, there existed a need to

increase revenue.

The answer was found in hosting our first annual golf tournament at Sewells Point in

Norfolk, VA. Local members of the Norfolk community made up our golf committee,

including two from Colley Ave Copies. They gave us valuable feedback throughout the

past few months in regards to prices, sponsorship information, prizes, and much more.

We are extremely grateful for their help!

A beautiful, picture-perfect day kicked off the tournament. As they arrived for

check in, they were warmly greeted by

staff and volunteers. Each golfer

received a goody bag and a boxed

lunch. Many decided to practice their

swing at the driving range, while

others opted for the putting green.

After warming up and grabbing a bite,

golfers teed off promptly at noon.

There were numerous highlights

throughout the day. Though there were

only 13 foursomes (52 golfers total), all

of them had a great time on the course. The surprisingly open course allowed the golfers

to finish in about four hours! This is typically unheard of for tournaments. They were

delighted to get done early, and begin eating as quickly as possible.

A handful of ODU students were also present as volunteers throughout different

parts of the day. They welcomed the golfers, handed out lunches, and took pictures.

Raffle prizes and awards were handed out during dinner. Darrell Larch, Bart Barton,

John Swingle and Matt Daugherty

won first place and Mike Bennett,

Nikki Bennett, Fr. Jack, and Jim

Mueller won second place. Other

prizes given out included gift cards,

Bridgestone golf balls, and a

golf-tune up with a local golf pro.

The day yielded between $3,000 and

$4,000 in profits. We are extremely

grateful for God blessing us on this

adventure, and we hope to see

everyone again next year! A big thank you goes to our committee members and Colley

Ave Copies. Their help ensured we had a successful and enjoyable golf tournament in

2015.