"Fore the Kids" Golf Outing

On Monday, October 16, 2006, the Upper Freehold Regional Education Foundation (UFREF) held its first major fundraising event, by participating in a "joint venture" partnership with the Millstone Township Foundation for Educational Excellence (MTFEE) : the "Fore the Kids" fifth annual Golf Outing & Dinner, which was held at Forsgate Country Club. It was a picture perfect day and was extremely well attended.

The idea for this joint venture began a few months back when the trustees of the UFREF met with Laura Wittman, president of the MTFEE and a few of her fellow trustees, and they generously offered to share this signature fundraising event with us. From our early days as a fledgling education foundation, Laura has been one of our biggest supporters and has served as the perfect role model. The experience afforded to us by Laura and her team was priceless and we will always remember their kindness and generosity.

At the time of this writing, the net proceeds from this Event have not been finalized, but half of the proceeds are to be credited to the UFREF for the benefit of Allentown High School students. While this was the first fundraising event for the UFREF, other future events will be designed to benefit the students comprising the Upper Freehold Regional School District.

Many, many thanks go out to all attendees, sponsors, volunteers, and community supporters. Without you, your selfless dedication, tireless support and generosity, none of this would have been possible.

While this was truly a team and community-wide effort, extra special thanks must go out to Barbara Nissinger, who served as the Event Chairperson representing the UFREF, as well as her incredible A-Team. Barb´s unbounded energy, dedication, attention to detail, tremendous organization and interpersonal skills contributed greatly to the Event´s success. Through hard work, sheer determination and an extensive support network, Barb was the Force that held it all together and kept us focused on moving forward.

There are so many people who gave of themselves, their time, their energy and their talents that I do not want to risk missing even one name - but you know who you are. We are grateful for your contributions and are very much appreciative. Because of your efforts, our community and our children are better off today than they were yesterday.

With deepest thanks from the UFREF,

Jim Derasmo Acting President, Upper Freehold Regional Education Foundation

P.S. - if you would like to volunteer, or learn more about the UFREF, please visit our website.