Only a few openings remain for the 49th Annual Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce Golf Outing which will take place on Thursday, August 18th. The shotgun start tournament is scheduled to take place at Edgewood in Drums at 11 am.

Registration includes 18 holes of golf, cart, coffee, beverages and donuts prior to shotgun start, beginning at 9:30 am, on-course food, snacks and refreshments, cocktail and hors d' oeuvre reception immediately following the round of golf, buffet style dinner, hole in one contest, scoring, championship, first and second flight trophies, longest drive, longest putt and closest to the pin awards, doorprizes for each golfer and more. There is also a $5000 putting contest, pot of gold contest and a 50/50 raffle which features over $2000 in prizes.

The special on-course business exposition will feature Chamber member businesses who are invited to set up show near each tee and provide samples, information, refreshments, food and more.

Corporate sponsors for the tournament include: Hospitality Tent, United American Security by Wister Yuhas; Cocktail Hour, Harry’s U Pull It; Golf Cart, BB&T Bank; Beverage Cart, DBi Services, Karchner Logistics, Gottstein Corporation and Unique Paving Materials; Doorprize Sponsor, Lehigh Valley Hospital –Hazleton; $5000 Putting Contest, CTC Manufacturing; Continental Breakfast, Luzerne Bank; Trophy Sponsor, Rocco Colangelo, Jr. in honor of his father, Rocco Colangelo; Dinner Sponsor, ChamberChoice and On Demand Energy and Hole in One Sponsor, Berger Family Dealerships.

As during past years an on-course business exposition will take place. Participants include: Lackawanna College Hazleton Campus, Barry Isset & Company, Edgewood by Sand Springs, Sand Springs Country Club, First National Bank, Sophy Jewelers, Lehigh Valley Hospital – Hazleton, Hometown Nursing & Rehab/Shenandoah Senior Living, Whole Life Center for Health, Butler Valley Manor, Eye Care Specialists, M&T Bank, Woodforest National Bank and Phoenix Rehabilitation & Health Services.

Lmited golfer registration is still available $125 per golfer/$500 a foursome. One business expo space is available for $150, sign at tee sponsorships are available at $125 and the breakfast beverage sponsor is available at $350.

Contact Leann Fallabel, VP of Marketing at the Chamber office at 455-1509 or to register your foursome or to secure your sponsorship. Or register online at www.hazletonchamber.org

PICTURED IN PHOTO:

Standing l to r: Helms Buchman, Luzerne Bank, Continental Breakfast Sponsor; Steve Peterson, CTC Manufacturing Inc, $5000 Putting Contest Sponsor; Pat Verrastro, T. Verrastro Beer Distributor, Chamber Golf Chairman; and Dan Guydish, representing Harry’s U Pull It, Cocktail Hour Sponsor.

Sitting l to r: Lisa Marie Halecky, Lehigh Valley Hospital – Hazleton, Doorprize Sponsor; Toni Fritz and Dave McCarthy, BB&T Bank, Golf Cart Sponsor; and Tracy Karchner, Karchner Logistics, Beverage Cart Sponsor.

Missing from the photo: United American Security by Wister Yuhas, Hospitality Tent Sponsor; Rocco Colangelo, Jr. in memory of his father Rocco Colangelo, Trophy Sponsor; Gottstein Corporation and DBi Services, Beverage Cart Sponsors; and ChamberChoice/On Demand Energy, Dinner Sponsor.