AUBURN — Big Brothers Big Sister of Mid-Maine (BBBSMM) hosted its first Androscoggin fundraising golf tournament on Monday, September 25. The event was held to raise money for the work the organization does by providing no-cost youth mentoring services to support local children facing adversity.

Martindale Country Club hosted the event. The format for the tournament was a 4-player, 18-hole best ball scramble with course challenges.

The golf tournament was part of the annual campaign to raise funds to promote and support all of BBBS of Mid-Maine programs. BBBSMM works locally with children (Littles) at Washburn Elementary in Auburn, with Big mentor volunteers from Edward Little High School. Littles at Longley inLewiston are matched with mentors (Bigs) from Bates College.

BBBSMM provides strong and enduring, professionally supported one-to-one relationships. BBBSMM programs are proven to have a positive and dramatic impact on academic performance, attitudes and life-long behaviors.

“This first Golf Tournament in Androscoggin was an important event to support our programs,” Androscoggin Manager Jennifer Cartmell said. “We appreciate the generosity of the many people involved with the golf event including the golf teams, sponsors, silent auction donors and the volunteers. Through this event’s fundraising, we will be able to make significant differences in local children’s lives.”

The Silent Auction at the event included a foursome of golf at the Boothbay Harbor Country Club, a custom jewelry piece crafted by a former BBBS manager now teaching jewelry design at MECA, and more, including a signed football and helmet sent by Steve Grogan, former Patriot quarterback. Additional, items included a signed Rob Gronkowski football sent in support by Robert Kraft’s office.

“The work Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid-Maine is doing in Androscoggin for children facing adversity is so very important.” Grogan said, “Though I wasn’t able to participate in the golf tournament at Martindale this year, I am hoping I will be golfing with the organization next year to help the programs that are changing lives of children in Lewiston and Auburn.”

Volunteers at the event included Bates College Golf Team members: Jay “Bennett” Salzman and Chelsea Anglin (captain of the women’s golf team). 

The top Net scoring team was “Team Mark” team members included: Mark Breton, Jon Dudley, Dave Busch and Felix Lincoln.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid-Maine’s mission is to provide children facing adversity in Androscoggin, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Penobscot, Somerset, and Waldo counties with strong and enduring, professionally supported 1-to-1 relationships that change their lives for the better, forever.

For more information on the next golf tournament, to volunteer, or to find out how you can make a difference in the lives of local children facing adversity, contact Jennifer Cartmell at 207-653-3857 or email: jennifer@bbbsmidmaine.org.

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