On Monday, we held our fourth annual FOKN Golf Tournament, which couldn’t have gone better — thanks to the amazing work of some dedicated family and friends. We’ll thank them in a minute, but we really wanted to put in perspective how much this tournament means for Kevin and the Neary family.

Some of you may be aware that Kevin is able to hire home health aides for part of the week to assist in his care. This is a game-changer for Kevin and Joe Neary. They help Kevin get ready for the day and be more independent.

But these home health aides aren’t covered by insurance, and their time and work is valuable. On average, home health aides cost about $25,000 per year.

So how does this tie back to the golf tournament? This year, we were able to raise about $25,000. In one day (and a lot of prep work by volunteers), you helped cover the cost of Kevin’s care.

That’s why it goes without saying that we’re incredibly grateful – to the organizers, volunteers, donors, golfers and bidders. It is truly amazing and humbling to get this level of support.

The day was capped off by a really fun live auction emceed by Brian Startare, Philadelphia sports personality and long-time friend of Kevin’s. This year he led a really entertaining live auction that resulted in some generous bids!

And of course, there are so many volunteers that make the day run smoothly.

It’s such a great event, and we’re so grateful. We’ve included some photos showing some of the day’s highlights. Hope you can join us next year!

Great auction skills by our emcee, Brian Startare.

Golfers getting ready to hit the course!

Bill Burland, golf organizer extraordinaire!

Just a few of the tremendous auction items.

A few of our awesome volunteers who kept everything running smoothly!

A gorgeous day on the course – could not have asked for better weather. See you again next year!

We are thrilled to share with you our program for the FOKN Golf Tournament on September 12th! If you’re attending the tournament, click here to take a look. Lots of really great items that you will want to check out so you can plan your bidding. We are so grateful to our host committee and the many donors for putting together such an amazing set of items.

There could be a change or two between now and then, but this gives a great sense of what an exciting day we have in store.

Please join us in thanking all of our generous supporters! We are sold out of golfing spots, which is a testament to the amazing auction items and support from our community.

For all golfers, please note what’s new this year:

• Registration closes at 8:45 a.m.! 
• Dunkin’ Donuts will be there with a sampling truck.
• We will have TWO Dixon golf challenges. For details, click here: DIXON GOLF INTRODUCTION
• A few auction items will close at 8:45 a.m.! So keep an eye out for those.
• With such a full house, and our new staggered bidding, we anticipate some fierce bidding.  Bid early, bid often!

JOINING US FOR LUNCH ONLY?

• Please plan to arrive by 1 PM
• Review the program before you arrive — bidding is always a fun part of this event

NOT ATTENDING, AND WANT TO SUPPORT THE EVENT?

The site is closed for golfers; it is still open for sponsors and donations. You can support the event by clicking here.

Thanks again, and looking forward to seeing folks on 9/12!