Unfortunately, due to inclement weather tomorrow’s golf event has been cancelled. Stay tuned to this website for further details.

Friends of Kevin Neary – Sixth Annual Golf Tournament

September 10, 2018

Thanks to everyone who is attending this years’ golf tournament. Kevin and the Neary family appreciate everyone’s continued support and hope that this years’ event is a good one for all the golfers.

As usual, golf registration is from 7:00AM to 8:30 AM.

Continental breakfast will be served, and the Dunkin Donuts Cruise Van will be in the parking lot.

Kickoff time for the golfers is 8:30 and, as there are fewer golfers, the day should progress more quickly than in past years.

Dixon Golf will be at the second tee with their closest to the hole event.

The usual prizes will be awarded for first, second, and third place finishers as well as the longest drive and closest to the pin.

The day will conclude with lunch at the clubhouse at approximately 1:00 to 1:30 PM.

This year’s event features fewer silent and live bidding items; what we miss in quantity, we make up in quality!

We plan on having a beef and beer in April where many of the items available in the past will be offered. We hope to see you in April.

The following items will be available this year.

Silent Auction Items-

Dunkin Donuts Basket- $50.00 DD gift card, two pounds of coffee, two boxes of K-cups, DD swag(sunglasses, koozie, etc.), and cobranded gear (Eagles tee shirt and Sixers beach towel)

Wawa Baskets(3)- Three bags of coffee, two 16 ounce travel cups, and a small cooler.

Two Villanova-Georgetown Basketball Tickets and assorted Villanova items, including 2018 championship hats, shirts, and banners, a 2018 championship travel cup and beach towel as well as special newspaper inserts from the Villanovan. (Date to be announced).

PGA Section Basket- Includes a dozen golf balls, hats, club cover, glove, shoe bag, tee shirt, four different shirts, a leather card case, a pullover, and one or two other items, including a very nice bag that contains the items.

Two Iron Eagles Logos- Need to be seen to be appreciated.

Phillies Tickets- Four tickets to Phillies vs. Marlins, Sunday September 16^th at 1:35PM. They are in Section 105, Row 15, Seats 1-4. (As an added bonus Kevin sits at the back of Section 104 if you are interested in visiting).

Wyncote Golf Club- Round of Golf for Four.

Plainfield Country Club- Round of Golf for three plus Kevin’s great friend, Leon Aryian. A course which is rated one of the top 100 in the country, located in Edison, NJ.

Live Auction Items-

Springhaven Country Club Golf- Golf for three people with Mike Pierce and including lunch. Details to be arranged between Mike and the winning bidder.

Army- Navy Tickets- Four tickets to the game, plus parking, December 8^th, 3:00PM at Lincoln Financial Field.

Eagles Package- Four club box seats in Section C16, Row 4, Seats 5-8 for the October 21^st game versus the Carolina Panthers, 1:00 PM kickoff (check the week of the game for time confirmation), a parking pass, and an Eagles Super Bowl Champion Football, with the score of the game, and signed by Corey Clement and Jalen Mills. (Tickets are electronic and details to obtain them will be forwarded to the winning bidder).

Thanks

There are a great many people to thank and I hope I don’t miss anyone.

Bronze Sponsors-

Mark Gibbons- Gibbons Insurance

Bill Marriott and John Garzia- AA West Company

John Schiavello- Valcourt

Steve and Laurie Schwalb

Jim and Judy Shortall

Stan Wellinsky- Valcourt

Program Sponsors-

Joan Stahley- Maleno

George Swayngim- Georgeo’s Water Ice

Beverage Sponsor-

Brenda Hushen- Bayada Nursing

Sign Sponsors-

Bob Barksdale- Barksdale Studios

Jonathon Capon- Valcourt

Mark Gibbons- Gibbons Insurance

Art Gorga and Nick Picozzi- Fire Police Association

George Luttrell

Chris Kelly and Denise Neary

Bill Marriott and John Garzia- AA West Company

Dan McGovern- McGovern’s Landscaping

A.J. Ober- Ober Law

Kathleen Perkins

John Schiavello- Valcourt

Steve and Laurie Schwalb

Jim and Judy Shortall

Stan Wellinsky- Valcourt

Donations-

Army- Navy Tickets- United States Naval Academy Athletics

Dunkin Donuts Gift Cards and Basket- Kristi Crocker, Alliance Marketing

Eagles Package- Tracey Foster

Eagles Metal Logos- Maurice Furlong

Golf Ball and Ball Markers-Lorna Kozlowski- Long and Foster Real Estate

Herr’s Snack Products- Maryann Tice

PGA Section Basket- Sue Unger

Plainfield Golf- Leon Aryian

Springhaven Golf- Mike Pierce

Villanova- Georgetown Tickets and Gear- Jerry Quinn

Water, Granola Bars, Orbit Gum, Koozies- Joe Neary

Wawa Baskets- Jim Shortall

Wyncote Foursome-Melanie Irrgang

Volunteers-

Bill Burland, Dan Hill, Carol Hughes, George Lutrell, Chris Kelly, Steve Neary, Kathy Perkins, Jan Tate, and Kathy Van Bergen.

Thanks to all the volunteers that have solicited gifts, contributed time, and generally always been there for Kevin. My apologies to anyone I have missed. Thanks also goes out to Joseph(JP) and Olivia Neary, as well as Chris and Lindsey Neary who have managed so much of the communication work for the event and the website.

Finally, to all of the golfers, thank you for your support for the past six years. Many of you have been here from the beginning and without you we would have been hard pressed to maintain Kevin living at home. Kevin and I and the entire Neary family can not begin to express our gratitude for your support.

Great news arrived recently as the Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles continued their generous support of Kevin and the golf tournament! The Eagles donated four tickets and a parking pass to the October 21st game agains the Carolina Panthers, the very team the Eagles began their playoff run against on the way to their Super Bowl victory.

Accompanying the tickets is a football with the Super Bowl LII Champions logo, the final score and Eagles logo. To top it off, the football is autographed by two Eagles: Corey Clement, who caught a critical touchdown and four passes for 100 yards during the Super Bowl, and Jalen Mills, whose huge goal line pass break-up of a Tom Brady pass to Gronkowski kept the Patriots out of the end zone.

Don’t get shut out of the event — register early! Click here to get your tickets.

As always, thanks to all of you and the Eagles for your continued support!

As previously mentioned in Bill Burland’s emails, the tournament will be held September 10^th, 2018 at Wyncote Golf Club, with golf beginning at 8:30 a.m. and concluding around 3:30-4:00 p.m. Please help us support Kevin and the family with his increasing medical costs.

Here are the initial details, with more announcements to follow on this site.

Ticket sales will begin shortly and end August 31^st. (Due to increased costs, early bird discounts have been discontinued.)

The event will be capped at 120 golfers due to space limitations.

Questions about the event related to golf should be directed to Bill Burland at burlandbill@gmail.com or 484-678-8000.

Questions about other matters can be addressed to Joe Neary at jwn428@aol.com or 610-316-1588.

Details on support opportunities and costs are provided below. Please keep an eye on this website as further details on the tournament — including how to buy tickets — will be rolling out over the next few weeks!

Support Opportunities

Foursome: $550       Single Golfer: $140       Mulligans: $25

Gold Sponsor: $3,000

• Includes one foursome, hole sponsorship, unlimited mulligans, and two additional lunches.

Silver Sponsor: $2,000

• Includes one foursome, hole sponsorship, unlimited mulligans.

Bronze Sponsor: $1,000

• Includes one foursome, hole sponsorship.

Hole Sponsor: $100

Beer Sponsor: $500

• Includes hole sponsor and 2 lunches

Beverage Cart Sponsor: $500

• Includes hole sponsor and 2 lunches.

Program Sponsor: $250

• Includes hole sponsor and 1 lunch.

Lunch Only: $30

• A limited number of lunches will be available

On this Super Bowl Sunday, we wanted to give a special thank you to our hometown team. The Philadelphia Eagles have been consistently, generously, animatedly, supportive of Kevin. Every event, they’ve come through for Kevin with great auction items.

We are grateful beyond measure and wish them all good things today!

#FlyEaglesFly

We hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving filled with family and friends! We wanted to alert you to a great event tomorrow night – details below.

But first, a few quick updates. Kevin had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Kevin, Joe, Chris, Olivia, and Lindsey went up to see their Uncle Rich and Aunt Sherri, who were tremendous hosts as always! Growing up, we always loved seeing the Dickert side of the family on Thanksgiving, and we are thrilled to be able to continue the tradition.

Earlier in the week, the Neary and Dickert families got together for a baby shower for Olivia and Joe at the Neary residence. It was a co-ed event, although the boys did go into the other room to watch NFL RedZone while gifts were opened. It was great to see the family!

Olivia and Joe opening presents

The Neary/Dickert cousins, including Jake (son of Mike and Kari Dickert)

Irish Christmas Party – for Kevin’s Benefit

We are so grateful to the Brehon Law Society and the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick for donating the net proceeds of their annual Christmas party for Kevin’s benefit. The event is tomorrow night – see below for details! It’s a great event and a good opportunity to see wonderful people. Please consider attending or sharing with your network in Philadelphia! Get your tickets here!

The Brehon Law Society and the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick cordially invite you to our 4th Annual Joint Irish Christmas Party for the Benefit of our Friend, Kevin Neary.

In this Season of Thankfulness, Family, and Giving, please come out to celebrate Christmas and network with your Irish friends and colleagues; and most importantly, to celebrate and support our friend, Kevin Neary.

LIVE MUSIC from Fan Favorite: The John Byrne Band

Heavy Appetizers and Hors D’oeuvres and Discounted Cash Bar

Admission: $25, with net proceeds to be donated to Kevin Neary

Another year, another wildly successful golf tournament! It almost seems routine, but trust us when we say that the support from you all is extraordinary. We are beyond thrilled and grateful for such a fantastic turnout, donations (including some incredible auction items), and overall support you have shown for Kevin.

There were a number of highlights, but we’d be remiss if we didn’t give a special shoutout to Bill Burland for recruiting so many golfers and sponsors, Denise Neary for coordinating the auction and program, and Chris Kelly for his successful pinch-hit as emcee AND auctioneer extraordinaire!

We’re also grateful to the amazing committee and volunteers that organized the event. Like we said, it might seem routine — but that’s the result of the tireless work from our fantastic volunteers who secure auction items, line up golfers, and make the day run smoothly.

Thanks to all for your support! The funds raised by the great team effort at the event go a long way to meeting Kevin’s everyday care needs as well as enabling him to get out and about.

Check out some great pictures of the event below.

If you have any more photos from the event, send them over to Chris Neary at nearyc@gmail.com. It’d be great to post them on our Facebook page!

Golfers ready to head out on a beautiful morning

Local resident Ed Dougherty tells a story from his pro tour days to a packed house

Super volunteer Jan Tate and Kevin

Guests discuss their raffle strategy

Baby’s first FOKN tournament! Cousin Mike and Jake Dickert

Some of our great FOKN auction items

Mother-daughter supervolunteer duo!

Live auction items were a big hit

FORE! The tournament golf program is here! If you’re joining us on September 11th, you’ll want to check it out. Get a head start on our many great auction and raffle items. 

Golfing? Important info below – including new things this year!

On your way into Wyncote, stop at the Dunkin’ Donuts truck for a cup of coffee.

FOKN GOLF Program 2017

This post is in response to some frequently asked questions about our upcoming September 11 event.

You’ll find this information, and more, on our Eventbrite site by clicking here.

TICKET PRICES

We introduced EARLY BIRD pricing this year:

• Early bird single tickets are $125 (with an $8 fee)
• Early bird foursomes are $510 (with a $30 fee)

Early bird sales end on AUGUST 11.    After the 11th, ticket prices go up to $150 individual (plus fees), $550 foursome (plus fees).   ALL SALES END on September 2.

If you haven’t purchased tickets yet, there is no time like the present.

On the site, you can also purchase mulligans (not that you need them!) and sponsorships.

What’s the start time? We are starting at 8:30 on September 11!

What can you expect that day?

• Morning coffee from the Dunkin Donuts truck
• Volunteers at registration, providing good cheer and golf bags
• A chance to preview raffle, live and silent auction items
• Shotgun start at 8:30
• A spectacular day of golf on a world class course
• A Dixon golf game
• A barbecue lunch
• 50/50, raffles, and a silent auction
• A live auction program emceed by Brian Startare
• Kevin Neary!!!!

Any other questions about golf?  

Please contact Bill Burland at burlandbill@gmail.com or at 484.678.8000

DONORS, SPONSORS AND MORE

Please consider joining our growing honor roll of donors/sponsors and VIPs:

• Alliance Marketing and Kristi Crocker and Melissa Yakim  (Dunkin Donuts truck, gift basket and coupons)
• Aston Sunoco and Julie Narkin
• Barksdale Photography
• Bassetts Ice Cream and Michael  Strange
• Brandywine River Musem and Kathleen Barkasy
• Chaddsford Winery and Elaine Faso
• The Cheesecake Factory
• CobraPuma and Siobhan Howard
• DAS and Joe LaRose
• Delaware Theatre Company and Sarah Albrecht
• Dixon Golf
• Eastern State Penitentiary and Casey Paul
• Theresa and Donny Froio
• Gift on Wheels and Karen Thorp
• Tom Gilbert
• Hedgerow Theatre and Darlene McClellan
• The Honda Classic, Dana Johnson and Angelo Scarcetti
• Iron Hill Brewery and Kelly Regan
• J&J Snacks and Kristyn Castellante
• Johnnie-O and Kim Rohm
• Marianne Kaplan
• Chris Kelly and Denise Neary
• Kramer Portraits and Wendy Richards
• LaSalle University and John Lyons
• Limoncello
• Longwood Gardens and Monica Stazesky
• Lucky’s Coffee Shop and Matt Tyrawski
• Meet the Press
• Joe and Renee McGillian
• Deb and Phil Miller
• August Ober
• The National Constitution Center and Merissa Blum
• JP and Olivia Neary
• The Philadelphia Eagles
• The Philadelphia Flyers
• Painting with a Twist
• Jerry Quinn  (donating Villanova/Georgetown men’s basketball tickets!)
• Ricola and JoAnn Kislewski
• Salesianum and Nancy Meier and Brendan Kennealey
• Michael Szczerban
• Ken Seltzer
• The Shops at Liberty Place
• Sony Open
• Sproul Lanes and Sheila Biddle
• Brian Startare
• St. Joseph University and Mr. DiJulia
• Sullivans and Bill White
• Temple University
• Valcourt, Jon Capon and John Schiavello
• Wells Fargo Bank and Rachel Chapman
• Westfield Mall and Kimba Brown
• The Wilmington Blue Rocks
• Wyndham Hotels
• WOGL

Have auction items to donate?

Please contact Chris Kelly at kellyc51@comcast.net or at 301.613.8388.

WE NEED YOUR HELP!

With thanks to the extraordinary effort of too many volunteers to mention, this golf tournament is a day of great golf, great fun and fellowship.

But we need your help!

• We need golfers!   Remember, early bird tickets end August 11.   ALL sales end on September 2.

*****Please, share the word about this event — we promise that no one who attends will be disappointed.

• We need event sponsors.   (Hard to say how much good cheer can be provided by a free beer after a morning of golf!
• We need contributions to our golfer SWAG bags, and our silent and live auctions.    Good for local businesses and great for us!  Donation cut-off date is August 11.   Let us know if you have ideas!

Thanks so much for your support and kindness!