Prior Events
3rd Annual Sean McDonough Charitable Foundation Celebrity Golf Classic 2004
2nd Annual Sean McDonough Charitable Foundation Celebrity Golf Classic 2003
Inaugural Sean McDonough Charitable Foundation Celebrity Golf Classic 2002
3rd Annual Sean McDonough Charitable Foundation
Celebrity Golf Classic 2004
The
3rd Annual Sean McDonough Charitable Foundation Celebrity Golf Classic was
an outstanding success! The Samuel Adams Celebrity Draw Party & Auctions
at the Boston Harbor Hotel was a lively, star-studded event with plenty
of laughs and even a few tears. Guests enjoyed a performance by the Mother
Caroline Academy Gospel Choir. Academy Award winner Matt Damon walked away
with the lion’s share of live auction items after doing battle with
sitcom star Mike O’Malley on a number of items.
The
Celebrity Golf Classic began with a touching tribute to Will McDonough.
The kind people at The International installed a plaque in memory of Will
McDonough, Sean’s father, on hole 16, which was Will’s favorite
hole. Hole 17 became player Peter Bell’s favorite hole when he shot
a hole in one to win a Mazda donated by the generous people at Wellesley
Mazda. In an amazing act of spontaneous generosity, Peter Bell gave the
car to the Foundation!
The
winners of this year’s Will McDonough Memorial Winner’s cup
were Alta Communication’s Tim Dibble, Jack Carlton, Dave Munn, and
Greg Howe, whose team was captained by hockey great Mike O'Connell.
The Robert Fraley Memorial Goodness award is given each year to an individual who, like Robert, demonstrates selflessness, character, and compassion in service to others. This year’s well deserving recipient, Tom Hoffman, urged participants at the Awards Reception to get involved and do something to help children.
It
was a memorable event for all involved and resulted in raising the total
distributed by the Foundation to $700,000 over three years. These funds
have benefited 45 Massachusetts’ children’s charities.
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2nd Annual Sean McDonough Charitable Foundation
Celebrity Golf Classic 2003
The
2nd annual Sean McDonough Charitable Foundation fundraising events were
dedicated to the memory of Will McDonough, the legendary Boston Globe
sports columnist who passed away in January 2003. The two days were filled
with emotion as Will was constantly in the hearts and minds of the participants.
The Samuel Adams Celebrity Draw Party and Auction included a beautiful
video tribute to Sean’s father, produced by Cramer Productions.
Many of the celebrities in attendance were close friends and colleagues
of Will, including America’s top sports broadcaster Bob Costas,
NFL coach Tom Coughlin, and Boston sports legends John Havlicek, Bob Cousy,
ML Carr, Jo Jo White, Gino Cappelletti, Andre Tippett and Steve Grogan.
Sean announced that the winning team in the golf tournament each year
would receive the Will McDonough Memorial Winner’s Cup. The party
also included musical performances by participants in Project Step, a
program which teaches inner city youth to play instruments, and a moving
speech by Alberto Mendes. Alberto spoke with great candor and emotion
about how he turned his life around through his involvement with Summer
Search. Project Step and Summer Search were among the inaugural recipients
of grants from the Foundation in December 2002.
The
winners of the first Will McDonough Cup posted a remarkable low net score
of 48, the tournament record, over the challenging Tom Fazio designed
Oaks Course at the International in Bolton, Massachusetts. The team, led
by Boston Bruins forward Ted Donato, included the Delia, Inc. foursome
of Cal Callahan, Craig Callahan, Bob Luyckx and Don Chamberlain. Former
Boston University football star Jim Lippie aided the cause by filling
in for Donato over the first few holes of the tournament as Ted was making
his way to the course after Bruins practice. The golf tournament was once
again sponsored by Saturn Partners.
The
Robert Fraley Memorial Goodness Award was presented to Mike Rotondi, a
member of the Board of Directors of the Sean McDonough Foundation. He
and his family have generously sponsored the Awards Ceremony after the
golf tournament in every year of the events’ existence. Mike is
a man with a huge heart who is well known for his remarkable support of
many charitable causes.
The events raised $240,000, bringing the two year
total to $380,000 distributed to 32 different wonderful children’s
charities throughout the Commonwealth.
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Inaugural Sean
McDonough Charitable Foundation
Celebrity Golf Classic 2002
The
inaugural Sean McDonough Charitable Foundation Celebrity Golf Classic
was held on October 7, 2002 at the fabulous Oaks Course at the International
in Bolton, Massachusetts. The 25 nationally known celebrities, including
Academy Award winner Matt Damon, legendary football coach Bill Parcells,
PGA Tour star Brad Faxon, Olympic gold medal winning speed skater Dan
Jansen, and Hall of Fame pitcher Jim Palmer, were matched with foursomes
and participated in a “bramble” style tournament. The winning
team, with a low net score of 51, was captained by internationally known
chef and restaurant owner Todd English. His partners were the dynamic
duo of Mark Keenan and Paul Coleman from Foxwoods Resort and Casino, and
brothers Greg and Nicolas Dunn, who provided plenty of power off the tee.
The
tournament was sponsored by Saturn Partners. The highlight of the post-golf
awards ceremony was the awarding of the Robert Fraley Memorial Goodness
Award. It is named for the well known sports attorney who lost his life
in a plane crash in October 1999. He was a superior human being and a
close friend of the McDonough family. The award is given each year to
an individual or individuals who, like Robert, demonstrate selflessness,
character, and compassion in service to others. Saturn Partners Managing
Partner Jeffrey McCormick, whose generosity helped the Foundation get
off to a flying start, and attorney Warren Baker, who did all of the legal
work to get the Foundation off the ground, were the deserving recipients
of the inaugural Fraley Awards.
The festivities began the night before at the Samuel Adams Celebrity Draw Party and auctions at the spectacular Boston Harbor Hotel. Sam Adams Founder and Brewmaster Jim Koch was a gracious host for the crowd of more than 300 golfers, celebrities and Foundation guests. The party and golf tournament resulted in a total of $140,000 being donated to children’s charities throughout Massachusetts in December 2002.
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