“We have about 108 people that are participating in the golf tournament this year with close to 50 businesses that have donated,” said event organizer Tim Korbas.
The Mansfield Lahm Military Families (MLMF) Scholarship Golf Tournament took place Friday afternoon. “This is the 13th year for the tournament. We have given out eight different scholarships each worth $1,000. We want to help military families as much as we can. We have about 80 percent participating that are involved with the military and about 20 percent that are civilians,” said Korbas.
Candidates that applied for the scholarship filled out an application and then the board chose the MLMF recipients.
The 2013 MLMF Scholarship Award Winners include: Monica Clevenger, attending Malone University; Andrew Dinger, planning to attend Heidelberg University; Haydon Dotson, planning to attend Malone University; Samantha Harvey, attending North Central State College; Braden Netzly, planning to attend Queens University of Charlotte; Elyse Togliatti, planning to attend The Ohio State University; Hannah Walsh, planning to attend the University of Cincinnati; and Azaree Whitehead, planning to attend Kent Ohio University.
The golf tournament was opened to the public and there were 18-20 volunteers who were participating in the event. “I have been volunteering with the tournament for about six years now. These guys have golfed together since they were kids. I love seeing these people and it is such a great event to take part in,” said volunteer Norma Kahl.
“I have been volunteering for about six years. The people are the best part of this experience and the staff is just wonderful. This helps families at the base and knowing what they go through on a daily basis is challenging for the families. This is my small way of saying thank you to them for all that they do for us,” said volunteer Toni Richards.
Raffles and cash prizes were also a part of the tournament. “We have a cash prize of $1,000 for a hole in one. We have food that is being catered by Paul’s Drive-In. The weather is just perfect, we couldn’t have asked for a better day,” said Korbas.
