Thomas Miller’s annual golf day in New Jersey raised another $250,000 for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.
About 180 players gathered at Forsgate Country Club for the Play for Pink event, which has generated $750,000 for the charity over four years.
Mike Jarrett, president of Thomas Miller Americas, said: “We are proud to be able to bring together the maritime community in North America to help research into the eradication of breast cancer — a blight that has touched us all either directly or indirectly.”
Special guest senior world long-drive champion Dan Boever donned a pink shirt — to symbolise the fight against breast cancer — and impressed with booming drives and trick shots.
Bagpipes at dinner
Equally impressive was UK P&I Club loss prevention head Stuart Edmonston, who added to the off-course entertainment by playing the bagpipes as the golfers entered the course and later at dinner.
A big part of the fundraising was down to generous raffle prizes donated by the shipping community.
This year, Paul Hehir of Royal Caribbean Cruises donated a cruise to Alaska. George Chalos of Chalos & Co offered two weekends in Park City, Utah, while Skip Keesal of Keesal Young & Logan contributed Long Beach Grand Prix tickets, including return airfare.
Jarrett is already excited about next year’s event. “And we look forward to even greater participation in support of this tremendously worthwhile charity next year,” he said.
