Stevensville, MD - The rain held off just long enough for the participants of the first annual Kent Island Volunteer Fire Department Capital Campaign Golf Tournament to get in 18 holes at the Queenstown Harbor Golf Links on Tuesday, June 3rd.

This was the first event to officially start off the Capital Campaign that the Kent Island Volunteer Fire Department is organizing to raise funds for the new Fire Station.

"We didn't want to just raise money, but we also wanted to raise the community's awareness regarding the new fire station," explained Tom Helfenbein, the Golf Committee Chairman.

"It looks like we accomplished both of those goals!"

Tom headed up the committee that also consisted of Marlene Davis of R & D Electric, Sandra Early of Sandra's Office Support and Bill Tumulty who is an active member of the KIVFD Advisory Council. Sandra Early, who previously worked for the Chamber of Commerce commented that, "The business community really stepped up to support this event. I know how often they are asked to donate and all the causes are worthy. We were able to raffle off items such as a chocolate Fire Truck donated by Chesapeake Chocolates (Island Plaza on Kent Island), not to mention the local restaurants and golf courses that donated gift certificates."

A few of the main sponsors were Kent Island True Value who sponsored the Putting Contest and CloseCall America who sponsored the banquet that was catered by Casual Catering. A complete list of sponsors is listed below.

The team that came in first place was none other than the team from the Queenstown Volunteer Fire Department. It consisted of Frank Russum, Scott McClyment, Donnie Anthony and Frank Smith. The second place team certainly gave them a run for their money! That team consisted of Todd Clark of Harborview and three of his business partners with Fairway Mortgage in Crofton, Rob Gloekler, Rich Gloekler and Mark Regal. Todd saw the tournament advertised in the Bay Times and decided to sign up. "The Kent Island Volunteer Fire Department responded to an accident that my daughter was involved in and I thought this would be a great way to say thank you." The third place team was from the American Legion # 278. It consisted of Chet Knight, Hugh Ward, Paul Marshall and Jim Suter.

The winner of the Putting Contest, Steve Stout, who played on the official KIVFD team, won $345 but immediately donated $250 back to the Capital Campaign. Janet Duncan won both the Women's Longest Drive and the Women's Closest to the Pin contests. The Men's Longest Drive was won by Dudley Dixon, while Rob Gloekler won the Men's Closest to the Pin.

Tom Helfenbein commented that, "for a first year tournament, this was very successful. We learned a lot and look forward to next year!"

The Kent Island Volunteer Fire Department would like to thank everyone who came out to play and the following businesses for their donations and sponsorships:

Acme Markets Allfirst Bank: A Division of M & T Bank Annie's Paramount Steak & Seafood House Atlantic Golf - Queenstown Harbor Avon-Dixon, LLC/ W.M. Freestate & Son Baker's Liquors, Inc. Bay Carpets Flooring America Bay Country Jewelry, Inc. Big Bats Cafe Blue Heron Golf Course Century 21 Rosendale Realty Chesapeake Bay Beach Club Chesapeake Chocolates Chesapeake Graphics, LLC Coldwell Banker Waterman Realty Conectiv Power Delivery E & B Automotive E.D. Supply Co., Inc. Edwards Pharmacy Ethel's Sub Shop Fisherman's Inn Foster, Braden, Thompson & Palmer G&G Distributors "Coors Light" Harris Crab House Helfenbein Insurance Company Hemingway's Restaurant Hog Neck Golf Course Hunters Oak Golf Course

Island Print Shop James Myers Co., Inc. Kent Island Abbey Floor Coverings Kent Island Mobile Kentmoor Restaurant KRM Development Corporation Langenfelder Marine, Inc. LMS Marketing Concepts, Inc. Love Point Deli, Wine & Spirits Offshore Performance Patriot Construction Pizza Hut Prime Outlets Queenstown Prospect Bay Country Club Queenstown Bank of Maryland R & D Electric, Inc. Safeway Sandra's Office Support Sheridan's Irish American Grill Sky High Promotions Spanning the Globe Travel The Bay Times The Centreville National Bank The Easton Club The Narrows Restaurant U.S. Golf Pass Uplands Golf Course Volunteer Fireman Insurance Services Willis Tire & Auto Repair

About CloseCall America

CloseCall America, which began business in 1999, is a Maryland company with offices in Queen Anne’s County on the state’s Eastern Shore. CloseCall prides itself on its commitment to superior customer service, with all calls handled locally rather than “outsourced” to firms in other states or countries. CloseCall provides its customers local and long distance phone service, bundled packages, wireless service, BlackBerry service, high speed Internet, standard dial-up, and VoIP (broadband phone service). Additional information on CloseCall America can be found at its website: www.closecall.com.

For further information, including how to sign up, please contact CloseCall America at 1-877-81CLOSE (1-877-812-5673), or by email at customerservice@closecall.com.

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