The Princeton-Blairstown Center (PBC) recently held its fifth annual Links to Youth Golf Outing at the Fox Hollow Golf Club in Branchburg.
“In a year of great uncertainty, our supporters really showed up. Together, we raised over $83,000 and hosted a record 90 golfers. The proceeds from the day enable the PBC to continue our work with young people from under-resourced communities to develop and strengthen self-awareness, responsible decision-making, teamwork, leadership and other 21st-century skills.
“These funds will help middle and high school students attend our award-winning, weeklong Summer Bridge program free of charge during the summer of 2021. In non-pandemic years, Summer Bridge helps approximately 550 students each summer lessen summer learning loss and build critical social-emotional skills at our 268-acre campus in Blairstown,” Pam Gregory, president and CEO said in a prepared statement.
This year’s winning foursome included Michael Dawson of North Brunswick, Joe Duarte of Columbus, Antoine Johnson of East Brunswick and Derek Simpkins of Ringoes.
Sponsors included AMSkier Insurance; Berkshire Bank; Blue Ridge Lumber Company; Bryn Mawr Trust; ConsensusHealth; Fieldston Associates; Gennet, Kallmann, Antin, Sweetman & Nichols, PC; Inside Edge Consulting Group, Inc.; Lear & Pannepacker, LLP; Mazza Recycling; Northfield Bank; Payday Payroll; Pinneo Construction; Princeton Corridor Rotary Club; and Shawn Baldwin Building, LLC.
Links to Youth Co-Chairs Judy Levine, Andrew Morris and Derek Simpkins; Auction Chair Praveena Joseph de Saram; PBC staff members, Meredith Murray and Maren Morsch; and the entire Links to Youth Planning Committee were involved in the event.