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Distributor's Link Magazine Winter Issue 2013 / VOL 36 / NO.1

32 THE DISTRIBUTOR’S

32 THE DISTRIBUTOR’S LINK MFDA - P.O. Box 1477, Wayne NJ 07470 • Tel: 201.644.7424 • Fax: 201.644.7427 • Email: admin@mfda.us METROPOLITAN FASTENER DISTRIBUTORS ASSOCIATION, INC MFDA’s 17th GOLF OUTING A HUGE SUCCESS! Bright and early September 23, 2012, at 6:45AM, over 90 golfers arrived at Wild Turkey Golf Course, one of NJ Premier golf courses at Crystal Springs Golf& Resort. While the morning was a bit chilly, the day warmed up, and the foliage up in Northern NJ was a spectacular back drop for the MFDA’s 17th Annual Golf Outing! After months of planning, you can be certain that Golf Chair. Ken Schneeloch (McCormick Assoc. and MFDA’s Secretary); Brian Eakins (MFDA BOD member; ND Industries), and Dave Schuster (Leo Coar Assoc.) were thrilled! Each golfer was treated to golf tees (donated by ND Industries), a sleeve of balls (Kanebridge Corp.), and golf towels (Star Stainless). Lots of mulligans were sold…a free hit…(except on hole in one holes) and 14 foursomes participated in the Pink Ball contest. Can you play 18 holes, and bring the pink ball back Kanebridge Corp. (Vic LaPoma’s team) did just that and won the pot of cash! Congratulations team Kanebridge: Vic LaPoma, Dennis Shanahan, (Mutual Screw), Dennis Shanahan, Jr. & Mike Sutphin (Kanebridge Corp.)! Brighton Best sponsored a ,000 cash hole in one contest, along with several other prize opportunities on several holes on the course. While there was no winner this year, MFDA BOD member, Barb Traum, (Brighton Best) spent the entire outing at the hole ready to verify. She offered snacks, beverages, and took photos at the hole. Also out on the golf course taking pictures were Kellie Nirmaier, MFDA’s 2nd V.P. (Kanebridge Corp.) and Jennifer Hyman (Kanebridge Corp.). Thanks to Brighton, and our photographers! Thank you also to Kelly Quittenton (Brighton Best) for overseeing the “Double Your Money” contest. Golfers gave Kelly cash, with a chance to double the amount if they were successful in hitting the ball onto the green. Golfers returned to the beautiful glass enclosed “Rotunda” room overlooking the golf courses for the awards ceremony and luncheon. A MFDA golf shirt, Kanebridge Corporation fabric bag, and tables of prizes awaited the golfers. Raffle tickets were sold for a Chinese auction for the prizes. Several companies donated additional prizes: 0 Best Buy gift card (Uneeda Bolt & Screw), 2 boxes of golf balls (BMB Fasteners), Keurig Coffee Maker (Star Stainless), 2 boxes of golf balls (Safety Socket, LLC), and a Giants Team Logo golf bag (Lubker Dist.) for which the MFDA is sincerely grateful. Nancy Orr and Janet Knapp (ND Industries) stayed back at home base to set up the prizes, shirts, and cut raffles. Thanks, ladies! A new twist on prizes this year courtesy of Solution Industries, one of MFDA’s newest members….2 Johnnyville Slugger bats engraved with the MFDA Logo for our longest driver winners and MFDA blue bolt trophies for the first and second place winners. A special thanks to Laura Vath, (Solution Industries) and her colleagues, Don Shan & John Rydel for adding such a classy touch. A free massage was offered by Wolke Chiropractic. Many golfers took advantage! Dave Schuster emceed the awards dinner. He introduced MFDA President, Jay Minichino (BMB Fasteners) who said a few words and then the distribution of awards and prizes got started. This year’s winners were: 1st Place Team Lee Johnson (Lee S. Johnson Assoc.), John Conte (Fall River Mfg.), Steve Gilmore (Lee S. Johnson Assoc.); and Rick Lubker (Lubker Dist.) 2nd Place Team Wolke Chiropractic. Longest Drive Men Rich Blasi (Continental-Aero) & Lee Johnson, Jr. Longest Drive Woman Gretchen Grove (Pilgrim Screw) Ed Werner (EZ Sockets) took pictures of the awards luncheon, and prepared a fabulous slide show for viewing at his booth at the Table Top Show the next day. Amazing! Thank you Ed! On behalf of the entire MFDA Officers and BOD, Golf Chairman, Ken Schneeloch would like to thank everyone for attending, the companies who supported and contributed, and all the volunteers which made this 17th Annual Golf Outing an enormous success!! See you next year! September 22, 2012.

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