2015 Annual Report

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SPIRIT OF GOLF AWARD HONORING WILLIAM C. VAN FAASEN In some circumstances, success is measured in less than conventional means. While The Fund’s Spirit of Golf event fell victim to one of Greater Boston’s countless winter storms and months of planning and preparation fell by the wayside, the endeavor was a smashing success financially as over $200,000 was raised to benefit golf in the inner-city, the proverbial baby of honoree Bill Van Faasen. In turn, he became the seventh individual to be presented with the Spirit of Golf Award, presented to those who love the game of golf and are deeply committed to charitable and community support. In turn, an endowed scholarship bearing Van Faasen’s name was established with event proceeds with monies specifically earmarked to benefit inner-city and minority youth in their pursuit of higher education. While nearly 400 of his friends, supporters and colleagues, some hailing from as far away as Michigan, were deprived an opportunity to pay tribute in person to a man that’s meant so much to the local community, the impact of the event was as strong as possible. The Fund’s renewed emphasis on growing golf in the inner-city has already paid huge dividends and numbers don’t lie as the number of applicants within the demographic has nearly doubled in the past year. The event also afforded The Fund an opportunity to further its brand to a new audience of supporters as presenting sponsors Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Eversource Energy and Liberty Mutual Insurance along with a host of others contributed greatly to the cause. “Bill Van Faasen has been a great business leader in Boston, is one of the most respected people in golf, and is deeply committed to the inner-city. He exemplifies everything this award is about, and we are proud to honor him. This event will create a major endowed scholarship in Bill’s name for inner-city students within the Ouimet Fund,” Fund President Gregory J. Gailius, said. Van Faasen, someone who eschews the spotlight and prefers to have his actions take precedence over words, was recognized at The Fund’s Annual Banquet in April. He joins names such as Dick Connolly, John Hamill, Bud and Pat Roche and others to receive the prestigious distinction. As alluded to above, the award was established to recognize those who have given back in the spirit of the classic motto, “From what golf has given you, let us give something back to golf.” “I am deeply honored by be recognized by the Ouimet Fund with the Spirit of Golf Award,” Van Faasen said. “What really gets me excited is that all proceeds with go to further The Fund’s inner-city scholarship program. We are much a product of our opportunities as our abilities. We really need to help create better opportunities for these kids, that’s what this event is all about.” The Spirit of Golf Award is the latest recognition of Van Faasen’s leadership and contribution to the community. He is a recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award in Health Care from Health Care For All, the Maimonides Award from the Anti-Defamation League, the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award from the Boy Scouts of America, the New England Council’s New Englander of the Year Award, and recipient of the Distinguished Bostonian from the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce. In recognition of his contributions to the community, BCBSMA established the William C. Van Faasen Community Service Sabbatical Program, allowing one BCBSMA employee per year a leave of absence to work for a charitable organization. Previous Honorees 2003 2004 2005 John J. McCafferty Pat and Bud Roche John P. Hamill 2007 2008 Jerry York Richard F. Connolly, Jr. 55 2015 Annual Report
MEMORIAL DONATIONS History & Governance Honoring Our Own Our Supporters Spotlight on Scholars Annual Programs State of The Fund Listed below are memorial donations The Fund has received. The Ouimet Fund has a full memorial donations program, which remembers people who have had golf as a favored pastime in their lives. Included in this list are several long-time Ouimet supporters who died within the past year and ongoing gifts that remember people who passed away previously. Among those remembered was Richard J. “Dick” Ganong, a proud Ouimet Alumnus who caddied starting at age 11 at Brae Burn CC. He went on to play golf at Boston College and had a distinguished career in the financial services industry. Mr. Ganong was a member of the Ouimet Board of Directors for 18 years (1991 – 2009), Alumni Chair for ten years, and served on several other committees. Dick was also a long-time MGA Executive Committee member and rules official. His family established the Richard J. Ganong Scholarship in his honor 2003. Dick holds a special place in Ouimet history as it was his suggestion that The Fund honored Former President George H.W. Bush at the 2002 Banquet. The Fund also lost long-time Director, Peter Maich this past year. Mr. Maich served with tremendous distinction as a Ouimet Director since 1995 in a number of roles, but most notably as Chair of the Annual Banquet since Arnold Palmer was honored in 1997. He was also Ouimet Development Chair for several years helping the original campaign, and served on the Ouimet Society, and other committees. As Banquet Chair, he was instrumental in many of the facets of the event that have made it into the largest golf banquet in the U.S., and developed numerous sponsorships including that of his former company, The TJX Companies. He created an endowed scholarship in his late father’s name and assisted The Fund in many other ways. He was the 2005 recipient of The Fund’s Richard F. Connolly, Jr. Distinguished Service Award and, last fall, was honored with the Denny Goodrich Honorary Ouimet Alumnus Award. Bradford Bond Ken Campbell Paul J. Carey Jack Casey Harold Casson Theodore N. Danforth, Sr. Laurence C. Dawson Harry S. Dee Jane Finn Gertrude T. Foley Thomas J. Foley, Jr. James Gaffney Margaret K. (Maher) Gaffney Garrett M. Gagne Richard Ganong Lois Gaquin GIFTS MADE IN MEMORY Michael Ernest Gauvin Thomas Golden, Jr. Robert E. Grant John G. Harrington John Hobbs Maxine Horvitz Walter Horvitz June Jubinville Grace Ladocsi Neil S. Leardi Peter Maich Robert McKenna, Sr. Ray McNeil Timothy D. Meskill Adelle Peters Nabhan Roy Neeven Eddie Lowery Bequest Society Paul F. Oldfield Russell Mitchell Palmer E. Norman Paterson, Jr. Ernest Schnesel Robert Basil Slattery, Jr. Bill Spencer Karen G. Sprague Bob St. Thomas Richard Stimets, Jr. Betty Strickland Benjamin J. Sull Lawrence Sullivan Joseph R. Thibeault Ed Twohig, Sr. Michael Walsh John Webster In 2013, as part of its Centennial Campaign, the Ouimet Fund formally created the Eddie Lowery Bequest Society. This new group places a focus squarely on a new form of giving for the organization. The Society is pleased to recognize, as members of the Lowery Society, individuals who have made a future commitment to The Fund through an estate gift. Planned (or bequest) gifts naming the Ouimet Fund as beneficiary through a will, trust agreement, life insurance policy or other deferred gift such as a 401(k) provide a vital and necessary resource for our Scholarship Aid. The Fund was the recipient of a large bequest from the estate of Bob Jordan this past year. It was Ouimet’s largest single gift and will provide a special reserve fund. We couldn’t be more appreciative for this generous donation. In the event you desire to learn more as to how you can include The Fund as part of your estate plan and join this special group of supporters, please contact Executive Director Bob Donovan, at bobd@ouimet.org. We are pleased to recognize Lowery Society Members Duffy Brent, Robert P. and Theresa N. Donovan, Gloria O’Brien and the William G. O’Brien Scholarship Fund, Dorothy B. Holt Trust and as mentioned Bob Jordan and the Mix-Jordan Scholarship Fund. Francis Ouimet Scholarship Fund 56
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