Eastern Long Island Hospital is pleased to celebrate the life and legacy of John Romanelli at the 23rd Annual Golf Classic to be held on Wednesday, May 13 at Gardiner’s Bay Country Club, Shelter Island. Participation in the John Romanelli Memorial Golf Classic directly supports patient care, specifically the Emergency Department, a service vital to all 25,000 year-round North Fork and Shelter Island residents and summer visitors.
“Well-respected by his peers, John Romanelli was a family man, a businessman and a community leader,” states Paul J. Connor III, President/CEO. “We are all honored to pay tribute to John especially for this milestone anniversary year when ELIH celebrates 110 years.”
Native to Long Island, John was born and raised in Farmingdale and summered for many years in Mattituck. As a full time resident of Southold since 1988, John served his community in so many ways, as a Southold Town councilman and as President of Burt’s Reliable, Inc. In 2008, John was named Business Person of the Year by the Suffolk Times. Friends fondly remember how John helped his community both through his public service and his plumbing and heating business, where he often extended credit to customers unable to pay.
“Everyone who had the opportunity to know John remembers his impact on the North Fork. This year’s Golf Classic Committee is a group of business leaders that admire John’s vision of community. John was outspoken and gregarious and always willing to lend a hand,” states Walter J. Krupski, Jr., Golf Classic Co-Chair. “He stepped forward for the Greenport American Legion Post, the restoration of the Brecknock Hall mansion at Peconic Landing and supported all of the hospital’s fundraisers.”
Gardiner’s Bay Country Club is a par 70 private golf course, located on Shelter Island with scenic water views and a beautiful clubhouse. Highlights of the day include 18 holes of golf with tournament and hole-in-one prizes, a barbeque lunch, grab and go sandwiches at halfway, cocktails, dinner and awards ceremony.
“Due to the growing popularity of the event and the fact that we are remembering John, we anticipate this Golf Classic to sell out early,” notes David Fujita, Golf Classic Co-Chair. “In an effort to accommodate as many golfers as possible and speed play, we are offering two tee time options, a morning start at 8:30 a.m. and an afternoon start at 1:30 p.m. Tickets will also be available to attend the dinner for family and friends including John’s wife, Heather, a former employee of ELIH and his children, Tara and Ethan.”
Sponsorships are vital to the success of the event, all sponsorship opportunities offer signage on the course, media recognition, pre and post event publicity, commemorative scroll inscription and ELIH website listing. Event sponsors to date include title sponsor, Bridgehampton National Bank. The cost for individual golfers is $295. Dinner tickets are $100 per person. For more information, call (631) 477-5164 or visit www.ELIH.org/Golf .
Source: Eastern Long Island Hospital press release dated March 23, 2015.
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