PUTNAM — Putnam’s Mayotte-Viens American Legion  Post 13 held its annual golf tournament Sept. 16 and netted more than $20,000.
Twenty-seven foursomes competed with win going to foursome of Brendan Meehan, Rocky Bedard, Tom Morway, and John Lesniewski, with a “To Par Gross” of -16, and a “Total Gross” of 55.
Post 13 Commander Michael Rocchetti said, “The Golf Tournament is one of our most important sources of income. I don’t know what it is about this sport – it seems to induce such a spirit of altruism amongst the players - especially when the game is being played for a good cause. The support, and generosity of our local community is evident! And its nice to know that these people appreciate the work our American Legion Post is doing for the local community.”
Brian Maynard, a past Post 13 Commander and chairman of the Golf Committee, said: “It’s just overwhelming we made $6,000 more than last year and netted about $20,450! How lucky we are to live in such a great community!”
This year, the focus of the golf tournament was twofold – to honor the legacy of Putnam’s only Congressional Medal of Honor recipient – U.S. Navy submariner Henry Breault, and to raise money for the ongoing restoration and upgrades to Veterans  Park in Putnam.
Committee chair Maynard put together a team that included past Post 13 Commander Michael Vassar, Eric Quinn, Edward Morissette, Traci Lefebvre, Earl Rosebrooks, Shayna O’Brien, Cara Mayhew, William Leary, and Charles Mackenzie. He said: “This was an all-star team – highly motivated and very dedicated to making the event a success.” Maynard also congratulated the tournament winning f
Pre-tournament Maynard talked a bit about the importance of the Veterans Park in Putnam, and how the proceeds of the Tournament would help pay for the great work being done by Rob Challinor and the Putnam’s Veterans Advisory Committee. He also thanked the primary tournament sponsors which included Big Gary’s Discount Liquor Store in Putnam and the Supported Living Group Rehabilitation Center in Danielson. “The level of generosity exceeded our expectations." He also thanked: Roger Franklin, The HILB Group (Gerardi Insurance), Downes Construction, bank Hometown, Venture Communications & Security, EDS Mechanical, Jason St. Onge [G Seven Catering], FCT Inc. Earl Rosebrooks, Northeast Kitchens and Flooring [George Amenabar], Dexter Masonry, and many more tee sponsors. "We are also thankful for the many donations we received for raffle prizes, and for the people who came out today to golf at our tournament.”

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caption: the winning foursome.