May 4, 2015
John T. Mather Memorial Hospital’s 30th annual Golf Classic will take place at the Port Jefferson Country Club at Harbor Hills on Monday, June 1 with proceeds benefitting Nursing Education programs at the Hospital. The event has raised nearly $3 million for the Hospital over the years.
This year’s John T. Mather Founder’s Award will be presented to James Danowski of Cullen & Danowski, LLP, for his exemplary record of leadership, dedication and excellence to the provision of healthcare in our community. Danowski is on the Mather Hospital Board of Directors and is the Chairman of the JTM Foundation and is heading the Hospital’s building capital campaign. He has been an ardent supporter for more than two decades, serving on numerous committees including Buildings and Grounds, Corporate Compliance and Finance and Fund Development. The Founders Award is given to a distinguished individual or organization with an exemplary record of leadership, dedication and excellence to the provision of health care in the community.
This year’s event will also feature The Great Money Ball Drop that will take place prior to the tournament’s shot-gun start. Proceeds from the raffle benefit the Hospital Fund.
Registration for the Golf Classic begins at 9 am followed by an 11 am shotgun start. Foursomes will be treated to a barbecue lunch out on the course followed by a cocktail reception and buffet dinner from 5:30-8 pm. Dessert and a raffle drawing is at 7 pm.
The golf entry fee is $600 per person or $2,200 per foursome. Tickets for the cocktail/dinner reception only are $150 per person. Sponsorship opportunities also are available. To register or for more information, contact Terri Quinn in Public Affairs at 631-476-2723 or online at www.matherhospital.org/golf.
John T. Mather Memorial Hospital is an accredited 248-bed, non-profit community teaching hospital dedicated to providing a wide spectrum of high quality healthcare services to Suffolk County residents, showing compassion and respect and treating each patient in the manner we would wish for our loved ones. Mather has earned the prestigious Magnet® recognition from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), which recognizes healthcare organizations for quality patient care, nursing excellence and innovations in professional nursing practice. Mather also has received seven consecutive top "A" ratings from The Leapfrog Group for patient safety, and was ranked among the top hospitals in New York State by U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals.