L to R: LANJ Director and CD Publisher Chris Weiss, LANJ President Jason Sharenow of Broadway Elite Worldwide, LANJ Second Vice President Jeff Brodsly of Chosen Payments, and Sami Elotmani of Destination MCO
Skillman, N.J. —The third annual installment of the Limousine Association of New Jersey’s (LANJ’s) golf outing once again inspired the nationwide industry to come out and support a good cause with good company at the Cherry Valley Country Club on September 16. CD Publisher Chris Weiss was on hand for the daylong event that included golf, dinner, a charity fundraiser, networking, and, for the first time ever, a September 15 pre-event outing at association favorite Strawberry’s Pub & Pizza, which is owned by the Gulino and Chirico families.
Jason Sharenow presents a $5,000 check to representatives of the Police Unity Tour
First place: Rich Calabro, Jake Casey, Scott Cowley, and Dave Purdy, who comprised one of the Cadillac Professional Vehicles/Brogan Cadillac foursomes
Second Place: Charles Brower, Ben Cook, Matt Mushorn, and Steve O’Shea, a foursome purchased by Transportation Insurance
Once the foursomes finished working their ways through the country club’s golf course, a sit-down dinner included the fundraising auction, as well as the presentation of the day’s trophies and charitable checks alike. Among the items auctioned off was a pass to next month’s CD/NLA Show in Boston, which was won by Todd Roberts of JACO Limousines & Transportation.
Attendees helped raise money for Covenant House New Jersey, which is a nonprofit organization that shelters homeless youth and a charity that the tournament supported for the first time last year, as well as the Police Unity Tour, which not only memorializes fallen officers but also raises money for the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial and Museum.
The tournament’s second-place team, the Transportation Insurance foursome
The Police Unity Tour has been a golf-outing beneficiary since the event’s inception in 2017, which LANJ President Jason Sharenow of Broadway Elite Worldwide has described as “near and dear to my heart.” Sharenow has volunteered with the Livingston Police Department for more than two decades, while Covenant House was a suggestion that originally was proposed by LANJ Director David Seelinger of EmpireCLS, who is a longtime supporter of the charity. Of the more than $65,000 that the golf outing raised, both the Police Unity Tour and Covenant House New Jersey received $5,000 each.
With an increased attendance comes more opportunities to harness the potential for helping charitable organizations, and this year debuted an on-site plea from the Police Unity Tour. An attendee representing the non-profit asked LANJ members and supporters to assist Blue H.E.L.P., which not only supports police officers who are struggling with their emotional well-being and honors those who have died by suicide “because their emotional injuries became too much to bear.” Attendees gave close to an additional $2,000 to the cause, and several individuals pledged to match that donation.
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