Players from the tournament’s winning team watch as their teammate putts the golf ball.
The Questar III BOCES Fundraising Committee raised $34,397.90 to benefit the organization’s Education Foundation through its third annual golf tournament. More than 110 golfers attended the August 21 event at Burden Lake Country Club in Averill Park, with more than 40 local businesses supporting the tournament through sponsorships and donations. The organization also hosted an Online Auction to support the event.
The school store at Donald R. Kline Technical School is completely managed by NYSAA students. It allows them to develop workplace skills, including inventory management, customer service, handling money, and more.
Proceeds provide funding for student enrichment opportunities that are not covered by the BOCES budget or Extraclassroom Activities Fund, and support students in need, ensuring they have the materials required for their program when financial barriers might otherwise limit access. Recent examples of how funds were used include supporting Career and Technical Education students who attended the SkillsUSA National Conference, and providing start-up funding for NYSAA students at Donald R. Kline Technical School to launch a school store, providing a work-based learning opportunity that is now managed by students. Teachers should speak to their principals to request funding; principals can apply on their behalf by submitting a Mini-Grant application.
Congratulations to this year’s tournament and skills contest winners:
- First Place: Brian Koon, Carl Oropallo, Josh Farrell, and Brian Fuller
- Second Place: Kevin Nicoll, Robert Lee, Sean Kenney, and Dave Hart
- Closest to the Pin: Ethan Brock and Samantha Wenskoski
- Longest Drive: Parkhill Mays and Sarah Harris
This event would not have been possible without the support of our 2026 sponsors: Carrier Commercial Space, BCA Architects Engineers, Surpass Chemical Company, The Garland Company, Wainschaf Associates, NFP/Dignum and Bame, Warren W. Fane, Camelot Print and Copy, British American, Varonis, Bast Hatfield Construction, Assetworks, DePaula Chevrolet, Ross Valve, ComSource, Syscloud, Harrington’s, Zero Tolerance, Compass Auto Group, Ross Precision, Corning Place Communications, Law Firm of Alex Dell, Abele Tractor, Engineered Solutions, Mosaic Associates Architect, Brad Rose Landscaping, Cisco, Aspire, SgtLabs, HPE Networking, Albany Mechanical Service, Inc, Schodack Auto, J&J Properties, J&J Visionary, and MetroBank.
Special thank you to our Fundraising Committee event volunteers: Kathy Beardsley, Allison Gorman, Andrew Jensen, Candace Krell, Tyler Lenseth, Helena Maguffin, Jennie Mueller, Dan Sherman, Jillian Shuhart, and Kaitlyn Sideris. Employees interested in joining next year’s event should contact fundraising@questar.org.
Save the date for next year’s event: August 20, 2027. Our 2027 event will be extra special as the organization kicks off its 50th Anniversary celebration at the tournament.
Find more photos of this year’s event or find out how you can be involved in 2027 by visiting www.Questar.org/golf.
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