Jim Young & Family Golf Tournament to Benefit Georgetown Lineworker

The Georgetown (Mass.) Municipal Light Department will sponsor the Jim Young & Family Benefit Golf Tournament on Monday, May 23, 2011 at the Black Swan Country Club in Georgetown. Proceeds from the tournament will benefit the Georgetown Municipal Light Department lineworker who was severely injured in an electrical accident on September 26, 2010.

Young was hospitalized for eight weeks after the accident, first at Massachusetts General Hospital and later at the Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital. As a result of his injuries, he lost both arms.

Although he has made an amazing recovery through perseverance, courage and the love of family and friends, there is still a long road Jim must travel to make a full recovery.

The Jim Young & Family Golf Tournament will begin with registration from 11 a.m. to noon, followed by a shotgun start at noon. The cost is $125 per golfer and includes a four-person scramble, 18 holes of golf with cart, lunch, a buffet dinner and a gift bag. Prizes will be awarded to the winning foursome, longest drive and closest to the pin.

The tournament will be limited to 144 golfers and entries must be received by May 10^th.

Non-golfers can also support the event by attending the dinner following the reception at 6 p.m., or by sponsoring a hole, cart or being a major sponsor. The cost for dinner only is $30 per person while sponsorship opportunities are available at the following levels: Premiere Sponsor ($1,200), Dinner or Lunch Sponsor ($500) or Cart or Hole Sponsor ($100). Donated raffle and auction items are welcome.

To register for the tournament or dinner or to become a sponsor, send your check, made payable to the Friends of Jim Young, and send to the Friends of Jim Young, Georgetown Municipal Light Department, 94 Searle Street, Georgetown, MA 01833. For additional information, please email wsnow@comcast.net or pdion@wmgld.com.