Generazio Memorial Golf Tournament Will Benefit Jimmy Fund

The 2nd Annual Generazio Memorial Golf Tournament to benefit the Jimmy Fund will take place at Wayland Country Club in Wayland Massachusetts on Monday September 14.

Part of Jimmy Fund Golf, the oldest and largest charity golf program in the country, Generazio Memorial Golf Tournament will support adult and pediatric cancer care and research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

Featuring a scramble format, Generazio Memorial Golf Tournament is open to the public.

Registration is $125 per golfer or $500 per foursome and includes 18 holes of tournament golf, lunch, and gift.

In its second year, GMGT hopes to raise $15,000 for the Jimmy Fund.

Begun in memory/honor of Donna (Generazio) Hanna, Peter Generazio, Gina Generazio, and Frank Generazio III, the event was established last year as a way to remember each of these family members while contributing to a much needed and worthy cause, research at Dana Farber Cancer Institute.

“Since the Jimmy Fund’s organized golf program began in 1983, the golf community has been incredibly supportive and has helped to raise more than $100 million for the important efforts of the researchers and clinicians at Dana-Farber,” said Jimmy Fund Gold Director Nancy Rowe.

In its inaugural year, the Generazio Memorial Golf Tournament had a goal of raising $5,000.

Through the generosity of the community, friends, family, volunteers as well as golfers, a final donation of $9,103.01 was made to the Jimmy Fund and Dana Farber Cancer Institute.

“When we decided to start the tournament, we went into this wanting to make a long-term annual commitment to a great charity or cause. We also expected that it would take time, perhaps years, before we could really contribute meaningful amounts. We never expected to exceed our goals the way we did in our first year, and it goes to show that when people come together for an important cause and can have fun doing it, nothing is impossible,” said Jason Heggs, tournament director.

The Generazio Memorial Golf Tournament begins at 8 a.m. shotgun format.

Registration begins at 7 a.m.

The banquet/post-golf party is slated to start at 1 p.m.

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The Jimmy Fund solely supports Boston’s Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, raising funds for adult and pediatric cancer care and research to improve the chances of survival for cancer patients around the world. The Jimmy Fund is the official charity of the Boston Red Sox, the Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association, the Pan-Mass Challenge, and the Variety Children’s Charity of New England. Since 1948, the generosity of millions of people has helped the Jimmy Fund save countless lives and reduce the burden of cancer for patients and families worldwide.