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Fore! for future teachers We thank Kades-Margolis and its agents for sponsoring the very busy beverage cart. Standing proud as one of ten teams supported by the Christina E.A. are (from left) Pat Evancho, John Markley, Randy Rainey and Kevin Evancho. Hot day on the links, with family and friends How sweet it is! sumed, 138 players – the most ever – came out to play a round of Scramble format golf with friends, colleagues and family to raise money for DSEA's Future Teachers Scholarship Fund. This year's tournament raised $8,000, just under what was raised last year, thanks to: • 138 player registrations • Sale of 50-50 chances • the sale of "Mulligans" • Generous donations for a Silent Auction at Dinner • Our Premier Sponsor Met-Life making a major contribution to defray the dinner costs • The beverage cart, donated by Kades-Margolis and Standard Distributing Co. • The help of the golf pro and other staff at The Maple Dale Country Club in Dover. The funds raised are used to make $1,000/year college scholarships to one or sometimes several Delaware high school graduates to help them pursue a degree in Education. D espite the record heat on June 22, and with hundreds of bottles of water con- Tournament Player Winners Closest to the Pin – Men Anthony Wright, Christina E.A. The Christopher K. Smith Scholarship Fund was created in 1990 following the sudden death of long-time Association activist and NEA Director, Chris Smith, a social studies teacher in Colonial. The Christina Education Association donated player regis- trations for ten teams! Also show- ing their local pride were DSEA members, family and friends from Woodbridge, Lake Forest, Sussex Tech, Brandywine, Colonial, and Caesar Rodney; and DSEA's suppli- ers, as well as our endorsed service and financial services providers. Representing the General Assembly this year were Representatives Mike Barbieri, Earl Jacques, William Carson and for- mer State Rep. Bill Oberle. And, of course, several DSEA-Retired mem- bers were back again to support the future of their profession. 8 July 2012 DSEA ACTION! Longest Drive – Men Brad Hunter, Christina Paras Closest to the Pin and Longest Drive – Women Towar Whitehead Third Place Team Chris Aribas, Jim Berg, Gary Cecchett, Jeff Stoneberger (Shur- Line Construction and Merrill Lynch) Second Place Team Joe Ward, Dan Grunewald, Pat Lawrence (AXA Equitable), Mark Emeric First Place Team Anthony Wright, Phil Bates, Brian Williams, Nick Papanicolas (Christina E.A.) To access all the DSEA photos, check out www.flickr.com/ photos/dsea. State Rep. Earl Jaques (Bear), above, plays with Rep. Bill Carson (Smyrna) - the first time for both. www.dsea.org Kevin Elzie, a teacher at Sussex Vo-Tech, and member of the DSEA Executive Board and co-chair of our Ethnic Minority Affairs Task Force, always brings a team of colleagues to support future teachers.

