Golf Tournament Benefits Local Food Pantry

Submitted release

West Simsbury—St. Catherine of Siena Parish of West Simsbury hosted its annual Golf Tournament at Simsbury Farms Golf Course on June 1 to raise over $3,000 for Simsbury residents in need.

The proceeds from the event will benefit St. Catherine of Siena’s Pantry Partners Ministry, which provides monthly food boxes for qualifying residents.

More than 108 parishioners, friends, and spectators participated in the tournament, which included 18 holes of golf, special competitions and a dinner catered by Attilio’s Restaurant.

Each month, volunteers from St. Catherine of Siena Parish organize orders and match donations of particular menu items for between 38-65 families and individuals who have been identified by Simsbury’s Department of Social Services as requiring food assistance. On Distribution Day, volunteers pick up orders from Bloomfield’s SAV-MOR grocery story, set up the food boxes and arrange for the food distribution.

For more information about the St. Catherine of Siena Pantry Partner’s Ministry, contact the Parish office at 860-658-1642 or email at stcathy@comcast.net.