ACCORD, N.Y. – The Ukrainian American Youth Association (UAYA) held its annual golf tournament on July 23 at the beautiful Rondout Golf Club in Accord, N.Y. The golf club offered gorgeous vistas of the surrounding Catskills and, although weather was quite hot that day, a gentle breeze kept all the golfers in good spirits.
Fifty-eight golfers teed off at mid-day for an 18-hole scramble-format tournament. The general sponsor of the tournament was SUMA Federal Credit Union of Yonkers, N.Y., which provided each player with a goody bag of golf balls, tees, water bottles and towels. After a fun afternoon on the links, all the participants were invited back to the nearby UAYA campground (“oselia”) for a buffet reception and awards ceremony.
The winning foursome of Alex Popovich, Walter Wilczak, Steve Nahorniak and Michael Gudzy was warmly greeted by fellow golfers. The tournament committee co-chairmen, Peter Kolinsky, Peter Drobenko and Andrij Horbachevsky, thanked all the T-sign sponsors, as well as Billy Krawec of Yonkers Miasarnia who sponsored the catered reception.
All proceeds from the tournament are earmarked for capital improvements for the UAYA oselia. Located on Route 209 in Ellenville, N.Y., oselia has been a center for UAYA camps and family recreation for over 60 years and offers a wide range of cultural, educational and sporting activities throughout the spring and summer.