Easton, Mass. – It was going to be quite a tall task. Last year’s Enterprise Rent-A-Car Annual Charity Golf Tournament set a new record by raising $25,000 for Special Olympics MA (SOMA) athletes and events. To top that amount this year would take a lot of hard work.

Apparently a lot of hard work was done by Enterprise Rent-A-Car because at the 8^th annual charity golf tournament on June 19, more than $35,000 was raised to benefit SOMA. The money raised through the tournament will help to fund training and competitions for local SOMA athletes in Southeastern Massachusetts.

The event has been increasing in size and popularity each year. This year, the event was sold out and there was a full field of 144 golfers. The golfers added even more fun and excitement to their day by competing for big prizes at six different holes. They were also trying their luck for a hole-in-one off holes #6, #14 and #16. A hole-in-one would have won them a brand new car courtesy of The Center for Automobiles, Frost Cadillac and the BMW Gallery of Norwell respectively.

The chance to interact directly with the people they were raising money to help was presented to the golfers as well. Amanda Church, SOMA athlete, intern, and Global Messenger from Easton, was there to welcome each golfer before tee off. Also, they had the chance to meet SOMA golf athlete Sean McKenna, who challenged each golfer to a closest-to-the-pin contest on hole #4.

         Sean McKenna, a SOMA golf athlete, sizes up a shot on the 4^th fairway at

            Enterprise Rent-A-Car’s 8^th annual charity golf tournament on June 19.