Catholic Charities golf outing

Many of the 54 golfers and guests gathered to watch the hot air balloon after the Catholic Charities of Jackson, Lenawee and Hillsdale Counties’ golf outing at Lakeland Hills Golf Course, Jackson. Tom Bergeon, St. James, Mason, was the pilot of the balloon where the numbered golf ball closest to the pin was the winner.
Terry Karl won the top prize of a balloon flight given by RE/MAX. Ben Cipra, development director for Catholic Charities, Adrian, dropped the golf balls from the balloon.
Ben shares, “When I threw the balls, I made sure that I stayed in the balloon and the balls went out.”
Sue Lewis, executive director says, “It was a beautiful day. I want to thank all the sponsors and golfers who came and supported Catholic Charities.”
Several Knights of Columbus groups golfed. Ben and Kyle Anne Jansen were in charge of the event. Kyle says, “We doubled our sponsorship, the teams have grown and I am very pleased.”
By Jan Hoffbauer