Our 10th Annual Golf Event !!

Monday, September 14, 2009 @ Orchard Park C.C.

 4777 S. Buffalo Rd. Orchard Park, New York  14127

Formed in 1946, the club was built around a traditional 18 hole golf layout, designed by the legendary golf architect, Walter Travis. Over the years, the course has undergone several renovations and improvements. Despite these changes, it continues to retain the classic charm and challenge intended by its original designer. In 2003-2004, major renovations of the kitchen and dining facilities were completed. This has led to a greatly enhanced dining experience by all members. Directions    Click here to view map on Take the  I-90 W / NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY W toward ERIE. Take the US-219 exit- EXIT 55- toward ORCHARD PARK / SPRINGVILLE. 0.3 miles  Take the NEW YORK THRUWAY WEST / I-90 W / US 219 ramp toward ORCHARD PARK / SPRINGVILLE. 1.0 miles Merge onto US-219 S / SOUTHERN EXPY. 5.2 miles Take the ARMOR DUELLS RD exit toward RT-240 / CHESTNUT RIDGE PARK / RT-277. 0.3 miles Keep RIGHT at the fork to go on NEW ARMOR DUELLS RD. 0.8 miles Turn LEFT onto CHESTNUT RIDGE RD / NY-240 / NY-277. Continue to follow NY-240 / NY-277. 0.3 miles End at Orchard Park Country Club: 4777 S Buffalo St, Orchard Park, NY 14127, US

Donations over $600,000.00 !!

Dennis J. Szefel, Jr. 2008 Golf Tournament Nets over $60,000 for Leukemia Research at Roswell Park

BUFFALO, NY- For the ninth consecutive year, leukemia research at Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) was the beneficiary of the annual Dennis J. Szefel, Jr. Memorial Golf Tournament.

Proceeds from the 2008 tournament, totaling over $60,000, were recently presented by the Szefel family and friends to Roswell Park representatives. The hard work and dedicated efforts of the friends and family of Dennis have brought the total proceeds to well over a half million dollars!!

The tournament is held in memory of Dennis J. Szefel, Jr., who was a 26 year-old newlywed when he was diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) in October 1997. Dennis died two years later after a courageous fight. The tourney was launched the following year by his parents, Theresa and Dennis, his widow, Gretchen, and his sisters, Amy Starck and Julie Reid, to celebrate Dennis’s life and his love of golf.

Since the inception of the event in 2000, over $600,000 has been raised for the Dennis J. Szefel, Jr. Endowed Fund for Leukemia Research at Roswell Park. Dollars from the endowed fund helped to recruit Eunice Wang, MD, an award-winning young investigator, to Roswell Park’s leukemia research team in 2003. Dr. Wang came to RPCI from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. Her innovative research interests focus on discovering new biological therapies to stop leukemia from spreading within the body. 

Roswell Park Cancer Institute, founded in 1898, is the nation’s first cancer research, treatment and education center. It is the only National Cancer Institute-designed comprehensive cancer center in Upstate New York .