C&S Charity Golf Outing Raises $1.1 Million
24th Annual Golf Event Provides Important Support in a Tough Economy
Keene, N.H. – August 27, 2009 – The customers and vendors of C&S Wholesale Grocers
showed their generosity again this year at the company’s 24th annual Charity Golf Outing, which
was held August 4-5 on courses in Vermont and Massachusetts. The event raised $1.1 million in
grants to organizations that focus on pediatric cancer and childhood hunger.
Despite the tough economy, the event was a great success. Dedicated to the memory of Ron
Wright, former president of C&S who lost his battle with cancer earlier in the year, the event had
more golfers (890) than the previous year, joined by 300 sponsors. Rick Cohen, Chairman and
CEO of C&S, expressed his thanks to the participants for making the event successful and
also said "Ron Wright was a guiding force behind our Golf Outing and it meant so much to him to
give back to kids. He'd be proud of what we've accomplished together this year." Cohen
welcomed golfers and guests with a message of thanks and his thoughts on why the C&S Charity
Golf Outing is inspiring.
C&S employees and several retirees organized the tournament, held at the Mount Snow and
Haystack courses in Vermont and at the Crumpin-Fox course in Massachusetts.
Guests at the post-golf dinner heard moving speeches from representatives of The Children’s
Hospital at Dartmouth (pediatric oncology unit), The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp, and the Jimmy
Fund/Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
Masters of Ceremonies included members of the C&S senior management team: Richard
Wyckoff, Executive Vice President, Sales & Marketing and Chief Customer Officer; Bob Palmer,
EVP, Procurement and Merchandising; Bruce Johnson, EVP, Human Resources; and Scott
Charlton, EVP, Operations.
About the C&S Charity Golf Outing
The C&S Charity Golf Outing began in 1985 as a fundraiser for several local charities and has
grown to be a large two-day tournament with almost 900 golfers on three courses. During the
past 24 years, the tournament has raised funds to support charity, primarily focusing on childhood
cancer, and recently, the addition of initiatives to address childhood hunger.
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About C&S Wholesale Grocers
C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc. is a privately owned company with annual sales of $19 billion. The company is the 12th largest privately held company in the nation, as ranked by Forbes magazine. Founded in 1918, C&S provides distribution services to grocery chains and independent stores, delivering to approximately 4,600 locations from its distribution centers in Alabama, California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Vermont.