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Music for Newtown
by Leah Deceasare
Moved by the horrors in
Newtown, Connecticut, our
hometown, my sister, Beth
Bogdan, launched Music for
Newtown. She is the Senior
Director of Artist Relations for
Republic Records who sponsored
the online auction in
March 2013.
After December 14, Beth,
like so many who called
Newtown home, felt drawn, and
returned to Newtown. There
was an incredible, immediate
outpouring from people wanting
to help, but the needs continue.
Many of the affected families
are out of work and struggling
financially. Resources are
needed for ongoing counseling
services and eventually for
building a new school.
The United Way of Western
Connecticut waived their
administration fee so all proceeds
directly benefited
Newtown needs through the
Sandy Hook School Support
Fund.
Artists who supported
Music for Newtown included
Elton John, Tim McGraw, The
Eagles, Eddie Vedder, John
Mayer, Lisa Marie Presley, One
Direction, Taylor Swift and
Rush. Others who donated
were Five for Fighting, 3 Doors
Down, Colbie Caillat, Florence
and the Machine, Of Monsters
and Men and the list goes on.
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Seven autographed guitars
were up for bidding and Jack
Johnson donated a ukelele
handmade in Hawaii valued at
$600.00 before it was signed by
him; it sold for $2800. A signed
Eddie Vedder tour poster pulled
in $1,800 and the top grossing
item was a bass signed by the
members of Blink 182 which
sold for $8,000.
Beth pulled this off while
working a full time job and
nearly single-handedly conceiving,
planning, promoting and
executing the auction in only
three months. The auction
raised nearly $36,000.
Visit MusicforNewtown.org or
the Music for Newtown
Facebook page for more information
and to learn about
future, smaller auctions as new
donations continued coming in
after the auction closed.
Beth Bogdan is pictured with
music star, Jack Johnson!
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GLP NEWS Page 7
New Management Team to Give
Annual “GLP Open” a Fresh Look!
A Special Report by Our
Intrepid Reporter and
Professional Body Builder,
John Huss
The biggest event on the GLP
Menʼs Golf Calendar is about to
have a fresh look promises Tom
Sullivan, newly named CEO of
the prestigious GLP Open. This
annual event, which serves as
the Gala Curtain Closer to the
summer season of Menʼs Golf
on the Point will be held on
Monday, August 26 at the challenging,
tick-infested Richmond
Country Club in Rhode Island.
Tom “Smiley” OʼSullivan is the
perfect choice to assume command
of this important tournament,
taking the reins from
long-time event coordinator and
public servant Stearns Martin.
Tom, who has never had a
bad day in his life (probably
because he is lucky enough to
be married to the perky and
personable Candy), plans to
institute some new wrinkles to
the 18-Hole Scrambles event.
First, “O”Sullivan is giving the
Open an Irish Theme. On the
course, the beverage cart will
offer Green Beer and Baileyʼs
Whiskey. The traditional logoed
baseball caps will be replaced
with sporty little Tam
OʼShanters. And Leprechauns
will be placed strategically
throughout the course to throw
errant golf balls back into the
fairway.
David Cruthers has once
again generously offered his
Weston Point property as the
site of always popular Post
Tourney Party and Awards
Ceremony. But once there, you
can expect some exciting new
wrinkles! How about this… the
First-Ever GLP Irish Step
Dancing Contest! The following
Sons of Erin have already committed
to perform: Jack “O”
Foley, Tom “O”Dolan, Bob and
Danny “O”Murphy and the “O”
Kellehers, father and son. This
will be followed by a lovely rendition
of Danny Boy, sung by
world acclaimed tenor John
“O”McGee. And finally, the traditional
menu of grilled shrimp
and kielbasa will be supplemented
with corn beef and cabbage,
a hearty stew, and a
dram or two of Irish Coffee.
The origin of the GLP Open
goes back many, many years,
pre-dating even Stearns Martin!
According to one old timer
(requesting anonymity for fear
the Groton Assessors will discover
he does in fact have a
water view) there was once a
small nine-hole course on the
Point itself! The first tee was in
the circle of Clubhouse Point,
and the course criss-crossed
the Point south of where the
Casino is today. The lagoon
was of course a real hazard, as
were the few cottages then in
existence. Our source recalls
that owners generously kept
their windows open (mosquitoes
hadn't been invented yet)
during the golfing season to
help players who might otherwise
be stymied. On Labor Day,
a season-ending tournament
was played with the winner
receiving a handsome Sterling
silver trophy. A quaint tradition
in those days was to then throw
the winner and his trophy off
the end of the South Beach
Dock! This is a tradition Tom
“O”Sullivan might consider
reviving for the upcoming 2013
edition of the famous GLP
OPEN! See you all there!
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