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Registration is now open for annual Migli fundraising golf tournament

Dick Migli in 1970

AVON, April 15, 2014  – The 21st annual Dick Migli Benefit Golf Tournament will be held on Monday, May 5, at the Golf Club of Avon to raise money for the two Richard Migli scholarship that are presented each year to two Avon High seniors by the Avon High Booster Club and to fund Booster Club projects at the high school.

Migli, a talented Avon High athlete, died in 1993 after a courageous battle with Lou Gehrig’s Disease (ALS). A member of the class of 1970, Migli excelled in football, basketball and baseball, earning 12 varsity letters. He had a passion for athletics and good sportsmanship.

You can register today to participate. The tournament regularly draws a sellout crowd of golfers, diners and donors eager to keep Migli’s legacy alive to help current and future Avon High athletes.

Go to the tournament website at www.migligolf.golfreg.com to register. If you don’t want to play golf, you can attend the dinner and Silent Auction.

The tournament is made possible by title sponsor Northwest Community Bank; gold sponsors Avon Plumbing and Heating, Babbidge Facilities Construction Co., Inc., Ryan Paige Associates, Yamin & Grant, LLC, Hoffman Auto Group, Fradette Carlson Insurance, Attorney Ken Levine, and many generous community donors.

 

Gerry deSimas, Jr., is the editor and founder of The Collinsville Press. He is an award-winning writer and has been covering sports in Connecticut and New England for more than 40 years. He was inducted into the New England High School Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2018.

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