Tuesday, September 30th over 136 golfers participated in an
inaugural Croatian American 2003 Golf Outing.  Croatian
Americans and their friends raised over $ 20,000 at the
Long Island’s Colonial Springs Golf Course to benefit two
charities:

- American Cancer Society – “Babe Zaharias Memorial
Tournaments of Long Island”  This fine organization funds
breast and prostate cancer research and is dedicated to
eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing
cancer, saving lives and diminishing suffering from cancer
through research, education, advocacy and service.

- Adopt-A-Minefield - United Nations Association of the
USA.  U.S. Department of State has taken a lead role by
providing matching funds for mine clearing projects in
Croatia.  There are still more than a million landmines
unremoved in Croatia. During the last eight years more than
1034 people have been injured and  410 were killed.
Demining is a very long and expensive project and it has a
long way to go.

Ms. Beth Sachs of American Cancer Society/Director Babe
Zaharias Memorial Tournaments thanked Mr. Vladimir Val
Blaskovic, Chairman of the Golf Outing on a $ 10,000
donation.
Ms. Nahela Hadi, Adopt-A-Minefield Executive Director was
grateful for the $ 10,000 donation Adopt-A-Minefield
received.

Over 200 in attendance saw a beautiful example of Croatian
Americans of greater New York together with their American
friends raise funds for 2 noble causes. They promised to
come back next year.

2003 Golf Outing Committee

Executive Committee

Vladimir “Val” Blaskovic - Chairman

Joseph Grgas - Treasurer

Vedran Joseph Nazor - Secretary

Nick Penava, Tom Nogalo, Frank Perkovic, Ivan Starcic

Committee Members

John Belanich, George Druzic, Ilana Gavin, Ivica Kajic, John Kalinic, Gerald Maric, Mladen Marinic, Michael Matura, Mike Perkovic, Romeo Pericic MD, Mario Peruc, Luke Raguz MD, Luigi Romic, Darko Smilovic, Zivko Strika MD, Branko Zivkovic.

Sanja Bogovic, Val Blaskovic, Beth Sachs, Vedran Nazor, Nahela Hadi, Nenad Bach

Formatted for CROWN by Nenad Bach