The 5th Annual Local 101 Charity Golf Classic raised nearly $30,000 to benefit the families of active members who died in the past year.

The proceeds enabled the Local to present $10,000 each to the families of members Bill Paluski, Bobby Agresto and Peter Balkissoon. Both union and management employees at National Grid (formerly KeySpan) support the event. Local Vice President Mike Conigliaro said that workers support the event by either playing a round of golf, or by buying raffle tickets.

The Local presented the checks at a recent membership meeting at a Knights of Columbus hall in Brooklyn. Photo of the check presentations (below) shows, from the left: Local President Marsha Spinowitz, Executive Board member Bruce Cox, recipient Mrs. Tracey Paluski and son, Billy; Vice President Mike Conigliaro, recipient Mrs. Mary Agresto, Executive Board Member Peter Kenny, recipient Mrs. Hamewatti Balkissoon, and Recording Secretary Frank Cinque. Photo at the Golf Classic (at right) shows Local 101 officers and volunteers who put the event together. From the left are: Exec. Board member Joe Sipp, Local 101 Vice President Mike Conigliaro, golf committee member Yolanda Daniels, Recording Secretary Frank Cinque, Exec. Board members Joe Coscia and Constance Bradley, golf committee members Dawn Alexander and Linda Beizer, Secretary Treasurer Josephine Arroyo, and committee member Tony Valzano. Also contributing, but not in photo, were President Marsha Spinowitz, Exec. Board golf committee member Peter Kenny, member Tommy Cerulli, Exec. Board member Bruce Cox, and local Administrative assistant Angela Green.