The Sampson Regional Medical Center (SRMC) Foundation held their eighth annual invitational golf tournament Friday afternoon. Originally, the date for the tournament was to be Thursday, April 28, but was changed due to the inclement weather. The tournament had 29 teams compete in it, four other teams had to back out because of the changed date. They had 8 Gold Sponsors that included: Clinton Truck & Tractor Co., Crawford-Henderson, Inc., Family Medical Supply, Halifax Linen Co., Mary Gran/Southwood Nursing Center, Murphy Brown LLC, Prestage Farms, and Sampson Radiation Oncology. They also had 2 Emerald Sponsors that included Huff Orthopedic Group and South River Electric Membership. There were 18 Silver Sponsors, 8 Bronze Sponsors, 47 tee sponsors, and 16 companies that donated door prizes.

The SRMC Foundation was revitalized in October 2002, for the purpose of helping the local medical center reach its short-ranger and long-range strategic plans. They are committed to providing financial assistance to SRMC as it strives to provide comprehensive, state-of-the-art services in easily accessible acute and community-based settings. The proceeds from this years tournament will be used to set up and furnish a new private room for their S.A.N.E. Program (Sexual Abuse Nursing Education Program). The program is designed to specifically work with sexual assault victims that appear in the hospital’s Emergency Room. Having an undisclosed private room, which is equipped with the needed equipment and supplies, will make a significant difference for the victims who have been through such a traumatic experience.

There were 4 flights in the tournament and 3 winners were chose for each one. In Flight 4 in third place was First Citizens Bank with a score of 69, second was Randy and the Girls with 68, and first was Merry X-Ray with a score of 66. In Flight 3, third place went to Patriot State Bank with a score of 67, second was Clinton Medical Center with a score of 65 and first was Star Telephone with a score of 65. In Flight 2, third place went to Edward Jones with a score of 66, second was Clinton Truck and Tractor with a score of 66 and first was Smithfield with a score of 64. Flight 1 included the top 6 teams in the tournament. Third overall was Hogslat, Inc. with a score of 60. Second overall was Prestage Farms with a score of 58. The winners for the 2011 Partner’s For Life Golf Invitational Tournament was the Handee Hugo Convenience Stores and they finished with a score of 55.

President of the SRMC Foundation Board Ann Thornton spoke about how the tournament went and the reasoning behind this years theme. “Thought it was a grand tournament. Every year we have a fundraiser with something pertaining to the hospital. We decided to devote our money to people who are sexually assaulted this year because we just felt like it was necessary. There were 50 sexual assault victims brought to SRMC last year. Anything that any of us can do for the community or for the hospital we love to do.” She continued to say, “We take pride in what we do and believe in the projects were are doing.”

Brenda Warren, executive director for the SRMC Foundation, added some words as well. “It was another successful event. Thrilled at all the community support by helping us with this project at the hospital. It couldn’t be done without their help. Excellent group of volunteers made this event run smoothly. I really would like to thank our corporate sponsors who stepped up and gave money this year.”

Donations to the SRMC Foundation can be made through Brenda Warren at 910-596-4269. Next year’s event will be help on April 26, 2012.