Golf Outing Raises Nearly $90,000

Child Abuse Prevention Services, (CAPS) 7th Annual Charity Golf Outing at the Tam O'Shanter Club in Brookville on Aug. 8 raised nearly $90,000 to support Long Island's leading organization dedicated to preventing child abuse and neglect. Attendees included the outing's organizing committee (l-r): Adam Silvers, partner at Ruskin Moscou Faltischek, P.C.; Nancy Greulich, president of the CAPS Board of Directors; Committee Chairman Arie Kovant, president, AKA Advertising; Alane Fagin, executive director of CAPS; Al Azralon, vice president of technology integration, Cablevision; Bettina Finn, member of the CAPS Board of Directors; and Michael Wach, chairman of CAPS, Executive Advisory Committee and executive vice president of ad sales, YES Network.

A record field of golfers teed off against child abuse and neglect as Child Abuse Prevention Services (CAPS), Long Island's leading organization dedicated to preventing child abuse and neglect, hosted its 7th Annual Charity Golf Outing Monday, Aug. 8, at the Tam O'Shanter Club in Brookville.

An event record 96 golfers took part in the outing which raised nearly $90,000 to benefit CAPS.

"Long Island's schools asked us for a record 1,541 student programs during the last school year, and the proceeds of this event help us provide programs to schools at no charge," said Alane Fagin, executive director of CAPS. "We're grateful to all those who took part in our outing to support our efforts to keep every child safe from harm."

During the outing's dinner, Fagin paid tribuet to John Davis. Davis, who died in July, was an esteemed member of CAPS, Advisory Board and was a driving force in the creation and growth of the outing. Fagin said that "Jonh's friendship, generosity, vision and dedication to keeping children safe will be sorely missed."