Full Event Sponsor and 8 Year Sponsor- Saint Mel Rosary Alter Society.

Thank You, to the Saint Mel Rosary Alter Society.

An 8 Year Sponsor of the Golf Outing.

Saint Mel Italian American Association. An 8 Year Sponsor !!!!!!!

Thank You, to the Saint Mel Italian American Association.

An eight year sponsor of the Golf Outing.

Full Event Sponsor- Martin A. Gleason Funeral Homes

Full Event Sponsor. Martin A. Gleason Funeral Homes.

Thank You to John & Tom Golden for your continued support of the Saint Mel Catholic Academy.

Lot's of Page Views !!!!!!

Our 8th. Annual Golf Outing Will Be Here Soon.

Fee's For Our Golfers and Dinner Guests Are Due This Week.

Some Statistics On Our Webpage Views:

March-2016 We Had 343 Page Views.

From April 10,2016 to April 17,2016 We Have Had 112 Page Views.

New Sponsor- Tobacco Park

A New Sponsor for the Golf Outing.

Tobacco Park-Located at 161-17 29 Avenue, Flushing, New York.

Thank You, for your support of The Saint Mel Catholic Academy.

Sponsor- New York State Senator- Tony Avella

Thank You, Senator Avella. For your support of the Saint Mel Catholic Academy & The Saint Mel Parish Golf Outing/Kevin Hopkins Golf Classic.

Sponsor- Alfredo's Pizzeria

Thank You, Alan. For your support of the Academy & This Event.

Sponsor-Vallo Transportation

Thank You, to Vallo Transportation for your continued support of the Academy & Golf Outing.

Sponsor-Gino's Pizzeria.

Thank You, to Gino's Pizzeria Of Whitestone for your continued support of the Academy & Golf Outing.

Sponsor-Carlin Properties Inc.

Thank You to Carmine & Carlin Properties Inc.

For your continued Support of the Academy & Golf Outing.

Sponsor- Bowne Chemists.

Thank You, to Bowne Chemists for your Support of The Saint Mel Catholic Academy & The Golf Outing.

A Local Neighborhood Pharmacy.

8th. Year Sponsor- A & S Whitestone Nursery.

8th. Year Sponsor. A & S Whitestone Nursery.

Thank You, Anna !!!!!

For your continued support of The Saint Mel Catholic Academy & The Golf Outing.

Masters Week. Now I Know It's Time 4 Golf !!!!!

Hard to believe it's Masters Week.

Now I know it's golf season.

Some warm days coming before the golf outing.

Hoping to get a few games in !!!!!!!!!!

Dixon Golf.

Dixon Golf will be at our Golf Outing.

They will be demoing their eco friendly golf ball.

A chance for all our golfers to demo this product and help us raise additional funds for the Academy.

Dixon Golf will be doing a par 3 and par 5 challenge with their golf ball !!!

B & M Auto Repair, Whitestone, New York. 8th. Year Sponsor.

B & M Auto Repair, Whitestone, New York.

8th. Year Sponsor. Thank You, Mike. For Your Continued Support of the Golf Outing.

8th. Year Sponsor-Marino Brothers Supermarket.

Marino Brothers Supermarket an 8th. Year Sponsor.

Thank You, Peter. For Your Continued Support.

First Golf Outing Weather Forecast.

Our 1st. Long Term Weather Forecast for the Golf Outing. Monday-May 02, 2016.

Day Time Temperature-71 Degrees. No Rain in the Forecast. With 6% Cloud Cover and 5 MPH. Winds.

Shaping up to be another Great Golf Day !!!

Two New Members on The Golf Outing Committee.

We have two new members on the Golf Outing Committee. Bob Sitler and Tony Rubinish. Welcome Aboard !!!!!

Whitestone Hardware. 8th. Year Sponsor of The Golf Outing.

Thank You, for sponsoring our Golf Outing. Whitestone Hardware has been with us since the beginning. To all our golfers and dinner guests. Please patronize the businesses that help us.

Happy Easter.

Happy Easter, from The Golf Outing Committee.

Hole -In-One Contest's.

Something New & Different for Our Hole-In-One Contest's.

All Par 3's are eligible to Win A Cash Prize !!!

A Hole-In-One Win's $250.00 Cash !!!!

James Quinn-Holy Cross High School Golf Team.

Saint Mel's Own James Quinn is a Member of the Holy Cross High School Golf Team.

The Golf Outing Committee Wishes James and the Team A Great Season !!!

Spring Maybe Here.

I think Winter is Over !!!!!!

Let's all get ready for the Golf Outing.

Save the Date. Monday-May 02, 2016.

Over 100 Posts.

I forgot to mention. Our last posting marked our 100th. post.

It appears Winter maybe over. Hoping to get a few games in before the golf outing.

Interesting. In Scotland they call a round of golf a game.

It does have a nice sound to it.

Raffle Tickets:

Raffle Tickets are Available for Purchase.

1 for $5.00 or 3 for $10.00

1st. Prize- 40" Smart TV

2nd. Prize- 3 Superior Mets Tickets (Dodgers, Nationals or Yankees)

3rd. Prize- Golf for 4 at Glen Cove Golf Club


If you are Unable to Joins Us for Golf.

If you are Unable to Attend the Golf Outing Dinner.

Please Show Your Support For The Saint Mel Catholic Academy by Purchasing a Raffle Ticket.

All Proceeds Benefit The Saint Mel Catholic Academy.

Stuff For Our Golfers At The 8th. Outing.

Each of our Golfers Will Receive These Gifts From the Golf Outing Committee:


1- A High Quality Golf Towel with Grommet. (Photo Above is the Golf Towel Logo).

2- A Sleeve of Golf Balls.

3- A Handful of Golf Tee's.

4- A Great Day Of Golf !!!!!!!!!!!!

Honoring the Pastors of Saint Mel Parish at this Years Golf Outing.

We will be honoring all the Pastors of Our Parish at this years Golf Outing.

A Special Thank You to Mr. Coen from the Brooklyn Dioceses for finding this photo.

Our 1st. Pastor. Monsignor Terence Sharkey.

More Prizes For The Golf Outing.

We have made more purchases for our Raffle at the Golf Outing Dinner.

Golf equipment valued at $1,000.00.

In addition we will have other items at the Raffle for your bidding pleasure.

Exciting New Raffle Prize Donated by PGA Head Golf Professional- Dale Spina.

A New Raffle Prize Being Donated By PGA Head Golf Professional- Dale Spina.

A 1/2 Hour Private Lesson with Dale. At the Alley Pond Golf Center.

Interesting Note: Dale was Kevin Hopkins Golf Instructor for many years.

Which helped Kevin secure a single digit handicap.

To book a lesson with Dale call.

(718) 496-3215.

Prizes for Golf Outing Raffle. (More to Come !!!!!!!!!).

Drivers, Fairway Woods, Hybrids & Putters.

We have made our 1st.purchases for the golf outing raffle.

Valued at $1,400.00.

More Prizes to Come !!!!!!!!!!

First Golf Outing Posting of 2016.

Our 8th. Annual Saint Mel Golf Outing and Kevin Hopkins Golf Classic is set for Monday- May 02, 2016 at the Glen Cove Golf Club.

Our fee for all Golfers will remain at $190.00.

Our lunch will remain at the Glen Cove Golf Club. We will be serving our traditional BBQ Lunch. With Beer, Soda & Bottle Water.

We are changing the venue for our Banquet Dinner.

It will be at the Knight of Columbus Hall in Glen Cove. (A short drive from the golf club).

We will be providing a new an exciting menu for dinner.

With Full Open Bar.

We will be lowering the price of the Banquet Dinner to $75.00.

In honor of the 75th. Anniversary of Saint Mel's Parish.

This years Golf Outing will be honoring all the Pastors of Saint Mel's Church.

A Commemorative Plaque will be Awarded to Our Pastor Father- Gerard Sauer.

At the Golf Outing dinner.

More News to Come......................

Happy New Year.

Wishing all of our Golfers and Sponsors a Happy New Year.

Merry Christmas From The Saint Mel Golf Outing & Kevin Hopkins Golf Classic.

Wishing You A Merry Christmas.

From the Golf Outing Committee.

Vito, Frank, Joey, Tony, Tony & of course Tom.