Albany/Westchester Tournament Raises Nearly $50,000
Croton-On-Hudson, NY, June 23, 2006 – The Cool Insuring Agency won the Chubb Charity Challenge’s regional golf tournament at the Hudson National Golf Club and will move on to compete for a $50,000 donation to the City Mission of Schenectady in the championship in Naples, Fl.
On October 15, The Cool Insuring Agency team will compete against 44 other regional tournament winners from the United States and Canada in the national championship. The team consists of The Cool Insuring Agency’s Anthony Mashuta, President; John Snow, Sr. VP; Steve Ventresca, VP; and Eric Snow. The Cool Insuring Agency team is competing for the City Mission of Schenectady, an organization dedicated to sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ in word and deed buy providing the community with programs such as free Food Service, Community Outreach, Emergency Shelters, Learning & Career Centers, and a Medical Clinic.
"The Cool Insuring team worked hard to outplay some tough competition and deserves a shot at the $50,000 grand prize in October," said Joe Gresia, Chubb’s Albany branch manager. "Every team and player at this year’s tournament deserves recognition for their charitable efforts. One-hundred percent of every entry fee will go to worthy charities."
"I am very grateful that Chubb takes the initiative to put an event like this together because I believe that first and foremost, it provides an excellent means for the charity of one’s choice to benefit financially as a result of the outcome of the tournament.," said Tony Mashuta. "The City Mission of Schenectady was chosen because it reaches out to many needy people in a variety of ways in our community."
In this year’s tournament, 19 teams raised a total of $47,500 for charity. The top finishers and the donations they earned for their designated charities are as follows:
Agency City Donation Charity
1. The Cool Insuring Agency Latham $2,500 and finals entry City Mission of Schenectady
2. Towers Perrin Forster & Crosby Stamford, CT $4,000 The Pediatric Kidney Foundation
3. Carpezzi/Liebert GroupInc. Nanuet $3,500 Jawonio, Inc.
4. Coughlin Group Inc. Larchmont $3,000 So. California National MS Society
The other agencies that competed in the tournament included: Arnold K. Davis & Co.; Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. of NY; Charles Goodman & Co.; The Colonial Insurance Agency LLC; Lawley Richwood LLC; Lloyd Bedford Cox Inc.; Marshall & Sterling; Masters Coverage Corp.; MetzWood Harder; Preferred Services Group; The Rollins Agency Inc.; Rose & Kiernan Inc.; TOG Insurance Brokerage Group; USI Northeast; and York International Agency.
Since 2000, the Chubb Charity Challenge has raised more than $4 million for charities throughout the United States and Canada. In its first year, the tournament raised $350,000. Since then it has raised more money every year, topping $1 million in 2005.
The member insurers of the Chubb Group of Insurance Companies form a multi-billion dollar organization providing property and casualty insurance for personal and commercial customers worldwide through 8,000 independent agents and brokers. Chubb’s global network includes branches and affiliates in North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia and Australia.
Charles W. Cool, the first Mayor of the City of Glens Falls, founded Cool Insuring Agency, Inc. in 1857. As an Independent Insurance Agency, they have served their clients with dignity and pride for over 146 years, making them one of the oldest insurance firms in the United States. Cool offers a broad array of Property and Casualty products to Personal, Commercial, Institutional, and Governmental clients throughout the Country and indeed, throughout the world.
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