The 7th Annual Back to School Cup

The 7th Annual Back to School Cup, held on September 8th at Hopkinton Country Club, drew record numbers of 124 golfers and a net proceed of $45,000 to benefit the Inner-City Scholarship Fund (ICSF) and a new computer lab for the Sacred Heart School in Roslindale. Guests were greeted by students from the Sacred Heart School handing out golf balls and t-shirts. Highlights from the day included a pre-golf lunch and 18 holes of golf followed by a dinner and an awards presentation. There was also a silent auction that ran throughout the day and a live auction during dinner. Adam Rand, Todd Weaver, Dan Rand and Mike Cornell outbid all of the other foursomes for a chance to play 2 holes with hometown hero and former Red Sox player, Lou Merloni.

Generous sponsorships totaling over $28,000 helped to raise the bar on this year’s event and surpass last year’s proceeds. We give special thanks to our Presenting Sponsor, Suffolk Construction, and two Luncheon Sponsors, Millennium Records Management and Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky & Popeo P.C. Additionally, our gratitude goes out to all of our other sponsors: Jere and Melissa Doyle, Hartford Insurance, Peter Bell, Paul and Susanne Popeo, Employee Family Protection, Boyle Transportation, Pixel Bridge, The Chris Good Family, Gill, Devine & White P.C., Morrissey, Hawkins & Lynch - Attorneys at Law, The Tony Abbiati Family, NSTAR, The Coyle Company, O'Connor Portraiture, Inc, John Hartnett, Jim and Missy Gladney, Bowne, Pro Sports Orthopedics, The Kenneth Lefebvre Family, Goldman Sachs, Terry Iandiorio, Petrini Corp., Unum, Capital Associates, Inc., Hart Development, Allison and Bob Popeo, Wachovia Wealth Management, Kristall Beverages and Adventures in Advertising.

On September 25th, during the ISCF Back to Class Fall Bus Tour, ICSF Chairman, Peter S. Lynch, and Mike Reardon, Executive Director of the Catholic Schools Foundation, along with Steve Popeo and Eric LaPlaca presented a check to Sacred Heart's Principal, Monica Haldiman for their brand new computer lab. Attendees were treated to student-led tours of the school, visits to classrooms and the opportunity to interact with students in grades Pre-K through 8. Also on the tour were the school’s brand new computer lab, its art room and the school library. Afterwards, guests convened in the school gym for lunch, where Sacred Heart student's choral group impressed their audience with a performance of their school song Keep Kindness in Your Hearts.

Special thanks goes out to co-chairs, Eric LaPlaca and Steve Popeo, as well as the entire golf committee Alex Cook, Tom Cronin, Brian Denning, Gerard Miller and honorary Chairs Steve Birmingham, Hank Murphy and Jere Doyle, for all their hard work to make the event such a success and take the tournament to a new level of success.