Mrs. Maine Corporate America and Team WAGM Support Annual Cloukey Challenge Two Day Golf Scramble

Mrs. Maine Corporate America 2012 and Team WAGM-TV Get on the Green To Support Special Olympics

(July 2012)--It was a day of sun, fun and fundraising at the annual Cloukey Challenge Golf Scramble in Northern Maine. The two day golf outing takes place at the Limestone Country Club in Limestone and Birch Point Country Club in Madawaska. As Mrs. Maine Corporate America 2012 and Mrs. Aroostook County 2012  AND proud member of Team WAGM-TV, it was an early day's start of 6am rise, and had to be at the Birch Point course by 7. But (thanks to my hubbie and uur friends' having a late night of too much fun...its was our friends' Tony Roy and fiance Katie bachelor and bachelorette parties in downtown PI) we were a bit late making it to the course the next morning. Not good, when its your husband's father and MY father-in-law's tournament. (The blame goes to AJ, Gary, JR, Tom, Tony, and many, many more...ah men! You gotta love'em) I was a good girl...in bed by 11. Anyway, that's why the guys pretty much slept the whole way to the course that morning as you can see, LOL.

Every year for MANY years, my father-in-law Rene Cloukey has coordinated this scramble to raise money for Special Olympics. We have an extremely active Special Olympics program throughout Northern Maine that garners a lot of community support, participation and volunteerism. As Sports Director and longtime Special Olympics volunteer, this is one of Rene's passions. To see the athletes give their best in a number of events... It inspires everyone to do the same in life, no matter what's thrown at you. And it is BY FAR one of the best community events the station supports. This is a great cause. 

Every year Team WAGM-TV (made up of all our tv personalities and station staff) come out and go the green. I LOVE hanging out with station friends Chris, Ted S., Randi, Jenna. Missing this year was Ryan Carney who had to work, Josh Martin the handsome, handy and huggable hubbie of my galpal Laura Thomas who with almost one braved the heat but had a great cool spot under a tree for shade to be the looker for closest to the pin. I call Josh handy because you should see this guy build a parade float...wow!The winner would have walked away with some cool cash or evern better a brand new car thanks to a local cra dealership sponsor. I say Laura had an almost one because she's happily expecting so Baby Thomas made an eary debut to the Cloukey Challenge. But mother to be and baby to be were fine with Randi keeping them company under the tree. Congrats to Laura, Josh and Baby Thomas on a healthy, soon arrival. (smiles)

This year, we had two of our station newbies join us...Reporters Baha Eldin and Katie Zarrilli. And SADLY it was the last for my best girlfriend Gina Dipietro (G-FORCE) as I nicknamed her, moved to Indiana to continue the media career pursuits. And we wish her well and I miss her already. She's one of my best girls. BFF's forever.

Honestly, I'm clearly a golf novice but enjoy the pursuit. At least once a year. I have ZERO talent and ZERO patience for this sport. Eespecially playing next to AJ who'se like Tiger Woods, and Michael Phelps. He friggin excels at EVERY SPORT. I love him, but its nauseating. He fails at nothing. No I support my man. The one thing I CAN DO WELL is put. And we all did so well as a team...Me, AJ, Gary, Tony, Tom that we won the first and second half. We can in first. So I guess I didn't do that bad. 

Stunning Randi and Laura (trying to hide, she's so GORGEOUS, why is she trying to hide?)

I love doing this scramble. We had record numbers come out for the Cloukey Challenge this year. Everyone looks forward to this event, its a summer tradition. Can't wait until next year. Enjoy the pics. 

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