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M&R Holdings helped the Michael Martin Golf Tournament raise
more than $50,000 for the University of Mount Olive.
Golfing for
Good
M
ore than 200 golfers participat-
ed in this year’s Friendly Mart/
Michael Martin Memorial
Golf Tournament, which raises money for
student scholarships and the Trojan Club at
the University of Mount Olive in North Car-
olina. Held onThursday, August 18, the event
honored North Carolina Highway Patrol-
man Michael Martin, a Mount Olive College
alumnus killed in the line of duty.
M&R Holdings was one of the spon-
sors of the tournament, which also featured
breakfast by Stevens Sausage, a silent auction,
lunch courtesy of platinum sponsor McCall’s
Bar-B-Que & Seafood, and other donations
courtesy of many sponsors and supporters.
“This tournament continues to be tremen-
dously popular among golfers, continuously
supported by local businesses, and success-
fully executed,” said Dr. Philip P. Kerstetter,
president of the university. “We are deeply
grateful to Tournament Director Neil Price
and committee members, including Dwayne
McKay, Bill Clingan, A. N. Martin, Steve
Martin, Dean Rouse, Jimmy Adams and all
of the vendors and participants that made this
event happen.”
Tournament Coordinator Neil Price, who
works with Friendly Mart, the underwriting
sponsor of the tournament, said, “I would
really like to extend a special thanks to our
vendors and suppliers as they are an integral
part of making the tournament the success
it is through their monetary support and
participation. We also want to thank those
who donated to our raffle. Local businesses
truly showed their dedication to the com-
munity and to the students at the University
of Mount Olive. We couldn’t do it without
their support.”
According to initial reports, this year’s tour-
nament proceeds will be more than $50,000,
bringing the 29-year total to over $690,000.
The University of Mount Olive is a private
institution rooted in the liberal arts tradition
with defining Christian values.The university,
sponsored by the Convention of Original
Free Will Baptists, has locations in Mount
Olive, New Bern, Wilmington, Goldsboro
(Seymour Johnson Air Force Base), Durham
(Research Triangle Park), Washington, Jack-
sonville, and in Smithfield at Johnston Com-
munity College. For more information, visit
Umo.edu.
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