MJSA Press Room

For Immediate Release

Posted: September 3, 2002 Released by MJSA

For Additional Information Contact: Stasia Walmsley, Director of Marketing and Public Relations 1-800-444-MJSA, ext. 3022, stasia@mjsainc.com

MJSA Golf Tournament Raises Funds For Industry Education

Manufacturing Jewelers & Suppliers of America (MJSA) Education Foundation Golf Tournament. The turnout at Kirkbrae Country Club in Lincoln, Rhode Island, helped MJSA raise thousands of dollars to support the Foundation’s safety and technical training, school-to-career, and scholarship programs.

“The support we receive from the jewelry industry and the Southern New England business community represents a commitment to investing in a skilled, knowledgable workforce,” said MJSA president/CEO James F. Marquart. In the past year alone, the MJSA Education Foundation has created an eighty-page “safe shop” manual, awarded student scholarships for a total of $6,500, and produced electroplating, polishing, and finishing classes for jewelry manufacturers.

At a dinner reception after the tournament, the following prizes were awarded:

Closest to the pin
Mike DeCataldo of Sansiveri, Kimball & McNamee LLP, Providence

Longest drive
Steven R. DiChiara, C.P.A., North Providence, Rhode Island

Foursome with the low gross score
Mike Merolla, Don Fahey, Neal Boyer, and Steve French of Handy & Harman, Fairfield, Connecticut

Foursomes with the low net scores
First: Ed DeCristofaro of LDC Inc., Providence; Steven R. DiChiara, C.P.A., North Providence, Rhode Island; Ken LaFauci of L&M Torsion Spring & Finding, North Providence, Rhode Island; and Matt Mainelli of Mainelli Tool & Die Inc., Providence
Second: Mike DeCataldo of Sansiveri, Kimball & McNamee LLP, Providence; Ken Delisle, George Caduto, and Charlie Angeloro of B.A. Ballou & Co. Inc., East Providence, Rhode Island
Third: Ed Lemire of Executive’s Silent Partner, Providence; Jack Hanley, a physical education teacher for the City of Providence; Robert Moretti of The Clayton Company, Providence; and David D’Allesandro of Bodymarks Tattoo Studio, Providence

Major Sponsors were: B.A. Ballou & Co., Inc.; The Beacon Mutual Insurance Co.; The Contenti Company; FedEx Declared Value Exception Service; Freeman Decorating; Grassmann-Blake, Inc.; Hinckley, Allen & Snyder LLP; Rizzo Ford; Skies America; and Sovereign Bank New England-Precious Metals Division. Many companies also contributed as hole, tee, gift bag, and raffle prize sponsors.

For more information about the MJSA Education Foundation, contact Mary Walek, director of education, at 1-800-444-6572, ext. 3041, or e-mail mwalek@mjsainc.com.

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