Bar Harbor, ME – The Bar Harbor/MDI Rotary Club and Mount Desert Island Hospital are excited to announce that the 19th Annual MDI Rotary Adventure Mini Golf Challenge has successfully raised over $5,500 benefitting the MDI Hospital Oncology Department. This event, held on Saturday, May 18th brought together community members and business partners for a fun filled morning with the purpose of supporting this vital resource to oncology patients on Mount Desert Island.
The fundraiser, put on by The Bar Harbor/MDI Rotary, attracted participants of all ages who gathered at Pirate’s Cove Adventure Center in Bar Harbor to enjoy a day of friendly competition. This event was made possible through the generosity and support of not just the players, but the various local business sponsorships. Thank you to Acadia Cornerstone Realty, Acadia Law Group (Ellsworth), Acadia Shops, Atlantic Fleet-Annette Higgins, Atlantic Oceanside, Bar Harbor Bank, Bar Harbor Savings & Loan, Bay Ferries, Board Veritas-Lisa Ann Taylor Thompson, Chart Room, Choco-Latte, Coach Stop Inn, Coastal Maine Realty, Colonel’s Restaurant & Bakery, Coston & McIsaac, Coston, McIsaac, & Shea Financial Advisors, Edward Jones, First National Wealth Management, Friends of Acadia, Galyn’s Havana, Church of Our Father, Jim Mroch and Mary Ratner, Judy Holmes , Le Brun Brasserie, Lynam Insurance and Real Estate, Run MDI, MDI Hospital Orthopedics, Paradis Ace Hardware, Saltair Inn, Seal Cove Auto Museum, Side Street Café, Steven Boucher – Realtor, Window Panes, and the Bar Harbor YWCA.
Robyn Clark, Advancement Officer says, “We are so grateful to the MDI Rotary for their continued generous support and hard work to make this annual event successful! We appreciate so many local businesses showing their support not only through hole sponsorships, but also by spending their Saturday morning playing mini golf together.” She adds, “The growing success of this event year after year emphasizes the importance in our community of ensuring that access to top quality cancer care is always available for our friends and neighbors in a local, compassionate setting.”
President/CEO of MDI Hospital, Chrissi Maguire expressed her gratitude saying, “For the second consecutive year, the Bar Harbor/MDI Rotary Club has partnered with our Advancement Department to put on this wonderful community event benefiting our Oncology Department, Island Infusion Center. On behalf of MDI Hospital and our patients, I want to extend my gratitude and thanks to the Bar Harbor/MDI Rotary for being friends and partners in our mission to preserving access to vital care on this island.”
The Bar Harbor/MDI Rotary Club and Mount Desert Island Hospital extend their heartfelt support to all the players, supporters, sponsors, and friends who made this event a success. It is because of your commitment to community engagement and philanthropy, that a positive impact will be made for those who are battling cancer in our region.
To view photos from the event, please click here: 2024 MDI Rotary Mini-Golf Tournament
For more information about the Bar Harbor/MDI Rotary, their events, and initiatives, visit their website: https://portal.clubrunner.ca/5539
For more information about MDI Hospital and ways you can give, visit our website: https://www.mdihospital.org/giving/