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October 2012
RETAILERS ALLIANCE HOLDS
ANNUAL GOLF OUTING
The 44
th
Annual Retailers Alliance Foundation
Golf Outing took place on August 13
th
at the Tam
O’Shanter Country Club in Brookville. Attendees
enjoyed breakfast, Shot Gun format golf, cock-
tails and a dinner where New York State wines
were served. Proceeds from the 2011 event went
to the UJA Federation, American Cancer Society,
Boys’ Town of Italy, United Cerebral Palsy, Parkin-
son’s Research Care, Multiple Sclerosis Society,
and Keep Memory Alive.
1.
Jason Glasser and Jeff Saunders
2.
Mitch Herman, Joe Lehane, Steve Herman
and Mark Herman
3.
Brandon Long, John Devin, Pete Capezzi
and Jim Crowley
4.
Jack Battipaglia, Larry Romer and Craig Ballin
5.
John Broderick and Joe Ruocco
6.
Shawn Balzano, Brett Dunne and Matthew Green
7.
Joe Lehane and Donald Kumm
8.
Mario D’Amico, Dina Opici, Michael Correra,
Ed Wassmer and Vincent Fyfe
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WINE & SPIRITS GUILD OF AMERICA
HONORS RALPH AGUERA
At the Wine and Spirits Guild of America’s 2012
Summer Meeting held in Grand Forks, North Da-
kota, Ralph and Judy Aguera were presented
with an honorary lifetime membership in the guild.
Steve Herman, President and Hal Gershman, past-
President presented the award to the distinguished
Aguera, who recently retired from Brown-Forman.
Judy Aguera, Steve Herman, Ralph Aguera
and Hal Gershman
around
town
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