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Easterseals Eastern Pennsylvania

Save the date: Tuesday, July 1, 2025 at Valley Country Club

Join us for the 56th Annual Mary Ellen Golf Tournament and help make a difference in the lives of the 2,700 children and adults with disabilities Easterseals Eastern PA serves annually. Since the tournament began in 1969, it has raised over $3 million dollars to ensure that children and young adults with disabilities can access critical services needed to live happy, productive and healthy lives.

Donate online to sponsor the event.   Checks can be mailed to: Attn: Lori Wehr, Easterseals Eastern PA, 1501 Lehigh St., Allentown, PA 18103.

8:30 a.m. Registration and continental breakfast
10:00 a.m. Shotgun start



Valley Country Club is nestled in the pristine valley of the Sugarloaf area and boasts a beautiful view of the surrounding mountains and natural ambiance of the valley terrain. The Tillinghast designed championship golf course will provide an exceptional day of golf and the other event activities will be hosted in the beautiful Clubhouse. The course offers artistically sculpted, shrewdly placed bunkers and clever green contouring and plays 6,218 yards from the back blue tees.

Valley Country Club, 79 Country Club Lane, Sugarloaf, PA

Golfers' tournament experience will include:


18-holes of golf, shamble format  
Beautiful clubhouse with spectacular views
EZ TEE synthetic driving range to warm-up
Bag drop and locker rooms
Continental breakfast
Lunch provided on-course at grilling stations
Reception buffet

Contact
For more information on event sponsorship or registration, contact Lori Wehr by phone at 610-289-0114 x205 or by email at lwehr@esep.org.

Mary Ellen Gasdaska provided the inspiration for the golf tournament. Mary Ellen was born in 1954 with spina bifida and 1956 her parents, Bill and Eleanor, turned to Easterseals for help. In appreciation for everything Easterseals did for Mary Ellen, Bill and three of his friends, Lou Mutarelli, Tony Esposito and John Puchalla, decided to hold a golf tournament with all the proceeds benefiting Easterseals. That was 56 years ago!

For over 30 years the golf tournament has been chaired by Tony Salvaggio, President and CEO of Computer Aid, Inc. Tony and his dedicated executive committee members work tirelessly to support Easterseals. In addition, volunteers from Computer Aid team up with Easterseals staff to take care of the tournament logistics.

Tony Salvaggio, Chair  
Mark Ashner
Marvin Balliet
Anne Baum
Mike Brodsky
Tony Deutsch
Gregg Feinberg
Jack Iannantuono
Jarrett Laubach
Brian Lee
Mindy McCormick
Andy McIntyre
Dan Persa
Suzie Salvaggio-Spinosa
Lori Wehr