Walpole, NH—September 23, 2006 — The Walpole Village School will host its first annual Benefit Golf Tournament on Saturday September 30th  at 1:00 pm at the Hooper Golf Club in Walpole, NH.  Player registration begins at 12:00.  The school will also host a barbeque following the tournament which will be open to both tournament participants and the general public.  The tournament registration fee is $75 per player which includes 9 holes of golf, dinner and prizes.  Highlighting the event is a hole in one contest sponsored by Durand Toyota-Ford of Bellows Falls.  Non-golfers can purchase barbeque tickets only.  The cost is $10 for adults, $5 for children ages 3 – 12.   

This is the school’s first major fundraiser since its July purchase of the former Long River Gardens property on Westminster Street in Walpole for $350,000.  After successfully completing many necessary renovations with the assistance of a large number of volunteers, local businesses, and community members, the school opened for the fall term on September 13th.  “The new building has provided a lot of opportunities for growth,” says Ann Chamberlin, the school’s fundraising chairperson.  “We have had an excellent response from the community for our new after school care and enrichment programs.  Still, we will need to have many excellent fundraising events this year to ensure our long-term success in the new building,” she continues.  The school has set a fundraising goal of $75,000 for its current fiscal year.