More than 125 businesspeople, community leaders and supporters participated in Hospice of Westchester’s (HOW) 23rd annual Golf Invitational, which was held at Westchester Hills Golf Club in White Plains June 3. This year’s event honored Joseph Pepe Sr. and the Pepe Auto Group for their many years of philanthropic support. Pepe Cadillac has served as the Hole-in-One Sponsor of the Golf Invitational for many years, adding to the overall success of the event.
It was one of the nonprofit’s most successful Golf Invitationals to date. Proceeds from the event will support HOW’s commitment to providing compassionate end-of-life care and support to patients and their families.
“Joseph Pepe and the Pepe Auto Group have been supporters of our organization and the Golf Invitational in particular for many years and have been instrumental in the event’s success every year,” said Mary K. Spengler, RN, MS, LNHA, CEO of HOW. “We are once again humbled by the success of this year’s event and are grateful for the ongoing generosity of the Westchester business community and our supporters.”
The 2025 Golf Invitational co-chairmen included Tina Bergers, Robert P. Camilli Jr., Michael Centineo, Anthony Ciarletta, Larry Dix, William F. Flooks Jr., Christa Gallo, Mary Gibbons Gardiner, Jack Geoghegan, Edward Golebiewski, Joseph Kahl, Jeff Mann, Barry P. Mitchell Jr., Dan Molino, Jim O’Connor, James P. O’Toole, Joseph Pepe, Louis Ventura, George Whitehead and John Zanzarella.
The Grand Sponsors for this year’s event were Beecher Flooks Funeral Home Inc., Christa Gallo, Hildegarde D. Becher Foundation Inc., Manhattan Beer & Beverage Distributors, Next Level Private LLC, PKF O’Connor Davies LLP, The Blue Sandstone Group at Morgan Stanley and Zanzarella Marketing. Sponsors included: Peter A. Camilli & Sons Inc.; Empress EMS, Envipco, E.W.G. Glass Recovery and Recycle Corp., Grassy Sprain Pharmacy and TOMRA of North America Inc. The hole-in-one contest was sponsored by Pepe Cadillac.
Hospice of Westchester (HOW) is a private, not-for-profit health-care agency that provides skilled, compassionate and comprehensive end-of-life home care to patients diagnosed with any serious or life-limiting illness and gives support to their families and loved ones.
Hospice of Westchester Golf Invitational Sponsors and Co-Chairmen. From left: Jim O’Connor, Empress EMS and HOW board member; Louis Ventura, E.W.G Glass; Michael Centineo, TOMRA of North America; Mary K. Spengler, RN, MS, LNHA, CEO of HOW; Karen Zanzarella, Zanzarella Marketing and event coordinator; John Zanzarella, Zanzarella Marketing and event coordinator; and Joseph Kahl, Manhattan Beer Distributors LLC.
