BERLIN, NH – On Friday, September 12, 2025, the AVH Ambassadors held its 36th Annual Golf Tournament at the Androscoggin Valley Country Club in Gorham. A beautiful sunny day welcomed 111 golfers who teed off for their exciting four-person, best ball scramble. This year, the Ambassadors have chosen to raise funds for many patient care items to benefit departments and the patients they serve: General Surgery Department, Gorham Rehabilitation Outpatient Clinic, & Medical Surgical Department will all receive patient care equipment.
In addition to an 18-hole round of golf, each golfer received a logo golfer gift-NCH/AVH camp chair, continental breakfast and BBQ lunch.
The winning foursome was HEB Team: Derrick Gagne, Rollie Poirier, Torrey Adair and Aaron Lamar.
Second place was White Mountain Lumber Team: Devin Kelley, Matt MacCarthur, Tyler Martin, Trevor Labrecque. Third place was Griffon Security Team: Dave Green, Sheryl Watson, James Alexander, TJ Tigerman. Other winners in the Tournament were $10,000 Closest-to-the-Pin Putting Contest Qualifier on Hole #18: John Morris; Men’s and Women’s Longest Drive (Men on Hole #1 and Women on Hole #11): Luc Blanchette & Heidi McCosh; Closest-to-the-Pin Shoot-Out: Matt MacArthur, John Morris, Chris Ouellete; and finally, the Hole-in-One Contest, which did not have a winner.
Our Tournament Sponsors included Title Sponsor ($5,000) CGI Business Solutions; Ace Sponsors ($4,000 or more) AVH Foundation and AVH Medical Staff; Double Eagle Sponsors ($2,500) Brookfield Renewable N.A. and Keely Group Construction; Eagle Sponsors ($1,000) Berry/Dunn, Chris Hebert, Cloud Wave, Fujifilm Healthcare America Corp., Navadise Media, LLC and Sulloway & Hollis P.L.L.C.; and Birdie Sponsors ($700) Berlin City Auto Group, Coös County Family Health Services, Cousin Gary Investment Group, Dennis & Linda Laperle, Gilcoine & Burke Insurance Agency, Griffon Security Technologies, James Patry, John Morris, Lapointe Plumbing & Heating, Luc Corriveau, Natalie Valliere, Sue & Dave Landry, Vallaincourt Electric, Weeks Medical Center and White Mountain Lumber; Par Sponsors ($350) HEB Engineers, Inc, Jackson Lewis P.C., Northeast Delta Dental, Topgallant Partners, Town & Country Inn & Resort; BOGEY Sponsors ($175)Anonymous, Fraternal Order of Eagles #1464, Lee Carroll PE Electrical Consultants, Orr & Reno, Vaillancourt & Woodward,
White Mountain Rotary Club of Berlin & Gorham; TEE Sponsors ($100)Bob Scheele-Josh Cellars,
Dennis & Cynthia Desmond, Gorham 4th of July Committee, Lee Carroll Electrical Consultants, Normandeau Trucking Inc., Notre Dame Arena (2), Smith & Town Printers LLC, W.B. Mason and
Western Mountain Anesthesia, LLC. Thank you to all sponsors for making the Tournament a huge success!
To help raise additional funds, a raffle was held. Four tickets to a Boston Red Sox Game in April 2026 was won by Mike Gilcoine; Two All-Day Adult Trail Passes to Jackson XC were won by Chris Hebert; A Round of Golf for four at the OMNI Mount Washington Resort & Spa was won by Mike Gilcoine; Nonna’s Kitchen Gift Certificate will be enjoyed by Crystal Bailey and a Berlin Marketplace Gift Card was won by Ron Legere. Additional prizes include Sunny Corner Gift Shop Gift Certificate won by Linda Morris; Coors Light Cooler Bag won by Kevin Ryll; Mt. View Grand Round of Golf will be enjoyed by Todd Walker; Hallkeen Management Grill & Chill Package won by John Morris and the lucky winner of the 50/50 Raffle ($455.00) was Mike Gilcoine.
Berlin City Auto Group generously sponsored the Hole-in-One Contest which included a top prize of a $25,000 credit towards purchase of a vehicle. No golfer got a hole-in-one. The NuCar Pre-Owned Superstore generously sponsored a $10,000 Closest-to-the-Pin Shootout Contest.
The Golf Tournament Committee was delighted to dedicate this year’s Tournament to Yvette Hachez,
Volunteer/AVH Auxiliary Board Member. Yvette gave so much of herself to Androscoggin Valley Hospital (AVH), serving as a devoted volunteer and a proud member of the Auxiliary Board. She always offered a warm smile as she provided refreshment to patients and visitors, via the concierge cart. For a time, her husband Henry joined her, and together they gave their hearts to AVH and to every event that brought our community together. Yvette was more than just a volunteer, she was a beautiful soul and a classy lady who carried herself with grace. She was kind, generous and always ready to lend a hand or a kind word. If you knew her, you were blessed, because she made everyone feel special.
Her presence touched countless lives throughout AVH and our community, and though she is no longer with us, the love and light she shared will remain forever in our hearts.
Special thanks to the Golf Tournament Committee who organized this huge event: Lauren “Ren” Anderson, Julie Cooney, Erin Croteau, Nicole Gross, Kathy Jewett, Sue Landry, Gisele McKenzie, Linda Morris, Jerry Nault, Candy O’Neil, James Patry, Michael Peterson and Brooke Robinson-Miller.
Special thanks to Tournament volunteers Christin Bernier, Bill Blunden, Michelle Brault, Pam Carrier, Bill Chabot, Bev Dupont, Sue Griffin, Chris Halle, Dave Landry, Michael Legere, Linda Morris, Joanne Murphy, Gerald Nault, Ann Nolin, Diane Pelchat, Lise Proulx, Ken Proulx, Jane Provencher, Mandy Remillard and Angie & Craig Schierer; and Facilities staff; AVH Food Services; Varsity Beverage and Western Mountain Anesthesia LLC; other contributors include AVH Ambassadors; AVH Facilities Department; Badger Peabody & Smith Realty; Gisele McKenzie; Hallkeen Management; Linda Morris;
Mountain View Grand Resort & Spa; Town & Country Inn and Resort; and Varsity Beverage. Special thanks to everyone who supported, volunteered, or contributed to making this Tournament a tremendous success! Thanks to this incredible support, the Golf Tournament Committee is pleased to announce that it raised $41,515 for the purchase of patient care equipment!
The Golf Tournament Committee looks forward to planning its 37th Tournament which will be held September 11, 2026. Please mark your calendar! For more information, please call Candy O’Neil, Tournament Chairperson, at 603-326-5676. Visit AVH at www.avhnh.org or on Facebook and YouTube. AVH is a proud member of North Country Healthcare.
