Golf Tournament to Benefit Somers Girl's Foundation

Editor’s note: We published this story earlier in the week, but here it is again in case you missed it.

In March of 2014, four elementary school students were involved in a serious accident in Enfield when the driver of their school van fell asleep at the wheel.

Three of the children suffered minor cuts and bruises, but 10-year-old Jadyn Feigenbaum, from Somers, was severely injured in the accident.

While her injuries were severe, her determination carried her down the long road to recovery. She has had to overcome many challenges, including permanent blindness in one eye, but she isn’t letting it weigh her down.

Despite this setback, her selfless spirit has led to the creation of the Jadyn Marley Foundation, which benefits vision restoration efforts for children with a variety of optic injuries and abnormalities. Her hope is that children with vision loss will one day be able to see again.

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On Friday, Sept. 25, the 2nd Annual Jadyn Marley Foundation Golf Tournament will be held to benefit these research efforts.

The tournament will take place at Wintonbury Hills Golf Course in Bloomfield and will have a shotgun start at 1 p.m. Registration and lunch will begin at 11:30 a.m.

The cost is $150 per person or $600 for a foursome. Foursomes are preferred, but are not required. The tournament fees include a light lunch to begin the day, goodie bags for each player, 18 holes in a scramble format with GPS cart, contests on the course - including hole-in-one prizes, and a dinner buffet.

Guests are also welcome to come for just the dinner buffet. The fee is $30 per adult and $10 per child under the age of 12.

For more information, e-mail thejadynmarleyfoundation@gmail.com.