The Tom Cosenzi Driving for the Cure Charity Golf Tournament held its largest tournament to date raising $131,300 for their 9th year

Pictured: Left to Right: Patrick Wen, MD, Director, Center for Neuro-Oncology Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Tommy Cosenzi and Carla Cosenzi,  Founders of the Tom Cosenzi Driving for the Cure Charity Golf Tournament.

Hadley, MA – The Tom Cosenzi Driving for the Cure Charity Golf Tournament set a new fundraising record by raising $131,300 to support Patrick Wen, MD, and his research colleagues in the Center for Neuro-Oncology at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.  The tournament was held on August 21st, 2017 at Twin Hills Country Club in Longmeadow, MA and Elmcrest Country Club in East Longmeadow, MA followed by a dinner at Twin Hills Country Club where more than 300+ guests attended. The dinner featured a performance by Noah Lis from The Voice along with John Dennis, Celebrity Emcee of WEEI/NESN Jimmy Fund Radio-Telethon and featured a raffle, both live and silent auctions. The event’s Platinum Sponsor was Edmunds.

The tournament was started by Carla and Tommy Cosenzi to honor the legacy of their father, Tom Cosenzi, who passed away from a glioblastoma in 2009 and dreamed of a cure for brain cancer. As the co-presidents of the TommyCar Auto Group, Carla and Tommy have made this tournament a flagship philanthropic event in the Western New England auto-dealership community.

What started as a small, four-team tournament in 2009 has grown to become one of the largest charity tournaments in Western, MA, with more than 52 teams and 300+ participants. Proceeds from tournament sponsorships help Dana-Farber researchers design novel clinical trials to test and develop targeted therapies that have not previously been studied in brain tumors, initiating several clinical trials in immunotherapy, and conducting groundbreaking basic research to guide new therapeutic approaches.  Since its inception in 2009, Tom Cosenzi Driving for the Cure Charity Golf Tournament has donated $830,712.50.

“Every year, I think it’s the best one yet,” said Carla Cosenzi. “However I’m proud to say that our players and sponsors continue to come through making each year more successful from the last.”

Visit TomCosenziDrivingForTheCure.com for information about the 2018 tournament which will mark the 10th year.

Country Hyundai and Local Hyundai Representatives Present $50,000 Hyundai Impact Grant

On June 28th, 2017, Country Hyundai along with other local Hyundai Representatives presented a $50,000 Hyundai Impact Grant to Baystate Children’s Hospital. The grant will be used to expand the 15 year old Pediatric Unit and relocating the Sadowsky Center for Children!

This year marks the 19th year that Hyundai and its dealers have been involved in the fight against pediatric cancer. It all began in 1998 when a group of New England-area Hyundai dealers joined together to support a local children’s hospital. Over the last 19 years, Hope On Wheels has grown to be a national nonprofit organization that is a leading funder of pediatric cancer research in the country.

Country Hyundai representatives in attendance for the ceremony included Carla and Tommy Cosenzi, Presidents of Country Hyundai; Michael Paquette, General Sales Manager; Christopher Schultz, Sales Consultant and Kayla Currie, Marketing Manager.  

Country Hyundai was honored to be part of this event. The children and their families are the reason we are here and why this fight is so important to us. Thank you for your courage!

Country Nissan, Country Hyundai and Northampton Volkswagen Sponsor the Northampton Family Fourth Celebration

Country Nissan, Country Hyundai and Northampton Volkswagen were proud to support the Northampton Family Fourth Celebration at Look Park. The event offered carnival games and prizes and food! The stage wasfull of great bands throughout the evening, culminating with the Florence Community Band.

Talia's Lemonade Stand Benefits Brain Cancer Research

On Saturday June 24th, 2017, Carla Cosenzi’s daughter, Talia, hosted a lemonade stand where all proceeds went to directly benefit brain cancer research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Talia was able to raise a total of $356 and we couldn’t have been happier with all the support we received from this event.

TommyCar Auto Presenting Sponsor at Look Park's Summer Celebration Auction

TommyCar Auto Group was proud to be the Presenting Sponsor of Look Park’s Summer Celebration Auction. Along with being the Presenting Sponsor, Carla Cosenzi came up with an amazing Live Auction Item to be raffled off, consisting of a Family Road Trip to Cape Code. It included Hotel Stay, Sunset Sail Excursion, Rental Vehicle and a Detail for the winner's vehicle! The event was held to raise funds to support children's programming at the park as well as park beautification initiatives. The event had over 250 items in their silent auction for everyone to bid on while enjoying delicious foods from Local Burger and Seth Mias Catering.