Mary Mac Foundation Golf Tournament canceled, but fundraising efforts continue

(June 2, 2020) Organizers this week announced the cancelation of the annual Mary Mac Memorial Golf Tournament in Ocean Pines, but fundraising efforts for the Mary Mac Foundation this year will continue.

Last year, the tournament raised close to $30,000 for local recreation programs and nonprofits. 

Since 2012, the event has raised more than $125,000 for local and regional charitable causes, according to tournament co-organizer Tim McMullen. 

The Mary Mac Foundation, and the tournament, was started to honor McMullen’s late wife, Mary McMullen, a Millersville special education teacher and athletics booster who passed away in 2012 of scleroderma after a lengthy illness. She was 64. 

Mary McMullen was also the founder of Ocean Pines’ Summer Youth Program, an administrator at the Maryland School for the Deaf, and president of the Booster’s Club at Old Mill High School in Millersville. 

"We made the decision to cancel this year's event due to the pandemic and these challenging times," Don McMullen, Tim's brother and tournament co-organizer, said. "The community on the Eastern Shore and across the Bay Bridge has supported this charitable event for years.

"Most businesses have suffered revenue losses and are just starting to reopen. We hope everyone stays safe and healthy, and we look forward to seeing everyone soon," he continued. "We would like to thank John Malinowski, the Ocean Pines Golf Club, and Lia Isel, banquet manager for Matt Ortt Companies, for their continued support during these challenging times."

Tim McMullen, on Tuesday, forwarded the following letter:

Friends,

After consulting with our Board of Directors, volunteers, and the Ocean Pines Golf Club, the 2020 Mary Mac Foundation Golf Tournament has been canceled in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. We understand and share the disappointment that this year’s event will not happen. However, it is critical that we consider the safety of our volunteers, golfers, Ocean Pines staff, and the larger community.

Last year, we donated nearly $27,000 to organizations that provide educational and recreational opportunities to youth and adults, including St. Vincent de Paul of Baltimore, the Ocean Pines Youth program, and Camp Barnes. We also support a scholarship in Mary’s name at Severna Park High School.

This would have been the ninth year the Foundation hosted the golf tournament and we set an ambitious goal to make $30,000 in charitable donations in 2020. However, without proceeds from this year’s golf tournament, we will not be able to meet our charitable giving goals for this calendar year.

Many of us have found ourselves asking what Mary would do or say in certain situations. This especially holds true now. Her generosity and unconditional love for her students, family and community bound us together. It is her grace and generosity that guides us and brings us together every year.

We know that this is a difficult time for many, but we ask that if it is still within your means to make a donation to the foundation, please consider doing so. No amount is too small. We will be donating all proceeds to organizations that support low income and homeless children and their families.

A tax-deductible donation can be made to the Mary Mac Foundation at www.paypal.me/marymacfoundation or by sending a check payable to the Mary Mac Foundation, 174 Nottingham Circle, Berlin MD, 21811. Please see the attached donation form if you wish to send a donation via check.

Thank you for your continued support.

Sincerely,

The McMullen, Ansorge and Wojciechowski families

P.S. If you cannot make a donation at this time, we also participate in the Amazon Smile program. With every eligible Amazon Smile purchase, 0.5% of the price is donated to the Mary Mac Foundation. Please consider registering the Mary Mac Foundation as your charitable organization today. Click the Amazon Smile logo to get started. And make sure when purchasing through Amazon, to visit the Amazon Smile page so your purchases count!
 
To download a copy of the letter and donation form, visit /documents/20124/91011/2020%20Mary%20Mac%20Letter%20%282%29.pdf/ceadc494-dfc9-94f2-2b9d-92e7ba9d15ca.

For more information on the Mary Mac Foundation, visit www.marymac.org.