Chamber Invitational Golf Tournament - 2024

Name: Chamber Invitational Golf Tournament - 2024

Date: April 29, 2024

Time: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM EDT

Registration: Sorry, public registration for this event has been closed.

Event Description:

Join us on Monday, April 29, 2024 at
Country Club of New Bedford
for our Annual Chamber Invitational Golf Tournament

Registration: 9 am
Shotgun Start: 10 am

Proceeds from this event will help support the efforts of One SouthCoast Chamber in our mission to advocate for business advancement, economic growth, and job creation for the benefit and the SouthCoast region.

The Cost per Golfer is $250
The tournament will be played in a Scramble format with prizes awarded to the top three teams. The event includes lunch, a golf cart,18-holes of golf, a golfer's gift bag, prizes and much more!

Community Leadership Award
This achievement recognizes an individual who has supported the development of the SouthCoast both civically and economically.

Christian T. McCloskey
Christian McCloskey is the Youth Services Coordinator for the City of Fall River. Mr. McCloskey has over 30 years of experience working with the young people in Fall River and brings together the social service, law enforcement, education, and business communities to increase positive youth development. Mr. McCloskey administers the Fall River Shannon Community Safety Initiative and the Safe and Successful Youth Initiative and co-chairs the Fall River Youth Violence Prevention Task Force.

He has collaborated on numerous projects and initiatives, including, Mayor’s Youth Forum, Team FRESH, Fall River Youth of the Year, Youth Bill of Rights, Youth and Candidate’s Night, Police and Public Palooza, Make a Difference Day, Absolutely Incredible Kid Day, Read Across America, High 5 Day, and Heroes of Peace. These collaborations helped Fall River receive national recognition: 100 Best Communities for Young People (2008, 2011 and 2012) All-America City (2016).

Mr. McCloskey was born and raised in Fall River where he attended Fall River Public Schools. He is a proud Northeastern University graduate with a degree in Criminal Justice, and holds a JD from Suffolk University Law. He is a past recipient of the John S. Brayton Jr. Memorial Community Service Award (2019), Rev. Dr. Robert P. Lawrence Humanitarian Award (2018) and the St. Vincent’s Home Mission Statement Award (2001).

In addition to being the Youth Services Coordinator, he works part time at the St. Vincent’s Home for Children where he has worked since 1991 and he is the sole-proprietor of McCloskey’s Irish Pub. He is a member of the Rotary, Elks and Lions Clubs of Fall River. He has partnered with Mesa 21 on such initiatives as the Fore G Open and Hope for the Holidays in order to provide opportunities for others to give back to the community.

Jeffrey Pagliuca
Jeffrey Pagliuca is a Senior Vice-President, Commercial Lending Team Leader with Bristol County Savings Bank. In this capacity, Pagliuca is responsible for the development and management of commercial banking relationships across the South Coast of Massachusetts and works out of the Bank’s Candleworks Office in downtown New Bedford. He has worked in similar banking roles across the South Coast business community since 2000.

During his career, he has worked with thousands of small businesses across the region, and developed a knowledge base of expertise within the seafood industry. Many of the small business owners he has assisted over the past two decades have developed from their infancy into some of the regions’ leading businesses. He is a true advocate for small businesses across the region.

Active in the community, Pagliuca has served as a Board Member of the Chamber since 2012 and has served in various prior roles such as the Vice-Chair of Membership, Executive Committee, Chair of the Ambassadors Committee and has served as the Chair of numerous membership campaigns. He also serves on the Board of the New Bedford Economic Development Council and is the Chair of their Small Business Loan Committee; the Board of the Greater New Bedford Industrial Park Foundation and the New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center. He served prior Board roles at South Coast Community Foundation, WHALE, SEED Corp and the Taunton Redevelopment Authority.

Pagliuca is a licensed Massachusetts attorney earning his Juris Doctor degree from University of Massachusetts Law School in Dartmouth and his bachelor’s degree from Worcester State University, Worcester, Massachusetts. He resides in Taunton, Massachusetts.

Past Recipients have been:
Richard Lafrance, Chairman of Lafrance Hospitality
Karl Hetzler, President of H&S Tool and Engineering
Liz Isherwood, President of Moore & Isherwood Communications
Brian LeComte, President & COO of Gold Medal Bakery
Carl Taber, Executive Vice President and CLO of BayCoast Bank
Bill Eccles, Former President/CEO of BankFive
Peter Muise, Former President/CEO of First Citizens' Federal Credit Union
Anne Broholm, CEO of AHEAD
Tony Sapienza, Former CEO and President of Joseph Abboud Manufacturing and Chairman of the Economic Development Council
Joseph Nauman, Former Executive Vice President, Chief Legal & Administrative Officer and Secretary of Acushnet Company
Jeff Glassman, CEO of Darn It!
Doug Glassman, Owner SERVPRO, Dartmouth/New Bedford
Marion/Middleboro and Fall River

Interested in being a sponsor?
We have a numerous sponsorship opportunities available. If you would like more information, please contact Kimberly Coroa-Moniz at [email protected]