Albert B. Lester Disc Golf Tournament a Huge Success

On June 8th, friends and families came out to Hospital Hill Fields in Medfield, MA to play Frisbee-disc golf and enjoy beach-themed games, wearing their Hawaiian attire for this beach-themed charity event. The Albert B. Lester Memorial Disc Golf Tournament was an outstanding success, with over 100 people attending and 15 teams competing on the course.

We raised over $1,000 to support Medfield Cares About Prevention. Medfield Park & Rec, local sponsors, and volunteers helped make this event run smoothly, but I would also like to thank the community for their support. Your registration money will go towards educating the community about the dangers of drunk driving and substance abuse.

Overall, participants really enjoyed the 9-hole disc golf course, and many people stayed for the whole day to play volleyball, Kan Jam, and other Frisbee games. Food was provided from the Hot Dog Wagon, and Albert's mom (my grandmom) brought a batch of her own homemade cookies.

Who is Albert Lester?

Albert Lester, of Westwood, was a 31-year old graduate of Westwood High School and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) who had given up an excellent career as a software engineer to become a teacher of high school mathematics and science when he was killed on his bicycle by a drunk driver during a bicycling event in 1992 in upstate New York. Albert, my uncle, was killed by a young adult he would have loved to have helped.

In my uncle’s memory, I hope to teach the community about the sometimes lethal dangers of abusing alcohol. I also wish to bring the community together in a fun and safe environment where everyone can participate and enjoy the outdoors. Just as Albert Lester would have been a teacher, I want to extend his legacy by helping to educate the community about the dangers of drinking and driving. There will be information about substance abuse prevention in our community at the event.

Find out more about Albert Lester: http://www.conwayhostel.com/lester.htm

Thank you to our sponsors: Needham Bank, Blue Moon, and Thomas Family Dental. Top finishers received gift cards to Noon Hill Grill, Blue Moon, Zebra’s, and Donut Express. Top teams received Hawaiian-themed gimmicks. Results can be found at http://lesteronline.net/DiscGolf/pictures.html.

Also I would like to give an immense thank you to our volunteers. Samantha Beckwith and Melody Chen, volunteering as part of MCAP, were incredibly helpful in running the registration table all day. I could not have done it without Stephen Dove, who was ready to help in whatever way needed, from start to finish. Jake Lester and Sarah Spencer were instrumental in making the tournament run smoothly.

Rob Tatro provided invaluable advice in designing the course and how to run a disc golf tournament. Jim Snyder of Medfield Parks & Rec, who suggested a Disc Golf event in the first place, gave me everything I needed to make it happen. He was always there to answer my questions. Besides providing the free discs, he kept me on track and made sure the tournament would be successful. Thank you to all the help I received.

Finally, thank you to the community for supporting this event. Through your support, we raised over $1,000 to support Medfield Cares About Prevention. Participants really enjoyed the disc golf course, and your registration money will go towards educating the community about the dangers of drunk driving and substance abuse.