SWNY-NWPA Men's Amateur donates $23,000 to local charities and scholarships OLEAN - The 90th annual Southwestern New York - Northwestern Pennsylvania Men's Amateur Golf Tournament has donated $23,000 to seven local charities and its scholarship program. The Intandem Foundation and the HomeCare and Hospice Foundation each received $5,000. Brady's Cause, which supports animal welfare in Cattaraugus County, received $3,000 through the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation. The Olean General Hospital Foundation received $2,500, and the St. Bonaventure University men's golf team received $1,500. An additional $3,000 went to other local charities, and $3,000 in scholarships was awarded to local high school seniors. Over the past 27 years, the tournament has donated more than $500,000 to the community. ["Ninety years in, this tournament is still about giving back to the community that supports it," said Kyle Henzel, tournament chairman. "We're grateful to every player, sponsor and volunteer who made this year possible."] The 91st annual tournament will be held Aug. 4-8, 2027. For more information or to donate, visit www.swnynwpa.com. ### PHOTO CAPTION: Representatives of the SWNY-NWPA Men's Amateur Golf Tournament present checks to local beneficiaries. From left are J. Patrick Damore, St. Bonaventure University men's golf coach; Frank Higgins, Brady's Cause chairman and SWNY-NWPA committee member; Meme Yanetsko, director of advancement, HomeCare and Hospice Foundation; Melissa Sullivan, CEO, HomeCare and Hospice; Jon Kirk, SWNY-NWPA committee member; Mari Howard, president and CEO, Intandem; Kyle Henzel, SWNY-NWPA chairman; Karen Graham, senior vice president of communications and development, Intandem; Knut Johnsen, SWNY-NWPA committee member; Steve Jackson, president, OGH Foundation; Erica Dreher, special events coordinator, OGH Foundation; Colleen Taggerty, Brady's Cause representative; and Greg Gibbons, SWNY-NWPA committee member.