GLOVERSVILLE — The Fulton County Regional Chamber of Commerce & Industry in association with Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce will be hosting the 2012 Chamber Golf Classic on Wednesday, Aug. 15 at Fox Run Golf Club in Johnstown with shotgun start at 12:30 p.m., and Rolling Hills Country Club in Ft. Johnson with shotgun start at noon.

The chambers would like to extend an open invitation to participate in this history making event, where Fulton and Montgomery Chambers begin integration into one regional chamber of commerce, as they join together for the first of many memorable moments to come.

The tournament will offer participants a fantastic day of golf, camaraderie, great food and refreshments, contests of skill, as well as some fun, new features. An awards reception will be held at Fox Run Golf Club offering a Happy Hour, beginning at 5:30 p.m. with entertainment, and a stations style dinner prepared by the club’s banquet Chefs, Kevin Collins and Cubby Faville. The Award’s reception will feature a Master of Ceremonies who will present awards to the top golfers of the tournament and prizes to the contest winners.

Raffle prizes which have been donated by local Chamber businesses will be given away via raffle drawings throughout the event as well. The evening will close with a dessert and coffee station.

A registration fee of $125 per person includes greens fees and cart, lunch at each course, stations style awards reception, on-course refreshments, golfer goody bag, and welcome gift, as well as other unique inclusions and experiences. Registrations for golfers are taken on a first-come, first served basis as to course selection.

Non-golfers are encouraged to attend the dinner portion of the event for a $50 reservation. Partial proceeds from this tournament will benefit the Chamber’s Scholarship Program which awards five $1,000 scholarships to Fulton County seniors each May, totaling $115,000 in scholarships since its inception in 1989.

 Sponsors for this year’s event as of this date are: Premiere Corporate Sponsor, St. Mary’s Healthcare; Apparel Sponsor, Nathan Littauer Hospital; Luncheon Sponsor at Fox Run, Frontier; Luncheon Sponsor at Rolling Hills, NBT Bank; Awards Reception Sponsor, Available; Happy Hour Sponsor, Beechnut Nutrition Corp.; Refreshment Cart Sponsors, Cranesville Block, Bouchey & Clark, Dr. Militar, Ruby & Quiri; Tipple Hole Sponsors, Fulmont Mutual Insurance Company, three available. Attendees will have a chance to win some incredible prizes from Brown’s Ford, H&M Equipment, and Mangino Chevrolet if they make a hole in one shot at the tournament. Brown’s Ford will feature a Three Year Lease of a 2012 Ford Escape at Fox Run and a 2012 Ford Taurus at Rolling Hills. Mangino Chevrolet will feature a 2012 Chevrolet Camaro at Rolling Hills and a 2012 Chevrolet Silverado Pick Up at Fox Run. H&M Equipment will feature a New Holland Rustler Utility Vehicle at Fox Run. Next Generation Vending and Bartyzel are donating supplies for the refreshment carts on each course. There are other sponsorship opportunities still available, as well as ad space in the tournament program.

 To register for golf or dinner, if your business would like to donate to the tournament, or to become a sponsor; contact Sharon Jenkins at 518-725-0641 or via e-mail at events@fultoncountyny.org.