The Connecticut Restaurant Association held its annual charity golf tournament on June 23 at The Country Club of Waterbury. Trade professionals arrived for lunch before teeing off to play 18-holes. Nicole Griffin, the Executive Director of the Connecticut Restaurant Association, said there were about 100 golfers that played in the tournament. A Belvedere Vodka tent was set up on the course serving Moscow Mules and Belvedere Wild Berry with lemonade.
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- Jennifer Conkling-Schmidt, Pro Start Coordinator, Connecticut Restaurant Association; Nicole Griffin, Executive Director, Connecticut Restaurant Association; and CJ Kowaleski, Connecticut Restaurant Association.
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- Jing Wang, Belvedere Vodka; Andy Miner, President, Worldwide Wine Cellars; Erica Martins, Belvedere Vodka; Jesse Powers, Millwright’s and Chris Jannelle, Payroll Supervisor, Laz Parking.
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- Ryan Davis, Northeast Regional Manager, O’Neill Vintners and Distillers; Rick Sobieraj, Opici Family Distributing; Joel Baird, Opici Family Distributing; and Mark D’Angelo, Regional Sales Manager CT, Opici Family Distributing.
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- Belvedere Vodka.
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- Mark Thomas, Vasi Kaloidis, Tom Sergio and Brian Gallagher of Vasi Restaurant and Roma’s Restaurant.
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- Phil Barnett, Hartford Restaurant Group; Robert Melillo, Guardian Life Insurance; Ken McAvoy, Hartford Restaurant Group; and Paul Motta, Hartford Restaurant Group.
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- Jim Stack, Owner, Hartford Distributors; Helmar Wolf, Owner, Mill Restaurant Group; Tim Adams, Owner, J. Timothy’s Taverne; Carlo Guerra, Mill on the River, South Windsor; and Marc Albert, Republic Restaurant, Bloomfield.
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- Paul Mazurek, Manager, Connecticut Distributors, Inc.; Pete Kawulicz, Business Manager, Connecticut Distributors, Inc.; Jing Wang, Belvedere Vodka; Bill Steindl, Compliance Manager, Connecticut Distributors, Inc.; Brian Bliven, General Managing Partner, 99 Restaurant Group; Erica Martins, Belvedere Vodka; Ken Tierney, 99 Restaurant Group; Mike Palladino, 99 Restaurant Group; Brian Casey, 99 Restaurant Group; (In back) Jason Stevens, Controller, Connecticut Distributors, Inc.
