The Michael Sowich Memorial Firefighter's Fund

Michael Sowich, longtime member of the fire service through the Sherrill-Kenwood Fire Department and the New Hartford Fire Department, passed away March 2, 2007 while attending a training seminar at the National Fire Academy in Emmitsburg, Maryland. 'Mikey' was dedicated to helping his fellow firefighters through his position as a State Fire Instructor, training hundreds of firefighters locally. He often said, "If I can save just one life, I’ve done my job".

In order to honor Mikey’s passion for the fire service, we created the Michael Sowich Memorial Firefighter’s Fund in order to assist firefighting families in need and KEYS Kids. The outpouring of kindness and support at last year’s event was overwhelming with over $4,000 raised to benefit the Sowich Family and the pediatric burn victims we serve.

Our 2nd annual golf outing will be held Saturday, June 14, 2008 at the Shamrock Golf & Country Club in Oriskany. If you did not have a chance to attend last year, we would love for you to join us this year in honoring Mikey’s memory!

Below you'll find a downloadable registration form. Space is limited and will be determined on a first come-first serve basis, so be sure to get your registration in as soon as possible! If you are not a golfer, but would like to participate, you may register for just the steak cookout portion.

Also below, you'll find a downloadable Sponsorship Form to sponsor a hole at the golf outing. Our goal is to have a fire department’s name on each hole. Mikey’s wife Barb and daughter Lisa, will be attending the event again this year and we know they will be very touched by this great display of support from the many fire departments and sponsors.

If you have any questions, please contact David Bennett at (315) 723-8725 or Colleen Bennett at (315) 366-6446 or colleen@keysprogram.org.  We hope you can join us in honoring Mikey’s memory by participating in this very special event!

Golf Outing Downloads
(click the desired link below to view form)
(All documents are in pdf format)

2008 Golf Registration Form

2008 Golf Sponsorship Form