Following up on previous news, a disc golf tournament to benefit the Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital and the Children’s Miracle Network was a big success, according to organizers and participants.

The event, The 6th Annual Children’s Miracle Network Disc Golf Tournament, was held July 22 at Bittersweet Ridge.

Norris Inc. Senior CAD Designer and Project Manager Joe Souliere competed that day and was exuberant about the event. “It turned out really well!” Souliere exclaimed. “I think we had 78 people. My day was quite a whirlwind.”

Bittersweet Ridge’s Nicole Russell agreed.

“I don’t have an exact number, but we raised more than $5000,” Russell said. “And we had 39 teams come out to play. In the pouring rain!”

Russell said that while the contest does provide a cash prize for the top half of each division, many of the winners have commonly donated their winnings back to the BBCH and the CMN. She also said that the tournament turned out to be an intro to the sport for some competitors.

“We had two girls playing on mixed teams that had never played before which was exciting,” Russell said.

Russell said that the day was a huge success in spite of the angry Maine summer weather thanks in large part to those who volunteered.

“The rain made play muddy and sloppy,” Russell said. “We definitely couldn’t have done it without our many volunteers helping with morning registration, raffle ticket selling, and manning the grill so that lunch was ready between rounds.”

Norris is proud to have supported this worthwhile event!

Photos are by Dave Sage.

What is Norris all about?

Norris, Inc.—a South Portland, Maine-based life-safety and security systems integrator with satellite offices in Bangor, Maine; Lee, New Hampshire; and Burlington, Vermont—was founded nearly 40 years ago by two brothers, Brad and Harty Norris. The brothers remain on the board of directors today and continue to help steer the enterprise toward its goal of advancing life-safety, security, and communications while striving to grow in its status as Northern New England’s leading systems integrator. Norris provides fully integrated life-safety and security solutions, comprising disparate systems including fire alarm, intrusion detection, access control, video surveillance, emergency notificationand communications.