Central Maine Medical Center Associates volunteer Jerry Douglass hovers his helicopter over the fairway at Martindale Country Club in Auburn after dropping some 200 golf balls over a marked target.

Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston has developed a really fun way to raise a little money for Arbor House, their temporary housing for people meeting the challenges of an extended hospital stay. Maine golfers and fans bought numbered golf balls, which CMMC dropped from a helicopter onto the green at Martindale Country Club, with the numbered ball closest to the hole the winner.

Measuring the winning balls.

Prizes were awarded to the four people who purchased the numbered golf balls that landed closest to the target. CMMC Associates volunteer Nancy Bard of Great Falls Federal Credit Union in Lewiston won the first prize of $1,000. The $500 second prize went to CMMC Associates volunteer Jeanette Downing of Goodwin Motor Group of Brunswick. Associates volunteers Anne Nadeau and Dawna Hannan of Oxford Networks in Lewiston shared the $250 third prize. About 100 people registered for the event. Maine golf has never been so much fun!

The First Annual Golf Ball Drop raised nearly $6,500 to help guests at CMMC’s Arbor House. For more information about the CMMC Associates Volunteer Program, contact CMMC’s Development Office at 795-2950, by email at giving@cmmc.org or by visiting www.cmmcgiving.org where you can also view a photo slide show of the evening’s activities.