Tom stepped up
and took over the office of President in March 2008 when the
President, Bill Turechek, moved
from The Villages.
Tom began the
tradition of Captains Day in the Fall Session 2008. Captains Day was created to reward the captains with a party
and tournament for being a captain.
Tom also started
the program to give trophies to the first three places in each
session. He initiated
the program of passing out pins to recognize achievements such as
break-and-runs.
Tom created The
OBG Championship tournament at the end of the year. This tournament recognizes one team each year as the champion
for the entire year.
The champion team has their names engraved on a plaque on the wall
at Silverlake and also receives nice trophies as the end of the year
champions.
Tom went to bat
with the Villages management to upgrade the Silverlake facility and
bring it up to par with all the other recreation centers. Many of the improvements that have occurred at Silverlake are
a direct result of Tom’s intervention with the Villages on behalf of
our home facility.