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Pictured is the winning team of the 2009 Autism Golf Classic at Huntsville Golf Club with a score of 58. From left: J.J. Murphy, Tom Marks of the Bear Creek Cafe, attorney Bob Marks and Doug Straub of Straub Metal. Net proceeds raised in 2009 to support the Autism Services for Pediatrics at John Heinz Rehab is $60,000. The event proved a success thanks in part to efforts of the Autism Golf Planning Committee and to all sponsors, including presenting sponsors Maslow Family Foundation and Northeast PA Family Magazine. Major sponsors included the Anzalone Law Offices, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney -Jack R. Simpson, Luzerne County Bar Association Charitable Foundation, U.S. Foodservice, Hazleton Eye Specialists, Trans Med Ambulance, and FNCB. Monies raised by the golf tournament go toward items such as computers, vision programs, Boardmaker programs for communication and events such as family bowling, rollerskating party and a trip to the Philadelphia Zoo.