Thursday, October 1, 2026
The Lynbrook Mayor’s Golf Outing returned Aug. 17 with a record-breaking turnout, drawing 334 golfers — nearly twice as many as last year — for a day of golf benefiting residents in need.
The annual fundraiser spread across two courses, with 222 golfers at Inwood Country Club and 112 at the Seawane Club, in Hewlett Harbor. More than 250 people also registered for the post outing dinner, helping make this year’s event the most successful in its history, according to outing chairman Jeffrey Greenfield.
Last year’s outing drew about 200 golfers to the two courses.
Proceeds from the outing are directed primarily to Lynbrook Community Chest, which helps local residents facing financial hardships. The outing also supports veterans organizations and scholarship funds in Lynbrook and Malverne.
Greenfield said organizers will finalize this year’s donation total after the committee reviews the event’s finances and expenses. The amount given back has grown in each of the past three years, he said.
“After the outing is over and we have the financial results, the committee meets to discuss the donation level to the Community Chest,” Greenfield said. “We have, each of the last three years, increased the generous donation, and we will follow the same process after all the bills are paid.”
This year’s outing honored three people representing different parts of the Lynbrook community: longtime businessman Bruce Levitt, construction executive Michael V. Paladino and Lynbrook High School teacher Ben Tieniber.
Levitt represents the second generation of Mur-Lee’s, a men’s clothing store, one of Lynbrook’s longtime family businesses. Founded by Bruce’s father, Murray, and uncle, Lee, in 1946, the company has remained in the family for 80 years. Bruce joined it in 1986, and later took ownership with his brother, Harry, who retired in 2021.
Paladino, co-founder and president of Malatesta Paladino Inc., has over five decades of experience in construction, real estate development and investment. Greenfield said Paladino was selected for his investment in and support of the Lynbrook community.
Tieniber has taught business at Lynbrook High School for nine years, and is extensive involved in student and community service programs. He advises the school’s Key Club, which is affiliated with Kiwanis, and is vice president of the Lynbrook Kiwanis Club. He was named the Lynbrook Chamber of Commerce’s Educator of the Year in 2024, and the Business Teachers Association of New York State’s Business Teacher of the Year in 2025.
“It’s important the community knows that they have someone or a club to lean on when things are tough,” Tieniber said. “Lynbrook is a special place to work.”
Members of the Key Club were also in attendance at the outing to support Tieniber as he was honored. “We’re here with Dr. T. Congratulations to him,” club member Arianna Lanzello said. “We split up into two groups at both clubs and helped to raise money for Kiwanis and our community.”
The outing’s three honorees, Greenfield said, reflect the business, education and civic organizations that have helped the event continue to grow. “This year is a tribute to the outstanding honorees, and the business community and residents’ support,” he said.
Planning for the outing began in January, with a committee working for roughly eight months to coordinate activities at both clubs.
The golfers took part in several contests throughout the day. Along with the returning “Beat the Junior” competition on par-3 holes, supported by the PGA Tour Superstore in Westbury, the outing featured hole-in-one opportunities with two donated cars, including support from Sunrise Volkswagen of Lynbrook.
A new contest this year gave golfers the chance — for an additional contribution — to launch their ball hundreds of yards down the course using an air cannon before continuing play from where it landed.
The top-performing foursomes were announced during the dinner at Inwood Country Club. Harold Reese, Jamie Allen, Domenick Caponi Jr. and Domenick Caponi took first place at Inwood, while Gerry Ryan, Devin Ryan, Garrett Reid and Scott Reid earned first place at Seawane Club.
Greenfield credited committee members for the record-breaking event. “We are very blessed with an outstanding and hardworking committee that we’ve been working with since we formed it in January,” he said.
Mayor Alan Beach said he hoped participants left the outing with a sense of what the community can accomplish by coming together.
“That we are stronger together and we are best when we work together,” Beach said. “The day is just one example of how much good we can do when we are all focused on a common goal.”
