OSC's United Way Volleyball Tournament

Otis’ 16th annual United Way Volleyball Tournament was held Friday, June 24, 2005, at the Otis Service Center in Bloomfield, CT. The weather was excellent and the event was a huge success raising $7,700 for the United Way!

The competition consisted of over 250 players, 33 teams, and 15 volleyball courts. There were four skill levels of play: 9 in the Power division; 6 in Advanced, 9 in Intermediate; and 9 in the Recreational.

Teams from several UTC companies were represented: Carrier, Hamilton Sundstrand, North American Elevator Services (NAES), Otis Engineering Center Farmington (OECF), Otis NSAA Headquarters, Otis Service Center (OSC), Otis World Headquarters, Pratt & Whitney, UTC Corporate, UTC Fuel Cells, UTC Power, UTC Supply Management, UTC Supplier Diversity, and Sikorsky.

2005 Tournament Champions

Power League "Side-Out" From: Pratt & Whitney, Otis		Advanced League "Six Pack" From: Pratt & Whitney, UTC Fuel Cells


Intermediate League "Hellevators" From: Otis Service Center		Recreation League "Big Bob's Delicious BBQ Sauce" From: Otis Service Center

Top Fund Raising Teams

1st Place
"Mallory’s Mad Hitters"
From: Otis World Headquarters
Captain: Martin Weichhardt

2nd Place
"ZardoZ"
From: Pratt & Whitney
Captain: Bill Castle

3rd Place
none

Thanks to all the participants and everyone who helped contribute to the success of this event!

Thanks to our sponsors: Mr. Trophy & Company, Target Logistic Services, Precision Escalator Products, Bassette Printers, Standard Register Co., Creative Dimensions, Pro Systems, Eurest Dining Services, T.E.T. Mfg. Co., Leppert-Nutmeg, PTL Equipment Mfg. Co., Kaman Industrial Technologies, Tulimieri Associates, Cintas Corporation, Electronic Controls, National Electrical Carbon Products, and Lentron Corp.

Special thanks to our volunteers and helpers: Dave & Cindy Fairbanks, Emil Klein, Fran Lacaille, Frank Bares, James Vallee, Janet Stone, John B., Kevin StGeorges, Mike Henderson, Norman Bird, Rich Garmon, Richard Blakelock, Rick Uliasz, Tom Butwell, Vladimir Lesnik, Dick Bolduc, Jeffrey Rink, Larry Shallow, Rob Rossignol, the Eurest team (Chef Bob Kessler, Joan Fleishman, Jennifer Donihee), and the Granby Coed 4’s Volleyball League.

On behalf of the OSC United Way Committee, we thank you and look forward to next year!
Craig Ellis, Frank Dyer, Jason Philhower, John Hayduski, Randy Greenberg, Ron Hemmann