OSC's United Way Volleyball Tournament

More than 240 participants enjoyed beautiful summer weather as they competed in Otis' 17th annual United Way Volleyball Tournament on June 16. The event, held at the Otis Service Center in Bloomfield, successfully raised $8,703 for the United Way Community Campaign.

The competition consisted of 33 teams with games played on 15 volleyball courts. There were four skill levels of play: 9 in the Power division; 7 in Advanced, 9 in Intermediate; and 8 in Recreational.

Many UTC companies were represented in the tournament: Carrier, Hamilton Sundstrand, Otis Engineering Center Farmington (OECF), Otis NSAA Headquarters, Otis Service Center (OSC), Otis World Headquarters (WHQ), Pratt & Whitney, UTC Fuel Cells, and UTC Fire & Security.

2006 Tournament Champions

Power League "Paraliturgical volleyball life" From: Pratt & Whitney, Otis		Advanced League "Stay-Puff" From: Pratt & Whitney
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Team Members: Robin Miller (captain), Nancy Ringrose, Rolf Priemer, Marcin Piech, Pam Berie, Jan Phillips		Team Members: Sarah Wall (captain), Eric Rubio, Courtney Cleary, Eric Couch, Laura Peterson, Andrew Burdick

Intermediate League "Hellevators" From: Otis Service Center		Recreation League "Legal Eagles" From: Otis World Headquarters
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Team Members: Michael Thomas (captain), Abdul Perry, Chris Carroll, Damek White, Amanda Martin		Team Members: Mike Clarke (captain), Alexandra McHugh, Mike Wu, Peter Holland, Curtis St. Brice, Caroline Andrukiewicz, Ed Martano

* Sorry - we did not get any photos of these winning teams.

Top Fund Raising Teams

1st Place
"Dynamic Controllers" From: Hamilton Sundstrand
Captain: Mike Rumore

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

3rd Place
"Mallory’s Mad Hitters"
From: Otis World Headquarters
Captain: Diane Mallory

The Otis Service Center United Way Committee would like to thank all the tournament participants and everyone who helped contribute to the event's success.

The tournament sponsors were:
Bassette Printers, Creative Dimensions, Draka Elevator Products, Eurest Dining Services, GBG - The Corporate Gift Source, Mr. Trophy & Company, Peening Technologies, Precision Escalator Products, Pro Systems, Target Logistic Services, Electronic Controls, Leppert-Nutmeg, Macsteel Service Center, Southern Elevator & Electric Supply, T.E.T. Mfg., The Bernd Group, Tulimieri Associates, Quintana Associates, and Reno's - A Gathering Place

The committee would also like to extend a special thanks to the tournament volunteers and helpers:
Alexandra McHugh, Anthony Trusiak, Chris Koenig, Craig Ellis, Dan Zglobicki, Dave Fairbanks, Ed Martano, Emil Klein, Fran Lacaille, George Santos, Janet Stone, Jim Vallee, Karen Klonoski, Kathy Vanty, Mike Henderson, Mike Wu, Norman Bird, Rich Garmon, Sean Mismas, Tom Charney, Dick Bolduc, Jeffrey Rink, Larry Shallow, Rob Rossignol, Laurie Girouard, Bryan Ferreira, Jeff Habrych, the Eurest team (Chef Bob Kessler, Joan Fleishman, Cindy Bucchieri), the Granby Coed 4’s Volleyball League, and Frank Dyer.