WESTFIELD — The College Men’s Club of Westfield (CMC) held its eighth annual Poker Night fundraiser on October 18 to benefit the CMC Scholarship Fund. The 2024 tournament set a post-Covid record for net funds raised.

More than 50 players and supporters assembled at the Kenilworth Veterans Center, which was transformed into a poker room with professional dealers to conduct the Texas Hold ’Em tournament. The evening generated net proceeds of nearly $7,000 for the club’s Scholarship Fund.

“The CMC is excited to see continued community support of our scholarship program; our annual Poker Night is one of our two major fundraising events,” noted CMC President Dave Germond.

The tournament was run until there was a declared overall winner. Prizes were awarded to the top three finishers. First-prize winner of the night was David Weiss; second place went to Seth Zimmerman, and finishing in third place was Michael Tanella.

Founded in 1922, the College Men’s Club of Westfield has over the past century helped hundreds of Westfield young men by providing college-tuition assistance and funding standardized-test preparatory courses. Since its founding, the CMC has raised and distributed more than $1.4 million in higher-education assistance to young men of the Westfield community to attend over 130 institutions of higher learning. In 2024, the CMC awarded a total of $75,900 in four-year scholarships and one-time grants to Westfield High School students.

Scholarship applications are available on the CMC’s website in February of each year, and are evaluated by a committee of CMC trustees each Spring. Funds for scholarships are generated from fund-raising events like Poker Night, donations, membership dues, endowment investment income and legacy bequests. The CMC will next host its annual boxing night fundraiser at the Kenilworth Veterans Center on Friday, February 7, 2025.

To learn more about the College Men’s Club of Westfield, go to www.cmcwestfield.org.