Eighty-eight golfers took part in the Inaugural Kaplan-Larkin Golf Outing on August 2 at the Powelton Club in Newburgh.

The event, which honored Newburgh businessman and philanthropist William Kaplan and retired State Sen. William Larkin raised more than $125,000 for the Newburgh Armory Unity Center.

The NAUC was created in response to the specific needs of residents and students of the City of Newburgh. Close to 500 students per week and their parents receive instruction in a variety of topics including literacy, computer science, graphic design, engineering, mathematics, chess and gardening. In less than seven years NAUC has impacted more than 8,000 youth annually with programs from preschool through grade six in reading, health and wellness and athletics.

Kaplan, the founder and chairman of NAUC, has overseen the creation of a groundbreaking collaboration between the Newburgh City School District, Mount Saint Mary College, SUNY Orange and SUNY New Paltz.