In 2004 Howard Belkin, a local attorney, state compensation commissioner, political activist, avid golfer, father, grandfather, husband, and joke teller extraordinaire, initiated a golf tournament with a mission. It was his dream to use his love of golf to raise monies for the statewide work of the CT Breast Health Initiative, Inc. by creating an annual tournament at his favorite golf course.

In four years, the then-named “We Care Golf Tournament”, raised $150,000 for breast cancer education and research in Connecticut.

Although Howard Belkin lost his long and brave battle against cancer in November, 2007, his spirit and unwavering desire to find a cure live on through this annual event. 

The CT BHI, in appreciation and in memory of the founding Chairman, has renamed this fundraiser “The CT BHI Howard H. Belkin Memorial Golf Tournament”. It is held annually at the Shuttle Meadow Country Club in Kensington, Connecticut.