AGAWAM – The Agawam Lions Club is hosting the second annual Jack Conroy Memorial Golf Tournament on Aug. 24 at the Oak Ridge Golf Club, 850 South Westfield St., in Feeding Hills.

The tournament is held in memory of John Paul “Jack” Conroy, who died last year at the age of 87. Conroy was an Agawam resident since 1971 and dedicated himself to the community.

“He was a big community advocate,” Susan Conroy Lund said of her father. “He was really big into charities. He’d look at the newspaper for people who needed help.” Conroy’s obituary said that he was known to collect eyeglasses, aluminum can tops, clothing, bottles, and other items to raise funds for causes, including the Agawam Fire Department, the Shriners Hospital, the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, the Ronald McDonald House, the Jimmy Fund, and the Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation.

Lund said her father was a member of the Lion’s Club for over 20 years. Because Conroy was so involved with various Lion’s Club fundraisers, the family partnered with the organization to put together the golf tournament.

“We just wanted to honor Dad. Keep his legacy going,” Lund said.

The event starts at noon with a golfer check-in and lunch, followed by a 1 p.m. shotgun start, and ends with a 7 p.m. dinner. The tournament is in an 18 hole scramble format. There will also be raffles and silent auction.

To register, download and print the registration form from www.agawamlions.org/events. The form and a check can be mailed in and made payable to Agawam Lions Foundation, P.O. Box 52, Agawam.

The entrance fee is $110 each or $400 for a foursome. The tournament is limited to 144 players and registration is required by Aug. 12.

Last year, Lori Mountain, first vice-president of the Agawam Lions said, they raised approximately $10,000.

Mountain said the Lions Club Foundation will distribute the money from the golf tournament, which will be handed out to a few different causes.

Lund said that since her father was a product of vocational education, $1,000 of the money raised will go to a scholarship to a student from the Lower Pioneer Valley Educational Collaborative scholarship, as they have done in years past.

A portion of the proceeds will also go to Vacation Viddles, a program in conjunction with St. David’s Church in Agawam that gives groceries to families with children who receive free or reduced lunch during the school year. For each child who qualifies for the school lunch program, families receive a weekly bag of groceries during the summer.

This year, some of the money will also be going to the Western Mass Employment Collaborative, a partnership with employers and workforce developers that help train people with disabilities to join the workforce.

“About 20 percent of the population with disabilities have the training to become employed,” said Erin Conroy O'Brien, another of Conroy’s daughters. “Our Dad had a lot to do with working with people with disabilities,” O’Brien said.

“Dad would be so proud,” said Lund.