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<p>HANOVER TOWNSHIP &#8212; The 2nd annual Frank and Dottie Henry Memorial Golf Tournament raised over $130,000 towards cancer research for the American Cancer Society on Monday afternoon at the Wyoming Valley Country Club.</p><p>&#8220;Today&#8217;s tournament is all to benefit the American Cancer Society,&#8221; said John Henry, grandson of the late Frank and Dottie Henry, founders of the annual tournament that now carries their name.</p><p>Thanks to generous donations and sponsorships from local families and businesses, the Henrys were able to raise upwards of $130,000, setting a new record and smashing last year&#8217;s total donation by 30 percent.</p><p>&#8220;This is a really special and important day for our family,&#8221; Henry added. &#8220;Our grandparents were fundamental in partnering with the American Cancer Society. They&#8217;re really the reason we keep doing this.&#8221;</p><p>Frank Martz Henry, longtime chairman of the Martz Group, his family&#8217;s Wilkes-Barre-based transportation company, died in June of last year. Dottie Henry died in 2014.</p><p>The donation was accepted by a representative of the American Cancer Society, James Kane.</p><p>&#8220;It&#8217;s truly amazing, the work (the Henrys) do putting this on,&#8221; Kane said.</p><p>The American Cancer Society is the largest funder of cancer research in the U.S. outside of the federal government, and the organization.</p><p>Cancer was an important cause to Frank and Dottie, started holding a golf tournament 36 years ago, with all of the proceeds being donated directly to ACS.</p><p>Over that time, the ACS reports that cancer-related deaths have dropped 27 percent.</p><p>&#8220;It&#8217;s safe to say, without your support, this wouldn&#8217;t have happened,&#8221; Kane said.</p><p>John Henry and his brother Scott offered thanks and praise to many, including Crystal Posten, one of the chief organizers of the event.</p><p>&#8220;Crystal does a lot of the behind-the-scenes work for us, making sure that the event goes off as well as it does,&#8221; Henry said.</p><p>While the brothers also lost their father, Scott Eduard Henry, as well as their cousin Olivia in the past year, they offered thanks in his name.</p><p>&#8220;My dad ran this tournament for I don&#8217;t know how many years, and I know he would want us to tell all of you how much he appreciates your support to this great cause,&#8221; Scott Henry said.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Scott and John Henry speak about their grandparents&#8217; legacy and the Henry Memorial Tournament. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/web1_the_henrys.jpg</photo0><caption0>Scott and John Henry speak about their grandparents&#8217; legacy and the Henry Memorial Tournament. </caption0><photoCredit0>Kevin Carroll | Times Leader </photoCredit0></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Kevin Carroll</p><p>kcarroll@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Kevin Carroll at 570-954-8360 or on Twitter @TLKevinCarroll</p></shirttailMeta></div>

Henry golf tourney raises more than $130K for cancer