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Golf Oak Hills July 13, 2026

May 28, 2026 /

Date:                                 July 13, 2026

Location:                           Oak Hills Golf Course

Time:                                 1 pm shotgun start, staging at 12:30 pm

Format:                             Scramble

Cost:                                  $130 per golfer, includes green’s fee, cart, tips, prizes and $30+ donation to At Home in Darien

Greens/Tee Signs:           $150 per sign, net proceeds (estimated to be $135 per sign) to go to At Home in Darien

Mulligans:                        $20 per mulligan, max 4 per foursome, sold during staging, cash only

 

Food:                                 Odeen’s Restaurant and Bar will be open prior to the event for lunch

Beverage and snacks available at the halfway house and roving refreshment carts – cash only

 

After Golf:                        Awards, brief remarks and cash bar on the patio — nibbles and snacks to be provided

 

 

To the Members of the DMA,

 

Please join us for an afternoon of golf at Oak Hills Golf Course on Monday, July 13, 2026. We’ll have a 1 pm shotgun start, with 12:30 pm staging in carts in the parking area.  It will be a scramble format, with prizes for the winning foursome and runners up.

 

The fee for participating as a golfer is $130 per person, which includes golf green’s fee, cart rental, tips, prizes and a $30+ donation to At Home in Darien.  Greens/Tee signs are being sold for $150 per sign, with net proceeds to go to At Home in Darien.  Mulligans ($20 each, max 4 per foursome) will be sold for cash during the staging, with proceeds going to At Home in Darien. After, there will be a brief awards ceremony and reception with cash bar at Odeen’s Restaurant (nibbles and snacks to be provided). For those wishing to have lunch at the course prior to the event, you can buy lunch from Odeen’s full menu.  There is also a halfway house after the 9th hole offering beverages and snacks, as well as roving refreshment carts on the course — both are cash only.

 

If you would like to play or bring a foursome or purchase a green/tee sign, please email Frank Gallagher.  Last year we had 80 golfers and this year we are shooting for 100.  The event is open to men and women, DMA members and their significant others and friends, and friends of At Home in Darien.  Checks for golf ($130 per person) and tee/green signs ($150 per sign) are to be made out to “Darien Men’s Association” and mailed to the Darien Men’s Association, 274 Middlesex Road, Darien, CT 06820, Attention: Dan Lew.  All net proceeds from the event will be passed through to At Home in Darien.

At Home in Darien is a non-profit organization based at Town Hall in Darien whose mission is empower seniors in Darien to stay in their homes and be safe, healthy and socially connected.  At Home provides services to seniors including transportation, shopping, light household chores that enable seniors to stay in their homes.  For more information on At Home in Darien, please visit its website, www.athomeindarien.org.

Darien Men’s Association

Hike Pine Creek Path, Westport, June 11, 2026

May 28, 2026 /

And when beauty speaks, the voice of all the gods
makes heaven drowsy with the harmony – (Shakespeare, sort of).

On Thursday, June 11, the Hale and Hearty Hikers will traverse an enchanting path in Westport that snakes beside Pine Creek. We will congregate at the end of Salt Meadow Road, where there is limited parking. Our trek takes us across two bridges and gently meanders to the end of a peninsula that separates the nature preserve from Long Island Sound. While your calorie burn on this one might be sub-optimal, your aesthetic appreciation will soar to great heights.

Per usual, carpoolers should meet at the DCA parking lot at 9:30 a.m. Please remember to park your vehicle in the back of the lot. For navigation purposes, use Salt Meadow Road as your destination. I have seen leashed dogs here frequently, so my assumption is that they are permitted.

Since you will not be huffing and puffing during this excursion, it is also an excellent opportunity to bring along a friend or relative with whom you have been meaning to talk. Post hike we will enjoy a repast at nearby Blackstones Grille, 2600 Post Road, Southport.

Alec Wiggin

Summer Read: Peak Human: What We Can Learn from History’s Greatest Civilizations by Johan Norberg

May 12, 2026 /

All golden ages are marked by periods of spectacular cultural flourishing, scientific exploration, technological achievement and economic growth; yet no two are the same. Their beliefs, societies and place in the wider world all vary. Despite this, all previous golden ages have ended, whether it be because of external pressures or internal fracturing; too much hubris or too little wariness. Looking at seven of humanity’s greatest civilizations – ancient Athens, the Roman Republic, Abbasid Baghdad, Song China, Renaissance Italy, the Dutch Republic and the Anglosphere – historian and commentator Johan Norberg seeks to distil their strengths and shortcomings in answering the question: how do we ensure that our current golden age doesn’t end? As insightful as it is riveting, Peak Human is at once a paean to our incredible progress and a warning that we cannot afford to be complacent.

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