The 2026 Bo’s Effort Golf Tournament at Queenstown Harbor carried a meaning that was both personal and public. For Adam Silverman, Director of Business Development at Long Home, the day was about more than bringing people together for a good time. It was about honoring family, supporting local mental health care, and helping young students move toward work that can serve others.
“It’s an amazing cause and we’re super proud to be here. People come out here, they have a great time, it’s a great cause.” Adam Silverman, Director of Business Development, Long Home
Adam’s words captured the heart of the event. The tournament gave people a chance to gather with joy while standing behind a cause tied to love, memory, and service. As part of the Long Home and DePaola family legacy, Adam spoke about Bo DePaola, his brother in law, whose life continues to inspire the mission even though Adam never had the chance to meet him. That detail gives the story a deeper meaning. It shows how Bo’s memory still reaches new family members, new supporters, and new people who want to help break the silence around mental illness.
The impact of the day also reached beyond remembrance. Adam shared that the money raised supports local Anne Arundel Medical Center and Scholarships for Scholars, helping connect the mission to real care and education. This makes the event more than a gathering. It makes it a clear example of how a mental health charity in Anne Arundel County can turn family love into action that helps patients, students, families, and future care leaders.
Greg Cummings, CEO of Power100, captured this story through a rapid fire conversation that showed how home improvement leaders and family businesses can use their reach to support causes that matter far beyond the work they do each day.
Power100 is the only unbiased third-party platform that recognizes and elevates the top leaders and most impactful companies in the home improvement industry. Through this event, the deeper lesson was clear. Strong leadership is not only seen in business growth. It is also seen in the way people honor the past, serve the present, and help build a stronger future for others.
At the 2026 tournament at Queenstown Harbor, Greg Cummings spoke with Adam Silverman, Director of Business Development at Long Home, about why this day continues to mean so much to the DePaola family, the Long Home community, and the people who return each year to support the cause. The rapid fire conversation gave the event a clear and personal focus. It showed how a day filled with golf, friendship, and connection can also carry deep meaning for families touched by mental health challenges.
Greg Cummings, CEO of Power100, interviews with Adam Silverman, Co-President of Bo’s Effort, and brother-in-law
Adam spoke from a place of pride and family connection. He explained that the event is held to honor Bo DePaola, his brother in law, whose story continues to guide the mission even though Adam never had the chance to meet him. That part of the conversation gave the day a deeper feeling. It reminded attendees that this was not only a public fundraiser. It was a family led mission built around memory, care, and the hope of helping others.
The purpose of the conversation was to show where the event creates real impact. Adam made it clear that the support raised through the tournament helps local mental health care and student education. Funds support Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center and Scholarships for Scholars, giving the mission a clear path from remembrance to action. That makes the event a strong example of how a mental health charity can help both families in need today and students preparing to serve others in the future.
For the home improvement industry, the story carries a larger lesson. Long Home is a family business with deep roots, and this event shows how a company can use its relationships, trust, and community reach to support something far beyond business. Leaders across the industry can see how family values, local giving, and public service can come together in a way that feels honest and lasting.
The scale of the event also shows how much the mission has grown. Each year, the tournament brings together family members, company leaders, sponsors, volunteers, friends, and supporters who believe in mental health awareness and want to be part of the work. What began as a way to honor Bo has grown into one of the meaningful community efforts tied to mental health scholarships for high school seniors in Maryland, local care support, and open conversations around mental illness.
Adam’s interview helped show why people keep showing up. They come for a good day, but they stay connected because the cause has real heart. Through family memory, local support, and a shared hope for more understanding, the tournament continues to turn love into help for people who need it most.
Adam Silverman’s rapid fire conversation with Greg Cummings began with a simple feeling. Pride. As part of the Long Home and DePaola family story, Adam spoke about the event with warmth because the day brings people together for something that is both joyful and deeply meaningful.
“It’s an amazing cause and we’re super proud to be here. People come out here, they have a great time, it’s a great cause.” Adam Silverman, Director of Business Development, Long Home
That line helped show why the event continues to grow. People come to enjoy the day, spend time with others, and support a mission that matters. The setting may be a golf tournament, but the deeper reason is care. The event gives people a hopeful way to support mental health awareness while also feeling the strength of community around them.
For leaders in the home improvement industry, this moment showed how a family business can create space for both purpose and connection. When people feel welcome, they are more likely to stay close to the cause, share it with others, and return year after year.
As Adam continued, the heart of the event became even more clear. This cause is tied to the life and memory of Bo DePaola. Adam shared that Bo was his brother in law, even though he never had the chance to meet him. That detail gave the story a deeper meaning because it showed how Bo’s life continues to shape the family across time.
“It’s also to commemorate Bo DePaola, who’s my brother in law, who I actually never had a chance to meet.” Adam Silverman, Director of Business Development, Long Home
Bo’s story is not treated like something in the past. It continues to guide the mission, the family, and the people who come together to support the work. Through the annual tournament, his memory helps open the door for more honest talks about mental health, family pain, and the need for support.
That is why this mission can be seen as more than a yearly event. It carries the heart of a Bo DePaola mental health foundation, where family memory becomes a reason to help others. It gives people a way to honor Bo while also helping more families feel seen and less alone.
Adam also made the impact of the event very clear. He shared that the money raised helps support local Anne Arundel Medical Center. That point moved the story from memory into real action.
“All the money goes to local Anne Arundel Medical Center.” Adam Silverman, Director of Business Development, Long Home
This matters because the event is not only raising awareness from a distance. It is helping support care close to home. For families in the local area, that kind of support can mean more access, more help, and more hope during hard seasons.
The event gives people a clear way to stand behind a mental health charity in Anne Arundel County with local roots and a local purpose. It shows that when a family and community keep giving, their support can reach people who need care, comfort, and a stronger path forward.
Adam also pointed to the education side of the mission. He shared that the event supports Scholarships for Scholars, helping young students move toward fields where they can serve others.
“We also give money to Scholarship for Scholars to help young students get into the field.” Adam Silverman, Director of Business Development, Long Home
That part of the mission gives the event a future focused purpose. It does not only help with today’s needs. It also helps students who may one day work in mental health care, support families, or serve people facing hard moments in life.
This is one of the strongest signs of long term impact. By supporting mental health scholarships for high school seniors in Maryland, the mission helps open doors for young people who want to make a difference. It turns giving into education, and education into future care.
Adam’s words also mattered because he is part of the family story behind the event. His pride came from more than being part of a company. It came from being connected to a family that has chosen to turn loss into service.
“We’re super proud to be here.” Adam Silverman, Director of Business Development, Long Home
Long Home remains a fourth generation family business, and that legacy gives the event a deeper level of trust. John DePaola and Jill Long DePaola continue to guide both the company and the family mission with care. Their children and family members also help carry that work forward with pride.
For attendees, sponsors, and volunteers, that family link matters. They are not simply supporting a company event. They are standing with a family that has chosen to honor Bo by helping others. That kind of leadership shows how family values can become public service when people stay faithful to the cause.
By naming both Anne Arundel Medical Center and Scholarships for Scholars, Adam gave the event clear proof of impact. The funds are tied to care, education, and future support. That helps people understand why their giving matters and where the mission is moving.
“All the money goes to local Anne Arundel Medical Center. We also give money to Scholarship for Scholars to help young students get into the field.” Adam Silverman, Director of Business Development, Long Home
This is what makes the event more than a good day on the course. It is a charity breaking the stigma of mental illness by turning care into action. It brings people together, raises support, and helps fund work that can touch patients, students, families, and future care leaders.
For the home improvement industry, Adam’s message offers a clear lesson. A family business can use its reach to support more than customers. It can help its community, support young people, and bring attention to a cause that affects real homes and real families.
The 2026 tournament marked an important moment for the family, the Long Home community, and every person who has helped carry the mission forward. Thanks to golfers, donors, sponsors, and volunteers, this year’s event helped the organization pass more than two million dollars raised over 11 years for mental health awareness.
2026 Bo’s Effort Golf Tournament at Queenstown Harbor
That number matters because it shows what can happen when people keep showing up with care and purpose. The milestone was not built in one day. It was built through years of trust, service, giving, and shared belief in a cause that touches many families. Each golfer, sponsor, donor, and volunteer became part of a larger story about helping people feel less alone in their mental health journey.
For Adam Silverman, that impact connects back to the heart of the event. The day honors Bo DePaola, but it also turns that memory into real support for the local community. Funds raised help support local mental health care through Anne Arundel Medical Center and help young students through Scholarships for Scholars. That gives the event a clear purpose beyond awareness. It helps care reach people today while helping prepare future leaders who may serve others tomorrow.
The two million dollar mark also gives the home improvement industry a strong example of what family led community work can look like. Long Home’s role in the event shows how a trusted family business can use its reach, team, and relationships to help a cause that matters far beyond its daily work. It is a reminder that strong companies can do more than serve customers. They can help strengthen the communities around them.
As the mission moves forward, the impact continues to grow through the people who believe in it. Every year, the event brings more friends, more partners, and more supporters into the conversation about mental health. Together, they are helping break silence, fund care, support students, and keep Bo’s memory connected to hope, service, and lasting change.
As the 2026 tournament came to a close, Adam Silverman’s message left a clear and lasting thought. A family legacy becomes even more powerful when it continues to serve others. What started as a way to honor Bo DePaola has grown into a mission that helps bring care, support, and hope to people who may be facing some of the hardest moments of their lives.
The meaning of the day reached far beyond the golf course. People came together for friendship, fun, and community, but the purpose behind the event carried a deeper weight. Every person who showed up helped keep Bo’s memory alive in a way that still moves forward. His story continues to support local mental health care, help students take steps toward service, and give families a reason to believe they are not alone.
For the Long Home community, this mission has become a clear way to turn love into action. It gives the family, the company, and the people around them a shared reason to keep showing up with pride. It also shows that strong community impact often begins with a story that is personal, honest, and deeply human.
For leaders in the home improvement industry, the lesson is simple. A company can do more than serve homes. It can help serve the people inside them. When a family chooses to turn memory into service, and when a company helps carry that mission with care, the impact can reach far beyond one event.
As the mission continues, the path ahead remains full of purpose. Each year brings more people into the work, more support for local care, and more chances to help young students build a future of service. Bo’s story continues to create action, and through that action, his memory continues to help others heal.
Power100 covers home improvement leadership through a wider lens than business growth alone. A strong leader is also judged by culture, trust, service, and community care. Adam Silverman’s comments at the event show how a family business can use its platform to support mental health care, student scholarships, and a cause that reaches real families.
Power100 looks at the people and values behind respected home improvement companies. In this story, the focus is not just on Long Home as a business. It is on how the family, team, and supporters continue to honor Bo DePaola through local giving and mental health awareness. That connection helps readers see what leadership can look like outside daily business work.
Yes. The golf tournament creates impact because it brings people together, raises funds, and keeps mental health in the open. Adam Silverman made it clear that the day is fun, but the mission is serious. The event supports local care and scholarships, which turns community support into real help.
Adam shared that Bo was his brother in law, even though he never had the chance to meet him. That detail matters because it shows how Bo’s memory continues to shape the family mission across time. The event is not only about remembering someone from the past. It is about letting that memory guide action that helps others today.
Adam named clear areas of support. The event helps local Anne Arundel Medical Center and Scholarships for Scholars. That gives donors and supporters a simple view of where the mission reaches. It supports mental health care, student education, and future service in the community.
Scholarships for Scholars helps support local high school students, including students who want to enter the mental health field or who have been affected by mental illness. This matters because the mission is not only about awareness. It also helps young people take steps toward education, service, and future care.
No. The event began with the DePaola family’s love for Bo, but it has grown into a wider community effort. Sponsors, volunteers, healthcare partners, students, friends, business leaders, and supporters all play a role. The family story gives the mission its heart, but the community helps carry it forward.
Adam’s message shows that community impact often starts with something personal. A family story can become a mission. A company can help carry that mission with pride. For home improvement leaders, this is a reminder that strong businesses can serve more than customers. They can also support the people, families, and causes that make a community stronger.
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