A year after his death, Brent Hastings was remembered at the Bay Pointe Golf Club. On Sept. 20, Hasting’s mother Melodye Conway joined with Bay Pointe to hold a golf tournament in his memory.

Brent Hastings died on March 12, 2014 at age 26 of a fatal dose of heroin mixed with fentanyl. It's been 18 months since the tragedy and Conway continues to carry through the loss by raising money to help combat the disease of addiction.

With 81 golfers registered and another 54 signed up for the dinner, the hall was jam packed with supporters and sponsors.

"Before we even sold a raffle ticket, we were close to $5,000," Conway said. "The expectation is that we will meet our goal if not exceed our goal."

And exceed it they did. Conway projected they would raise $10,000. Their final tally came in at just under $11,000.

The money raised will go toward The Herren Project, a national anti-substance abuse initiative that meant a lot Hastings.

Chris Herren, the face of The Herren Project, made a special appearance at the fundraiser. Herren spoke of his own struggles with drug addiction and the turning point in his life after he overdosed on heroin.

"It was really powerful," said Conway. "There wasn't a dry eye in the room."

Though soft-spoken, Herren was very gracious and thankful to be a part of the fundraiser. He took the time to meet with Conway's family as well.

"We have an incredible support system here of volunteers, which is actually what makes this happen," said Conway. "It couldn't possibly happen with just a small group. There's got to be twenty people that are here for nothing else but to help us today."

This is the second year the fundraiser has been held at Bay Pointe. A born-and-bred townie, it was very important to Conway to keep the event local.

Bay Pointe is the only golf course large enough to accommodate such a huge turnout. Conway is very satisfied with the turnout and their arrangement.

"It's been fantastic," said Conway. "I can't thank them enough."

The local community stepped up in the last few weeks before the fundraiser. The donated raffle prizes clocked in at about 180 from local businesses and other solicited donations from the surrounding communities

However, by far the most impressive donation came from Best Jeep in Plymouth who offered a Jeep to anyone who got a hole in one.

"It's pretty cool. Sometimes overwhelming," Conway said of the outpouring of support.

She attributed all her success to the people working behind the scenes. Brent's step-father, Trey, took on all the paperwork that came their way while Conway's sister was their "go-getter" who kept track of all the raffles and made sure all the donations were organized. That left Conway to focus on being the MC.

"[I'm] the the face behind the face. Really, it's Brent's face," said Conway. "It takes a village. It takes a strong family and friend network to make these things go smoothly."