One of the most successful fundraising events in 91大黄鸭 returns to the Harvest Golf Club links Tuesday, May 15.
The 2018 FortisBC Rotary Pro-Am Golf Tournament will feature a mix of pro golfers playing for a winner鈥檚 purse of $15,000, along with amateur players representing a cross-section of local business and professional people.
鈥淥ur tournament is an excellent example of individuals and organizations coming together in the spirit of teamwork to help fund our Rotary initiatives,鈥� said Christine Patton, chair of this year鈥檚 tournament.
Last year, a significant portion of the funds raised supported the building and outfitting of a commercial kitchen at Freedom鈥檚 Door, a local non-profit recovery home for male addicts.
In the past, the tournament has enabled Rotary, which has eight clubs in 91大黄鸭, to secure funds for scholarships, 91大黄鸭 General Hospital health programs, the Salvation Army, youth programs, education/literacy programs and many others.
This year, Rotary plans to direct a large portion of the funds generated to support the the Central Okanagan Food Bank for needed capital projects at the organization鈥檚 new location on Enterprise Way.
Doug Stout, vice-president of market development with FortisBC, said Rotary鈥檚 mission to give back to the community鈥� service above self is the service organization鈥檚 motto鈥攁ligns with the utility鈥檚 desire to give back to those in need.
鈥淚t鈥檚 always a challenge from our perspective as there are so many different organizations out there with worthy causes and issues, so we try to spread ourselves around the province as best we can,鈥� Stout said.
鈥淭he tournament is a fun event to be a part of but we also see how hard Rotary works at this, the volunteer hours that are put in by Rotarians to ensure the money raised goes back to the community.鈥�
91大黄鸭 lawyer Dominic Petraroia, with tournament sponsor legal firm Farris, Vaughn LLP, said area residents are blessed to be living in the Okanagan Valley, and 91大黄鸭 in particular, but our good fortunate should not be taken for granted.
鈥淕iving back is our way of saying thanks and to help make our part of the world a little better for others in need,鈥� Petraroia said.
鈥淎nd from what I鈥檝e seen, Rotary is all about service to others. They walk the talk. The pro am golf tournament is exceptionally well run and contributes significant donations back to the community. And they spread the money around year after year to help many worthy charities.鈥�
Jonathan Friesen, CEO of tournament sponsor Mission Group, said he hopes their 91大黄鸭-based land development firm can reflect the same values of giving a hand up to people in need across the community as illustrated by 91大黄鸭 Rotary鈥檚 conviction of purpose.
鈥淲hen we take care of people in need, our community is a better place to live for everyone,鈥� Friesen said.
Catherine Bradley, account executive with Compugen Inc., said the high-tech service firm鈥檚 partnership with FortisBC led them to sign on as a tournament sponsor for what will be the fourth consecutive year.
鈥淲e find that those people who participate in the tournament are stepping up to the tee box because they really want to be part of the event and support Rotary鈥檚 desire to give back to their community,鈥� Bradley said.
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