Last week’s One Final Drive for Healthcare celebrity golf tournament is living proof hockey and philanthropy go hand in hand.
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The tournament, which packed the Lloydminster Golf and Curling Centre on Wednesday, June 4, raised money for the Lloydminster Region Health Foundation, KidSport and the Lloydminster Rescue Squad.
The tournament saw the likes of local former pros Cory Cross, Wade Redden, Scott Hartnell and Clarke MacArthur, who brought some familiar hockey faces in Jordin Tootoo and Mike Smith. There were even a handful of TV celebrities from Crave’s Shoresy, two of which call Meadow Lake and Loon Lake home.
Of course, the tournament itself raised a lot of money through sponsorships and registration fees. However, what really stood out to me was the fact not a single celebrity in attendance charged an appearance fee, and the majority of them paid for their flights to get here.
I had the opportunity to attend a mixer on Tuesday night at Rolling Green Fairways to chat with the guys before Wednesday’s round and banquet.
After briefly interviewing the majority of the players, I came to a conclusion; they attend these events, sometimes on their own dime because they love giving back to the community that supported them growing up.
Many of these guys left their families for the week to attend our event, donating their time, and we thank you for that.
See this week’s Source for the full story.
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