6th Annual Teamsters Charity Golf Tournament Cheque Presentation

Patti Sporting our Triditional Golf Attire for the Volunteers 

Lorea Grant (Board Member of BLOH)
and Patti Zabot

I am pleased to announce the amount raised at the 6th Annual Teamsters Charity Golf Tournament which was held on May 31st, 2012 at D'Arcy Ranch Golf Course in Okotoks.  We had an amazing day of golf, followed by an awesome dinner and thankfully the weather more than cooperated for us this year. We were thrilled to hold our Tournament on the actual day versus rescheduling as the past two years due to either a spring snow storm or torrential rain storm! :)

All but two members of the Golf Committee were present yesterday for an incredible lunch at Pasquales on McLeod, where I graciously accepted a cheque on behalf of Brianne's LEAP of Hope for $34,000.00!  This is incredible to me that a tournament can raise this amount, and I smiled proudly as I was reminded that of the 18 holes out at the course, many of the holes displayed 3 sponsorships! I can't thank the Teamsters Union 362 and the Teamsters Rail Conference adequately for all they have done for this charity for the past ten years. When preparing a speech to thank the Committee, participants and sponsors for attending the tournament (many golfers have come for all 6 years and travel from Eastern Canada to attend), it was hard to put in words how much the relationship I have had with the Teamsters means to me as they have been such an incredible source of support and friendship.  It was overwhelming for me and I am so grateful for all of their continued support throughout the years; for this Tournament of course, but also for providing the Teamsters Truck for all my Runs held at North Glenmore Park and at The Calgary Girls School year after year.  What an incredible way to celebrate 10 years of Brianne's LEAP of Hope! This donation combined with the $10,350.00 raised at the Calgary Girls School in June, puts us close to $350,000.00 raised in total since 2002.
I am so thankful for all those who have helped Brianne's LEAP of Hope and our efforts to achieve this incredible goal so we can continue to help those families with children with life limiting illnesses in Calgary and surrounding areas.

Cheque being presented by Doug Finnson

(TCRC Vice President) and Rick Eichel

(Teamsters Union 362 Principal Officer)

                                           Teamsters Charity Golf Committee

Left to right- Rick Eichel, Doug Finnson, Jackie Brown, John Doerksen, Patti Zabot, Roy Finlay

                                                  (Missing - Lance Wallace and Dave Fulton)