2014 Golf for the Furbabies
Our Second golf tournament:
Kenogamisis Golf Course in Geraldton
Golf for the Furbabies, July 20th, 2014
9 Holes, 4 Man Best Ball
10:00 a.m. Pancake and Sausage Breakfast included
Prizes and Fundraising B.B.Q. afterwards
14 Teams took part in the event on a nice sunny day!
Huge thank you to all of our sponsors and donators of supplies and prizes for
the event
Special thank you to our Volunteers who worked all day!
See below for pictures from the event:
We started the day with a pancake and sausage breakfast by the Golf Course
Kitchen, followed by Sylvie manning the
registration table! Entry fee was a monetary donation or pet supplies
donation...Teams teed off at 11:30 am – including Board Members Luisa and
Nicole.
Sharon and her daughter Kayleen travelled in from Thunder Bay showcasing beautiful embroidery work on T-Shirts, Bandannas and bags with other speciality items such as charms, necklaces and earrings! When not busy there they were assisting Sylvie, Karen and Mel tending to guests, taking care of setting up of the prizes, other sale table, raffles, greeting golfers in from the course, and firing up the BBQ for supper!
Luisa concluded the day with the announcement of the winners for the various raffles, Hole Sponsors, and Trophy winner with everyone going home with a prize thanks to all the donators!
Hole 1 –$50.00 for Highest Score (sponsored by Karen
Saarimaki): Putt-Off winner - Hoffman Team
Hole 2 – $75.00 for Eagle (sponsored by Extra Foods) - No
Winner
Hole 3 –$100 for Hole in One (sponsored by Pietsch Group)
- No Winner
Hole 4 – $50.00 for Longest Drive (sponsored by Lake of
the Woods Ins): winner - Kristofer Leupen
Hole 5 – $57.00 for Birdie (sponsored by Gay Muree Ladies
Wear): winner - Kennedy Team
Hole 9 – $50 In the Pond in 1 Shot (sponsored by Beaulieu
Bus Lines): Putt-Off winner Andre Proteau
Hole 9 - Balcony Ball Toss (held by Donna Thompson): winner
- Paulette Lebel
Trophy Winning Team - Aaron Leupen, Kristofer Leupen, Paul Leupen and Tess
Ahola
Raffle - Outdoor Plant Stands (donated by Luisa and Ryan)
– Fred Darling
Raffle - Guitar and Stand (donated by Connors Family Restaurant)
– Andrew Hackner
Raffle - Glass Wind
Chime (donated by Sharon Belanger) – Nicole Gross
Team Pictures
Sylvie was also our photographer for the day and took some beautiful pictures of the teams: please note - there was an announcement made that we would be posting pictures of the event on our website and some on our Facebook page. To respect everyone's privacy we asked those who did not want their picture posted to advise us. Those pictures have been omitted or edited. Please email wantapet@gmail.com with any concerns.
Thank you to everyone who made the day possible from the planning stages to the actual running of the event on the day and all of the businesses and individuals who donated!