Bruce Power charity golf tournament raises $150,000 for local hospitals

Bruce Power’s 15^th annual charity golf tournament has raised $150,000 for local hospital foundations.

 

The Kincardine and Community Health Care Foundation and the Saugeen Memorial Hospital Foundation will share the proceeds from the annual event which was held Friday at Saugeen Golf Club. The tournament has raised approximately $1.5-million for the local hospital foundations over the past 15 years.

 

“Bruce Power thanks all the people who support our charity golf tournament, because they are making an enormous contribution to the quality of life for all Bruce County residents,” said Kevin Kelly, Bruce Power’s acting president and chief financial officer. “The hospital foundations do such tremendous work and, as a major employer in our region, we feel a sense of responsibility to do everything we can to support them.”
 

Proceeds from the tournament will help the Kincardine hospital foundation fulfill its $450,000 commitment to upgrade much-needed diagnostic imaging equipment at the Kincardine hospital.
 

“The foundation sincerely thanks Bruce Power, as well as the volunteers and supporters of the Bruce Power charity golf tournament, for their ongoing commitment to health care in our communities,” said Becky Fair, foundation president. “The need for state-of-the-art medical equipment continues to grow, and events such as this, play a major role in supporting the needs of the community.”
 

Jonna Ebel, chairperson of the Saugeen foundation, said the tournament plays a key part in ensuring her organization can meet its commitment to Grey Bruce Health Services – Southampton.
 

“The foundation is so very grateful for the support of the tournament," she said. "This year, the overall need is $440,000 and we will be putting the funds raised from this year’s tournament toward the purchase of new IV Pumps – a total cost of $71,000.”