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Please join us for our ninth tournament in support of the Brain Injury Association of Peel and Halton. As in previous years, all proceeds are directed to the Yuri Mutiger Memorial Respite Care Program. The program provides relief to families that are providing ongoing care to a loved one that has suffered an acquired brain injury.
A big THANK YOU to last year’s sponsors: Dinner – Help Unlimited; Dessert – Borgfeldt (Canada) Ltd; Gold Sponsor – The Gladwish Family; and to the 14individual hole sponsors. Much appreciation goes to CCV Insurance and Financial Services that provided insurance for the $10,000.00 hole-in-one.
To date, Golf4Yuri has raised $84,000
As in prior years my sincere gratitude goes to George Anderson our M.C./ video man and Dean Livingston for donating his time and talent to make our sponsor signs. To my volunteers helping on the course, at registration, ticket sellers, hole-in-one spotters: Erica, Kristen, Kelly and Jennifer, thank you! To everyone that donated prizes to our silent auction and raffle: Midland Golf & Country Club, Brian Liss, Caledon Golf and Country Club, Bob and Jen Harper and all the anonymous contributors - thank you.
Did You Know?
- ABI is the number one killer and cause of disability in Canadians under the age of 44
Each year, 50,000 Canadians sustain brain injuries; 11,000 of these will die, and over 6,000 will be permanently disabled
- Head injuries account for 80% of child cycling deaths
It is estimated that the direct and indirect costs associated with ABI are $3 billion annually in Canada ($1 billion in Ontario )
Injury to the brain may result from traumatic or non-traumatic events. Traumatic brain injuries are caused by motor vehicle and bicycle accidents, falls, assaults, and sports-related injuries. Non-traumatic ABI may be the result of illness (e.g., meningitis, encephalitis) and anoxic events like stroke, aneurysm, cardiac arrest, and near-drowning. Injury to the brain may also result from tumours, hydrocephalus and substance abuse.
If you are in a position to donate prizes to the silent auction or raffle, please let us know. For organizational purposes, we would very much appreciate if you would let us know the items and approximate value prior to the tournament.
For more information about the Brain Injury Association of Peel and Halton, please visit: www.biaph.com
Your kindness and commitment is truly appreciated.
THE SONG HAS ENDED BUT THE MELODY LINGERS ON
…Brain Injury Hurts…We are here to help…Enhancing Quality of Life…
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