The Perth & District
Community Foundation

This year’s tournament held at the Perth Golf Course on May 28th was sold out five weeks before the event. The event raised more than $27,000 for the Foundation and will allow us to enhance our community granting in 2010. We wish to say a very special thank you to our Title Sponsors- Bob, Molly and Richard Ellard from Home Hardware Building Centre and Home Furniture in Perth. Once again, the Ellards committed a significant amount of their resources, time and energy to ensure that the tournament was a resounding success. In addition to the Ellards, the organizing committee consisting of Ruth Graham, Chris Samson, Andy Davis, Craig Halpenny, Gordon Cowie, Kelly McHardy, and Dave Lewis worked tirelessly for several months and were instrumental in creating a first class tournament.

We also wish to extend a very special thanks to all of our sponsors and to Jim Hands, our auctioneer, and Hugh Colton of Town and Country Chrysler, our Master of Ceremonies. Without the generosity and support of all of our sponsors and individual contributors, we could not enjoy the amazing success at this event each year. A full sponsor and contributor listing is available on our website www.pdcf.ca.

The 2010 winner of the Low Gross team award along with bragging rights for the day was the team of Yvon Massia, Chris Samson, Sean McAdoo and Mark Sauvé. Unfortunately, none of the participants in the Million Dollar Shootout was successful, but the Foundation’s Past President, Dr. Warren Hollis, won big by drawing the winning key in the ‘Key to Your Dream Vacation’ contest.

Our Seventh Annual Home Legacy Golf Classic will be held on May 27th, 2011 at the Perth Golf Course. Please be sure to register early to avoid disappointment.

Thanks to funding we received from The Corporation of the Town of Perth in 2008, the Perth and District Community Foundation recently approved a grant of $20,000 to The Perth and Smiths Falls District Hospital. These funds will be used to assist in the renovations currently underway at the Perth Medical Centre located at 33 Drummond Street in Perth. The 6000 square foot medical center is undergoing extensive renovations, and when complete, it will create a complex whose primary function will be to house family physicians. Recruitment and retention of physicians is critical to the community and we are pleased to be able to assist with this project to make this initiative a reality for the betterment of the community.

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