An annual charity golf tournament has exceeded expectations, raising tens of thousands of dollars for the purchase of surgical equipment at Chatham-Kent’s hospital.
The 18th Annual Charity Golf Tournament, which was hosted by the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance Foundation on June 9 at Maple City Country Club, raised a total of $131,245.
Proceeds from the tournament will go toward the purchase of a new Operating Room surgical table with bariatric extensions for the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance. The tables are used daily for all surgical procedures within CKHA’s six Operating Room suites.
“It’s clear that our community understands how crucially important it is for CKHA’s Operating Room to be equipped with updated, accessible Surgical Tables to accommodate a wide variety of patients from across Chatham-Kent,” said foundation board chair Bob Hockney in a news release. “It’s really an honour to be a part of a fundraiser that has achieved record-breaking success in back-to-back years, and I know that our golfers, partners, and volunteers feel the same way. We certainly couldn’t have done it without them.”
With 128 golfers taking part, this year’s fundraising amount significantly surpassed last year’s record-setting total of $110,340.
This event also received support from more than 50 sponsors and in-kind partners from within Chatham-Kent and beyond.
