What’s happening?
The 2016 Rotary Pot of Gold charity golf tournament is on Tuesday, July 12 at noon at Mayfair Lakes Golf and Country Club in Richmond.
Who puts it on?
The Rotary Club of New Westminster and the Royal City Rotary Club are teaming up with two community partners, the Salvation Army Community Ministries in New Westminster and the Lower Mainland Purpose Society for Youth and Families, for the 21st annual Pot of Gold Charity Golf Tournament.
The Purpose Society and the Salvation Army will each get 10 per cent of the proceeds to provide services in the community, with the two Rotary clubs splitting the remainder and using it for their many local and international projects.
More details please:
The charity golf tournament features hole-in-one contests with prizes like a diamond ring, contests for longest drive and straightest drive (men’s and women’s categories), and putting and closest-to-the-pin contests. Along the way, golfers will pass food holes where they’ll be able to enjoy a snack.
Anything else?
After a day on the green, golfers (and those who want to attend but don’t want to golf) enjoy a dinner buffet and awards ceremony, a live auction and more. Instead of a silent auction, the Pot of Gold event offers jar prizes, where people can buy seven tickets for $25 and put them in jars to try and win their pick of 20 different prizes.
How does this help the community?
In the past 20 years, the Pot of Gold Charity Golf Tournament has raised almost $400,000 for local charities, including more than $33,000 at last year’s event. Past beneficiaries have included Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation, Queen’s Park Healthcare Foundation, St Mary’s Health Foundation, Tim Hortons Children’s Foundation, West Coast Kids’ Charity and Pathfinder Youth Centre Society.
How do I get involved?
Anyone wishing to register for the Pot of Gold Golf Tournament – or just the dinner – can contact event chair Rick Molstad at 604-831-1821 or [email protected]. Tickets are $175 for golf and dinner or $65 for the dinner only.
