​Golf Fore Kids’ Sake runs June 3-4 at Ainsdale

Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Kincardine and District is hosting its Golf Fore Kids’ Sake, June 3-4 at Ainsdale Golf Course, located on Highway 21 just south of Kincardine.

June 3 is the men’s tournament, while June 4 is the women’s tournament. Both are a shot-gun start at 1 p.m. Cost is $600/team which includes 18 holes of golf, carts, dinner, swag bag, competition holes, putting contest, and more.

New this year, is the Spirit Award. The best-dressed team from each day will win a fantastic prize!

Plus, there will be a karaoke hole. Be prepared to let your inner pop-star out and rock your way through the course; sponsored by Maitland Welding and Machining.

For the men, there are a putting contest and a silent auction; for the women, there are a ball toss and a live auction featuring Laura Haight as the auctioneer extraordinaire!
 

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Gregg Stewart (left), chief financial officer of NPX, presents a donation to Yolanda Ritsema, executive director of Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Kincardine and District; NPX is the title sponsor of the Golf Fore Kids’ Sake; with them is Spot the Robot; photo courtesy of Kincardine Big Brothers and Big Sisters
 

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Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Kincardine and District thanks the many incredible sponsors of this event:
 

• Title Sponsor Nuclear Promise X (NPX)
• Cart sponsor Tetra Tech
• Dinner sponsor Greenfield Global
• Little's ball sponsor Jeff Scott of Re/Max - this year, there will be all new Little's golf balls for the teams, thanks to Jeff
• Winning Team Prize sponsor - Men's tournament: Royal Homes; Women's tournament: Matchett Financial

There's still time to register your team! Visit kincardine.bigbrothersbigsisters.ca. The deadline is May 24.

Executive director Yolanda Ritsema says there is an increased need for the Big Brothers and Big Sisters mentoring programs as the region enters the recovery phase of the COVID-19 pandemic.

As a result, the agency has expanded its service area to all of southern Bruce County, including the Walkerton, Teeswater, Formosa, and Mildmay, with the community-based 1:1 and group mentoring programs.

“In the fall of 2021, we received funding from the Perth Huron United Way to support 11 new matches in the service area of northern Huron County,” says Ritsema. “As such, we've launched our In-School Mentoring program at Maitland River Elementary School and Brookside Public School.

“Along with these 11 supported matches, we've identified an additional 25 young people in this area who would benefit from our program. The funds received from our Golf Fore Kids' Sake: Weekend of Golf will directly support the 51 young people in our programs in Bruce County and the additional 36 in northern Huron County.

“We know that young people who had regular contact with their mentors during the pandemic, felt more supported, less anxious, worried or isolated. Your commitment to Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Kincardine and District, through this event, will ensure that we continue to support young people across southern Bruce and northern Huron counties with mentoring programs that challenge growth, expand possibilities, express care, share power and provide support.”

If you are interested in getting involved in the Big Brothers and Big Sisters family, as a sponsor, donor or volunteer, send an E-mail to: info.kincardine@bigbrothersbigsisters.ca.