This fundraiser is sure to please the inner duffer in everyone.
With spring in the offing, tickets are now available for the Family and Friends Drop the Ball Raffle. All proceeds from the event that will see 50,000 golf balls dropped by helicopter onto a local golf course support Hospice Huronia and Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care.
Last September’s Family & Friends charitable golf tournament raised $32,300 to support the two organizations.
That event also served to kick off ticket sales for this year’s helicopter golf ball drop slated for September 10.
Tickets are $10 each or 3 for $25, which gives you the opportunity to win one of 13 incredible prizes, plus two early bird draws taking place May 11 and July 26.
Tickets are available online at www.familyandfriendscharity.ca. with organizers noting they make great gifts for your loved ones or as just a treat for yourself while supporting your community.
And with many local businesses coming on board for this year’s event, there are a slew of big-ticket items available to be won including a Nissan car, a Sea-Doo personal watercraft and trailer, a Starcraft boat package, a snowblower as well as golf and trip packages.
“People from all walks of life can find themselves in need of hospice or mental health services. We wanted to keep the raffle tickets affordable to give everyone a chance at these great prizes,” said Gerard La Chapelle, who started the original Family & Friends golf tournament in 2006 in memory of his wife Gail.
“We held a memorial tournament in October 2006, in the snow, and a group of us decided to make it an annual event,” he says. “In 2007, the Family & Friends Charitable Golf tournament officially began and has supported both Georgian Bay General Hospital and Georgian College in the past.”