Weir Almost Here!
Friday, May 28, 2010
Don’t miss your chance to see PGA golfer Mike Weir on June 7!
WINNIPEG, MANITOBA – Mike Weir brings his once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to Winnipeg when the Mike Weir Miracle Golf Drive for Kids tees off June 7, 2010 at the St. Charles Country Club in support of the Children’s Hospital Foundation of Manitoba Inc.
“I am excited to be headed to Winnipeg very soon for the 2010 Mike Weir Miracle Golf Drive for Kids,” said Mike Weir. “In just three years this national initiative has generated approximately $2 million for children’s health care in Canada and I am proud to be able to participate in making a difference in the lives of children in Manitoba.”
The golf experience will include a golf tournament, a golf clinic performed by Mike Weir, a junior pro am event, and a Gala Dinner at the Fort Garry Hotel Spa and Conference Centre.
Tournament multi passes, which include entrance to watch Mike Weir golf in the tournament and then learn about some of his techniques in a clinic, are on sale for $30 each. Tickets to the Gala Dinner with Mike Weir are $300 each and will receive a tax receipt for approximately $100. To purchase multi passes or Gala tickets, call 787-4068.
“We are so excited to have Mike Weir Miracle Golf Drive for Kids in Winnipeg to support sick children and their families in our region,” said Cheryl Lawson, Chair, Board of Directors of the Children’s Hospital Foundation. “It’s going to be a huge event for our city, and will greatly benefit child health care and research in Manitoba.”
The Children’s Hospital Foundation encourages Manitobans to participate and to help support child health care in the province. For more information, please visit www.goodbear.mb.ca or call the Foundation office at (204)787-4000.
This year the Children’s Hospital Foundation has committed over $6 million in support of child health and pediatric research, programs and equipment at Children’s Hospital and the Manitoba Institute of Child Health, our research division. We continue to reach these goals through the support of our donors and community partners.
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Media Contact:
Andrea Di Ubaldo, Children’s Hospital Foundation of Manitoba Inc.
W (204) 787.4056, C (204) 797.2716
adiubaldo@hsc.mb.ca