Golf for a cause

Shannon LeClair
Times Reporter

 

Sometimes we all could use a helping hand; an unexpected bill comes in, or the hours just aren’t coming like they used to at work. Cancorp Property Group, the Developer of Wildflower Ranch, knows that people sometimes fall on hard times, and have created the Wildflower Ranch Community Support Foundation.
The foundation was set up to give back to any Strathmore residents in need. One example is a senior who applied for financial assistance to help build a wheelchair ramp to her door; the government wouldn’t cover it, so the foundation did. Another person was unable to afford their prescriptions, and so the foundation stepped up to help them out.
“(It’s usually) things that don’t really get covered by government agencies. We do an application online, and then we review it as a board and decide on every case based on each case separately,” said Cassandra Cook, a member of the board of directors.
“We only usually fund people who have a plan so that it’s not just going to waste, that’s what we want to avoid, it’s not like a welfare kind of thing, we’re just trying to help people who had a rough go. We do everything directly, so we don’t actually give people cheques.”
One of the ways the foundation is able to do this is by fundraising, which they do through their annual golf tournament.
Over the past five years approximately $40,000 has been raised for the foundation. The tournament takes place on July 29, with a shotgun start at 2 p.m. Following the tournament there will be a dinner and awards show. Registrations fees are $150 and include the green fees, cart, dinner and prizes. Sponsors for are also being sought by the foundation. To register, or to sponsor a hole, contact Cassandra Cook at cassandra@cancorp.net.