Fore! Durham Region Roger Anderson Charity Classic to tee off 16th annual tournament

Event has raised more than $4 million dollars for students and area youth

AJAX, Ont. – Regarded as one of the most successful fundraising golf tournaments in Durham Region and the Greater Toronto Area, Region of Durham Chairman and CEO Roger Anderson will welcome golfing enthusiasts and community dignitaries for the Durham Region Roger Anderson Charity Classic golf tournament, being held on Thursday, June 13 at the Deer Creek Golf Club and Banquet Facility in Ajax.

The annual event will directly benefit students in financial need at Durham College and the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) and child and youth initiatives at the Ontario Shores Foundation for Mental Health. Now in its 16th year, the Charity Classic has raised more than $4 million including $313,700 at last year’s tournament.

During the tournament, players will have the chance to win one of three cars provided by Fraser Ford in Oshawa, Ont. This year’s event also features a variety of exciting live and silent auction prizes including full use of a private box for 12 guests at a Toronto Maple Leafs game in the 2013-2014 season; autographed NHL memorabilia; a BigWin Island Golf Club package; a variety of fine dining experiences; Durham College and UOIT tuition packages and much more.

When:
Thursday, June 13
9 a.m. – Registration and brunch
10:30 a.m. – Board golf carts
10:45 a.m. – Shotgun start (cocktails will be served as golfers return to clubhouse following their rounds)
5:30 p.m. – Dinner and live and silent auctions

Where:
Deer Creek Golf and Banquet Facility
2700 Audley Road North
Ajax, Ontario

For more information contact:
Michelle Roebuck/Allison Rosnak
Communications and Marketing, Durham College
905.721.2000 ext. 2197/ext. 2333
michelle.roebuck@durhamcollege.ca/allison.rosnak@durhamcollege.ca