We will be back for our 25th Annual Golf for Health Tournament at the Gander Golf Course on July 3, 2025.
Our Golf for Health tournament is over for another year, and it was another great success thanks to our amazing sponsors, donors, supporters and volunteers.
First off, I want to send a special thanks to all our outstanding Corporate sponsors for their support: Aramark Healthcare, Canada Life, Fengate Asset Management, Ophthalmology Gander, and Allnorth.
Thank you to our Foundation Board of Directors for your support and participation: Dr. Joe Tumilty – Chairperson and Janice Young, Dr. Tumilty’s Team; Mark Mercer – Vice Chairperson, Scotiabank Team; and the rest of our Board of Directors for all their help; Tina Stryde for helping to distribute poker run cards and clean up, and Claude Elliott for providing his golf cart and golfing expertise, as well as facilitating prize sponsorships from Gander Co-op and Come From Away.
Thanks to Shirlee and the staff at Legends Lounge for another great wing night, and a big thank you to our generous sponsors Carol Boland, Terry Parsons and Allnorth for providing the wings and beverages. The support you have shown year after year is amazing! We cannot begin to show our level of appreciation!
We raised: $127 at the door and $200 from the 50/50 totaling $327.00 in proceeds through our Night Before Social!
Thank you to our Team Sponsors:
Belfor
Bell Canada
Canadian Medical Products
Crosbie Engineering Ltd.
Dr. Anthony Gabriel PMC
Dr. Joseph Tumilty
Dr. Pieter van Heerden
Fougere Menchenton Architecture Inc.
Gander International Airport Authority
Johnson Controls
Lifestyle Physio
Mister T’s Ultramar
Newfoundland Power
R & R HVAC and Controls Ltd.
Scotiabank Commercial Banking
Steele Hotels Limited
The Twillingreats
Town of Gander
Thank you to our Hole Sponsors:
Bruce Sutherland Associates
Central Office Equipment
Dr. Anthony Gabriel PMC
East-Glo Castle Building Supplies
Fengate Asset Management
Fougere Menchenton
Grant Thornton
Johnson Controls
Johnson Inc (belairdirect)
Molson (C & R Distributors)
Mister T’s Ultramar
New Found Gold Corp.
Riverstone Construction
Shoppers Drug Mart – Gander
Steele Hotels
Sun Heating & Air Conditioning Ltd.
Tim Hortons – Gander
Town of Gander
Thank you to our prize sponsors for making sure we have awesome prizes to distribute the day of the event:
Come From Away
Gander Coop
Gander Golf Club
Grant Thornton
Mister T’s Ultramar
Molson (C&R Distributors)
NL Power
Pitcher’s Pond
Shoppers Drug Mart- Gander
Tim Hortons
Thank you to any of the other businesses or individuals who helped in any way, shape or form:
Aramark
Banting Gift & Craft Shop
Clifford Small MP
Frito Lay
Jungle Jim’s
Jumping Bean
Lawtons Drugs Gander
Gander Pharmachoice
Town Of Gander
Thank you to our volunteers. We couldn’t do any of this without your support!
Des Dillon/Jeanne Dillon/Rosalind Richardson/Erin McDonald – REGISTRATION/SETUP
Josh Stoyles/Paul Langdon –6:00am CANOPY SET-UPS
Christine Foote/Olivia Organ – TICKET STRIPPERS
Angela Cantu/Rosalind Richardson – SET UP/GAMES TABLE
Tracy Waterman/Suzanne House– PUTTING COMPETITION
Ruth Cheeks/Tina Stryde – POKER RUN HOLE #1
Lesley Richardson/Julia Richardson – POKER RUN HOLE #10
Dee Adams/Joanne Stoyles– POKER RUN HOLE #13
Paul Mercer – PHOTOGRAPHER
Kristy Slaney/Rosalind Richardson/Paul Langdon/Angela Cantu/Julia Blake – TALLY SCORES
Tina Stryde – CLEAN UP
Paul Langdon – FLOATER/COURSE NAVIGATOR
My apologies if I missed anyone – know that your help was soooo very appreciated and made the day run so much smoother. MAKE SURE YOU HUG A VOLUNTEER TODAY… and every day 🙂
Thanks to our Maintenance Department at JPMRHC for helping set things up the day before, and taking everything down – you guys are the best. Our staff Danielle Webb, Allison Andrews, and Kera Leights-Rose for doing so much behind the scenes and ensuring that everything went according to plan.
And thank you to Callum and all the staff of the Gander Golf Course, and Scott Humphries and all the staff at the Clubhouse Restaurant for the great meals and service, going above and beyond to make the day go smoothly.
Here is a list of our prize winners:
Hole #2 Tim Hortons Closet to the Cup …Winner: Mark Flynn of the Twillingreats. Mark won a $100 Tim Hortons Gift Card compliments of Corey Rice and Tim Hortons Gander.
Hole #4 Closest to the Pin … Winner: Paul Maloney of Mister T’s Ultramar. Paul won (1) 18 Hole Golf Pass, Divet Fixer and Towel compliments of the Gander Golf Club, plus $25 Golf Town Gift Card and a $25 Gift Certificate from Shoppers Drug Mart – Gander.
Hole #10 Closest to the Pin … Winner: Mark Flynn of the Twillingreats. Mark won (1) 18 Hole Golf Pass, Divet Fixer and Towel compliments of the Gander Golf Club, plus $25 Golf Town Gift Card and a $25 Gift Certificate from Shoppers Drug Mart – Gander.
Hole #13 Closest to the Pin … Winner: Frank Simms of Lifestyle Physiotherapy. Frank won (1) 18 Hole Golf Pass, Divet Fixer and Towel compliments of the Gander Golf Club, plus $25 Golf Town Gift Card and a $25 Gift Certificate from Shoppers Drug Mart – Gander.
Junk In Your Trunk Challenge … Winner was Mike Roberts of R & R HVAC and Controls LTD who shook all 9 balls out in 5 SECONDS. Mike won a $50 Ultramar Gift Card donated by Mister T’s Ultramar.
Plinko Game … Winning team was The Twillingreats with a score of 5900. They won a team prize of 4 x $50 Coop Gift Cards (Donated by Gander Coop) and 4 x 3 pack of golf balls (Donated By NL Power).
Winning individual was Mark Flynn of The Twillingreats with a score of 2250. Mark won a Coors Cooler Bag and Sweatshirt (donated by C&R Distributors – Molson) and a $50 Ultramar Gift Card (donated by Mister T’s Ultramar).
Trivia … Winning team was Bell Canada with a score of 18/18. They won a team prize of 4 x $25 Keg Gift Cards donated by Shoppers Drug Mart – Gander.
Putting Contest … Thank you again to Tracy Waterman and Suzanne House for running our putting contest and raising $495. The Putting Contest was sponsored by Shoppers Drug Mart – Gander. Prizes were a combined value of over $600.
Winners are as follows:
1st Place: 4 x Pitcher’s Pond 9 Hole Golf Passes, Grant Thornton Golf Pack, Outdoor Speaker, $25 Shoppers Gift Card and a dozen Quidi Vidi Craft Beer
Winner: Brandon Burton with a score of 29 (NL Power)
2nd Place: Instant Camera, $50 Amazon Gift Card, and $25 Shoppers Gift Card
Winner: Terry Yates with a score of 28 (Gander International Airport Authority)
3rd Place: $50 Amazon Gift Card, $25 Golf Town Gift Card, $25 Shoppers Gift Card and Gander Golf Club Passes
Winner: Carl Ings with a score of 26 (Fougere Menchenton)
4th Place: Bug Fan, Flashlight, Columbia Bucket Hat, $50 Mister T’s Ultramar Gift Card
Winner: Kerri MacIsaac with a score of 26 (Canada Life)
Funniest Team Dress … ARAMARK AKA The Golden Girls! Special mention to Dr. Tumilty’s Team (Family Guy) and The Twillingreats (Saved by the Bell).
They won 4 x Molson Prize Pack (Cooler Bags/Sweatshirts) + 4 x $25 Shoppers Gift Cards (donated C & R Distributors – Molson and Shoppers Drug Mart – Gander).
ARAMARK (AKA THE GOLDEN GIRLS)
FAMILY GUY (DR. TUMILTY’S TEAM) AND SAVED BY THE BELL (THE TWILLINGREATS)
Sending a big thanks to Ruth Cheeks, Tina Stryde, Lesley Richardson, Julia Richardson, Dee Adams and Joanne Stoyles for handing out our Poker Run Cards! Through the Poker Run we raised a total of $440.
Poker Run: Winner with three Jacks was Darryl Murphy (Mister T’s Ultramar). Darryl won a Drone and a $50 Gift Card for Amazon valued at $250.
Highest Marked Spade: Winner of the Highest Marked Spade was Justin Kieley (NL Power). Justin won 2 x Come From Away tickets and a $25 Shoppers Gift Card, total value of $200.
Most Honest Team (AKA Losers) was Aramark with a score of 80. They won a team prize of 4 x Summer Relaxation Packages (Hammocks, Ball Caps and Ponchos), 4 x $25 Tims Hortons Gift Cards and a Gag Gift.
Lowest Team Score: Winning Team was The Twillingreats with a score of 58. They win a team prize of 4 x $25 Ultimate Dining Gift Cards + 4 x dozen beer.
Volunteer Draw: Winner was Rosalind Richardson. Rosalind won an NL Power Swag Bag.
There were various individual and team prizes given away during the day of thanks to more fantastic prizes from our donors – thanks to all our prize donors for making sure we had some sweet gifts for our participants and volunteers.
NLC GIFT CARDS: Big thanks to our ticket strippers Christine Foote and Olivia Organ for selling tickets for our NLC Gift Card Draw. We raised a total of $1810 through ticket sales for this fundraiser alone.
OLIVIA ORGAN AND CHRISTINE FOOTE (TICKET STRIPPERS)
Winners of $550 each are:
1. Terry Carter – Gander International Airport Authority
2. Dr. Bryan Woolridge – Dr. Pieter van Heerdan
3. Adam Saulnier – Fougere Menchenton Architecture Inc.
Winners were drawn by Christine Foote.
Congratulations to all winners, and thanks for your participation this year!
*TO ANYONE WHO DIDN’T RECEIVE THEIR PARTICIPANT THANK YOU BAG SEND US A MESSAGE – WE HAVE EXTRAS IN THE CNEHF OFFICE!*
NOW: the moment you’ve all been waiting for…
Our total net proceeds through this year’s event was: $25,100
Hope you all enjoyed the day. We would love to hear your feedback on the event !
Thank you so much to each and every one of you who participated, volunteered and/or sponsored our event this year.
We hope to see you all back next year on the July 3rd, 2025 for our 25th ANNUAL GOLF FOR HEALTH TOURNAMENT! We are hoping this one will be our biggest tournament yet!!
Thanks for your patience and efforts in helping us raise much needed funds for healthcare programs and services in our region. This year, proceeds will support the Resident Wayfinding Project at Lakeside Homes in Gander. This initiative will implement memory care colors on doorways, improving safety and easing navigation for dementia patients and their families.
There were many pieces of the puzzle, and we couldn’t do it without each piece!
Cheers to you all!