2005 Day to Remember Golf Tournament Results

2nd Annual Childcan Day to Remember Charity Golf Tournament was held in Wardsville on August 13 and in Arkona on Saturday August 20^th.

These tournaments were a day of celebration and remembrance to honour the lives of all people especially children, who are battling cancer or who have lost their battle.

ChildCan is a registered Canadian Charity that assists families through the crisis of having a child treated for cancer.  ChildCan does not  receive  funding  from the Canadian Cancer Society or the United Way. Each year we have approximately 65 children diagnosed locally (Southwestern Ontario) with some form of cancer. ChildCan helps these families with some day-to-day tangibles:  In hospital support programs such as Coffee Talk.  One day each week we host a coffee time for the families providing them with fresh fruits, vegetables and of course coffee.  For families that are inpatient this is a much anticipated social 'outing' without having to leave the floor.  For the families visiting the day unit for treatment, this is an opportunity to connect with other families traveling a similar road.  A constant supply of new movies, games, toys, and magazines.  When a child has cancer, they often have many days, weeks and even months of continuous stays in the hospital.  Psycho-educational assessments for those children who receive cranial radiation or children with high risk disease who receive higher doses of a certain chemotherapy drug.  A School Reintegration program.  It is essential that children with cancer feel as normal as possible.  It is imperative that their school experience continues to be a positive and supportive part of their lives, especially while undergoing treatment.This  is a brief outline of how ChildCan helps these precious children, and their  families.  All the people who either golfed or sponsored this event helped this worthwhile cause by helping these families. Thank you in advance for your consideration of assisting ChildCan and these very special children in their battle against cancer.

 Hightlights of  Wardsville’s Day:  

• Hockey superstar Marcel Dionne golfed with Marty / Brenda Vanderselt (Corvan Roofing), Macia / Craig White (Homematics), Dan / Linda Forget and Henry / Allyson Otten. Marcel’s presence all but ruined Allyson’s ability to hit  the ball with any accuracy.

• Co-MC’s Mike Rombouts got a nipple ring and Carry Rutherford got bellie button rings thanks to Linda Forget’s friends

• Dave Dobinson (Wellington Gardens) drummed up business when his donated water falls / rock garden sold to highest bidder Ron / Jackie Valotaire and Marcel Dionne asked him to put one in for him,

• Maryala Gallagher president of Childcan spoke about what Childcan is,

• Doug Francis came through in the pinch to drive the balloons down to the course when we found of they were left in Delaware,

• Maria Francis (Parmalat) was high bid on the weekend away at the Elmhurst Inn  - a well deserved break after co-chairing the events this year.

• Winner of the 36” flat screen TV donated by Discover Energy Services was Cathy & Gavin Tanner (Stewart Overhead Doors).

• Ron Horvat (head greenskeeper at Wardsville) was fourtunate 2x that day – first he was lucky not to get a speeding ticket racing home from preparing the greens in the morning only to catch the bus to go back to the course for the tournament and 2^nd he was winner of 50/50 draw. 

• Best dressed group was Su & Tony Straatman, Nancy Nowicki and Teresa Blunt who had green T shirts on in support of Kaitlyn Rombouts who is completing her a stem cell transplant in Toronto Sick Kids hospital.

 Highlights of  Arkona’s Day:  

• The $1000 prize for a hole in one (sponsored Dr. Maurice Butchey) was nearly won when Casey Rombouts put a ball within 6” of the hole on his first shot.

• FM 96 Jason Sousos was on site for the day.

• The willow loveseat donated by Elly Rombouts was bought by Brenda VanderElst.

• Golfing in Arkona were Ron and Teresa Copeland (in honour of their son Craig), Karen and Graham McLean, (in honour of their daughter Shauna), Shelly Martin Jackie Scott Jamie Marty Stacey & Peter Vanderkant (widow, parents, brothers and sister in law of Jeff Vanderkant), John and Jennifer Devet (in honour Jennifer), Patsy / Kerry Nadalin (in memory of their daughter Keeleigh).

• Norman James, a sports caster from A Channel (London) was the MC in Arkona and did a great job introducing everyone and creating a buying frenzy during the Live auction.

• 50/50 was won in Arkona by Barb Dagelman (one of the Rombouts family favourite nurses on the  Oncology floor in Western Ontarion Hospital for Sick Children).

• 3 generations of Williams from Watford worked at the golf tournament in Arkona. Carole Williams volunteered with organizing and taking pictures for the Watford Guide Advocate, her daughter Lynne Faulds was stationed on the 3^rd hole running the refreshment cart and Carole’s grandson ??? was working as the assistant to the club pro.

• Dave Dobinson (Wellington Gardens) donated another water falls / garden which was bought up by Mike Rombouts.

• The mulligans that Leo Boere, Jeff Soetemans, Glen App and Dave Bastiaansen went to waste as they dumped 8 consecutive shots into the pond on the 3^rd hole.

Other Tidbits:  

• Camco comics which is the creation of 8 year old Camron Pocock raised money for the cause by selling his comics,

• Tim Pocock’s (London Ornaments) teekee heads were a hit at both tournaments live auction,

• Mike Rombouts spoke about what the Day to Remember means to him at both tournaments,

• Alisha and Matthew Rombouts enjoyed both days driving around the golf courses and watching their dad Mike hit golf balls with some of the groups.

• Gerry Carr from (company) came through with some phenomenal prizes,

• everyone received a goodie gift bag stuffed with water and treats from Kellogg’s and from Jeff Schiller (Gormet Foods) and a water bottle and tee shirt to remember the day,

• Gerry Carr (Deloitte & Touche LLP) came through in the crunch with some phenomenal live auction items from the London Knights and getting numerous sponsorships,

• The sponsor signs which were made up by Bob Dunn (Lowry Signs) were done up excellently

• Dave Pitre Fedex Kinko's Canada Commercial Document Solutions came through to print up the data sheets.

• Over 50 Cancer Beat It! Bandanna (brain child of Allyson & Henry Otten) were sold between both tournaments. To date well over 2000 bandanas have been sold in support of Kaitlyn Rombouts.

• Final results 267 golfers, 84 hole sponsors, over 20 volunteers / canvassers helped to raise over $24,000 over the 2 weekends for Childcan.