Our Partnership Golf Tournament & Online auction

Our 17th Annual Partnership Charity Golf Tournament at Crosswinds Golf & Country Club, is takin place July 16th with this year's partner, ROCK, Reach Out Centre for Kids. 

I'm emphasizing the "our" to remind all of you that this is great club-sponsored event that, along with Lakeside a la Carte, helps us to raise monies to support the kids of our community. With this year's tournament partner, ROCK, we have, in addition to the fabulous items on the silent auction table, items that will make the golf fan in your life (or perhaps that's you!) do a "happy dance" or at least grin ear to ear!

Check out these items:

• Entertain clients/business associate at 9 of ClubLink's finest Clubs - receive a 4-some at each of King Valley, Glen Abbey, Heron Point, The Country Club, Emerald Hills, Greystone, Glencairn, Rattlesnake Point & Wyndance - WOW!
• Play in the 2009 RBC Canadian Open Pro Am and play alongside of a PGA Touring Professional selected randomly at the Official Draw Party - are you up for that??
• Caddy for RBC Canadian Open Champion Chez Reavie in the Championship Pro Am preceding the Open and then you & a guest walk inside the ropes during Friday's second round of play with one of the foursomes and then - it doesn't stop there - you will dine with the PGA Tour Players & their families at the RBC Clubhouse suite!!
• Or, if you'd like something to show off while golfing this summer, how about a signed Anthony Kim Tour Bag usde by Anthony Kim at the 2009 Masters Golf Tournament in Augusta - this will surely improve your game or at least you'll look darn good carrying this item!

And remember - we're raising money for ROCK!! Check out the auction, make a bid and help put a smile on a child's face.

ROCK helps infants, children, teens and adults achieve better mental health functioning through:
* early assessment and diagnosis
* effective, innovative treatment and therapy
* prevention and early intervention for those at risk of developing mental problems or mental illness.

Mental health problems are the leading health issue that Canadian children face after infancy. One in five children suffer from a mental health disorder severe enough to cause some level of impairment through to and inclusive of their adult years. Left untreated, the costs to our society are immense. It is estimated that up to $30 billion is lost to the Canadian economy annually due to mental health and addiction problems. In Ontario the cost to Federal and Provincial Governments for youth who drop out of school early due to mental health issues is $1.9 billion a year alone. Across the province 70,000 children and their families are waiting for service. That number has tripled in the past 10 years.

In partnership with Rotary, we have two objectives:
* The first is to raise awareness of the challenges facing Children's Mental Health Services and have you learn more about ROCK
* The second is to raise funds to help us end the wait list for services at ROCK. At last count there are 718 children waiting for services and that wait ranges from 90 to 365 days depending on the service need.