Charity Golf Tournament at Craigowan

Saturday was a nice change of pace.  Usually Trish is running off to photograph a wedding on Saturdays but this weekend Trish and I had the chance to donate our services to a great cause.

A couple weeks ago I received a call from David Hilderley of Century 21 in Woodstock.  We had worked before with him on a charity event in the past so he knew to call us again.  This time Dave was working on a golf tournament to raise funds for Sakura House in Woodstock.  An incredible facility that provides end-of-life care for individuals.  Below is a photo of Sakura House along with some details from their website.

Money raised from this event goes towards supporting their annual operation costs and daily care.

Sakura House, located in Woodstock Ontario, is Oxford County’s only residential hospice and is run by VON Oxford.  It is an alternative care setting where skilled 24 hour end-of-life care is provided by a team of professionals with the assistance of professionally trained volunteers at no cost to patients or their families.  The specialized palliative care provided at Sakura House focuses on living fully in comfort and dignity until the end of life.

For every person who dies, three to five more individuals experience a life-altering journey.  As a partner in the Oxford community that provides palliative support to hundreds of families, we know that the number can be even higher.  VON Oxford has seen first hand how so many lives are touched — and changed forever — by the courage of someone facing the end of life.  We have also witnessed the incredible generosity and community spirit that can come together to help families to cope.  Someday, if your loved one is facing the end of life and you need to bring him or her home to be close to you in Oxford County, Sakura House will be there for them…and for you.

By dinner that night we had a slide show of the day ready to show all the golfers, but due to technical difficulties it could not be shown.  So here it is along with photos from the day.  The best part of the day for me was the INDY 500 style start they had with the golf carts.  What a blast.  ”Start your engines!”