Winnipeg Stop for Golf Tournament - Pine Needles to host ‘Swinging for Supper’
It’s about golf, singing and special entertainment, lots and lots of food and beverage, and it’s for a special cause, the Mobile Food Pantry Operation.
It’s a new event on the local charity golf circuit this summer and it’s offering a totally different touch.
Noted Canadian musician Tom Jackson will be the celebrity guest for the ‘Swinging For Supper’ tournament at the Pine Needles Golf Club on Tuesday, July 15.
Besides playing in the tournament, Jackson will be the headline singer at a concert and barbecue hosted by the Great Canadian Pub on Orange Lane on Monday, July 14 at 6 p.m. A highlight of the evening will feature an auction for Jackson, a keen golfer, to be a part of their team.
The Great Canadian Pub, Crowne Plaza Hotel and T-Bones Restaurant, Molson Canadian, Rallye Motors, Town of Riverview and Safety Resourses Consulting were announced as part of the local sponsorship group yesterday.
The Swinging for Supper concert and golf tournament here is one of six events Jackson will host this summer. Other stops are in Halifax, Calgary, Regina, Selkirk and Winnipeg, Man.
Mary-Lee Dawson, one of the tournament organizers, said an application was made to the Jackson tour to come to the Maritimes.
“This is a first for Moncton and a first for Halifax and another good thing is we have a three-year commitment,” she said.
“Tom Jackson has been doing charity and raising money for foods banks for over 20 years. He’s very devoted to projects like this.”
Dawson said all expenses for Jackson, a singer and songwriter who was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2000, are covered by national sponsors.
“What we raise locally stays locally,” she said.
Officials set an objective of pulling in $10,000 for the Mobile One operation.
Mobile One is the only provider of meals to people in need during evening hours and weekends. It’s hours of operation are 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at six different locations, six days a week. Dawson often hears that some are abusing the service and she knows better.
“We serve two slices of bread, a slice of lunch meat, a bowl of soup and a beverage,” she said. “We have people standing in line in public parking lots in the cold and the rain. I don’t think they are abusing it. They need it and with the help of various efforts like this golf tournament we can keep on providing it.”
Cost of the tournament is $600 for four-player teams and $150 per player.
The price also includes free entry into the Monday evening concert with Jackson and musical guest Shannon Gaye.
The concert and barbecue will also be open to the general public at a cost of $25 a ticket.
To secure a spot, participants can fax or mail registration and payment to: Mobile One Community Services, Swinging for Supper, 128 Preston Cresent, Moncton E1C 6H8, fax 506-854-7222.
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