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A golfer chips the ball out of the bunker at the 2021 YVR for Kids event.
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YVR for Kids gala and golf tournament returns
Published 11:54 PDT, Fri August 12, 2022
Last Updated: 4:01 PDT, Fri August 12, 2022
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This year will be the 31st annual YVR for Kids gala and golf tournament. The gala is supported by the Vancouver International Airport, Canuck Place Children’s Hospice, and Sheraton Vancouver Airport Hotel.
“This year we are expecting over 300 guests for the gala and 130 golfers,” says Nigel Newsome, president of YVR for Kids.
The gala aims to help support children’s charities across the Lower Mainland, Newsome says. Charities are chosen every November. In the 30 years the event has been running, over three million dollars has been donated to Canuck Place Children’s Hospice and two million dollars to many other charities.
The annual gala will take place on Aug. 17 at the Sheraton Vancouver Airport Hotel, starting at 5 p.m. A single ticket for the gala can be purchased online for $262.50, or 10 tickets for $2,520.
Attendees can participate in a raffle for a chance to win a pair of Air Canada tickets to any destination on the airline’s route map. The gala will also feature a Fund-in-Need program where the YVR for Kids organization will choose a program at Canuck Place to fund. This year, the Enhanced Community Care outreach program has been selected.
There will also be an online silent auction containing 200 items which will be on display at the hotel on the night of the gala. The silent auction will open a week before the gala and will close at 8 p.m. on the night of the gala.
The golf tournament will take place the next day, Aug. 18, at Quilchena Golf and Country Club. It will begin at 10 a.m. and will be followed by a small reception. Those interested in participating in the golf tournament can choose between four different options.
Two people can golf for $630, or four people for $1,260. Groups of four people can also buy a package that includes dinner for $2,152.50. And for $3,675, groups can buy a table for 10 people that also includes golf for four.
“The golf (tournament) features a putting contest, longest and straightest drive, and lots of fun with friends, colleagues, and new friends,” says Newsome.
Despite the pandemic, the organization has still been able to hold modified versions of its golf tournament, although the dinner has been cancelled.
“Normally we raise and are able to donate about $300,000 (per year), but during COVID this fell to $90,000 each of the (last) two years,” says Newsome.
For more information, visit yvrforkids.org
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