聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Three years ago, Colleen Brown, Jacky Lothian and Ev Sillers hosted the first White Bear Lake Ladies Golf Tournament, which was designed as a way for females to have fun on the fairway, while benefitting local causes.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淟ast year and once again, this year, we've decided to support STARS Air Ambulance,鈥� says Lothian. 鈥淚t's really a way to benefit everybody. STARS is something we can all support, because the need for STARS' assistance is something that could potentially affect everyone in Saskatchewan. I always think of their slogan, 'A symbol of hope in the sky.' STARS is not only there at that critical moment, but they are cutting edge. Now they carry blood for transfusions on board and the first place STARS did that was in Regina.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Lothian, who has toured STARS' Regina facility was impressed by what she saw. 鈥淲e always believed STARS was a great cause, and it's a non-profit, too. When we help STARS, we're really helping to support what would be an essential service for people in our province.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Brown agrees. 鈥淪TARS has already done great things in this area. It's especially important to people in this area, because we're a two-hour drive away from a major city and a fully-equipped hospital.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Since establishing operations in Saskatchewan in 2012, STARS has dispatched the following flights to this area: Alameda-1, Arcola-25, Carlyle-6, Heward-1, Kennedy-1, Kenosee Lake-3, Kisbey-2, Lampman-5, Maryfield-2, Redvers-2, Stoughton-9, Wawota-2 and White Bear Lake-3.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Vanessa Headford of STARS' Regina office says, 鈥淪TARS air ambulance is able to serve this province because of our donors, partners and supporters like the organizers of the White Bear Lake Ladies Golf Tournament. We are always grateful for the commitment of time and donations from communities across Saskatchewan.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Golfers from throughout Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Alberta and Ontario enjoyed a day of golf, which began with a breakfast of coffee and Carlyle Bakery cinnamon buns and ended with supper and prizes at the Bear Claw Casino.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淭he reason we're so successful is because of our sponsors,鈥� says Sillers. 鈥淭he women have a lot of fun and thanks to our sponsors, the prizes are great-and everybody gets one.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Many of 125 golfers included returning players along with some new faces.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淲e had some younger golfers this year,鈥� says Brown. 鈥淎nd we'd like to encourage them to join us.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淚t's a lot of fun. I've golfed in it for all three years and every year, they do a great job of organizing it,鈥� says returning golfer Bertha Isleifson of Carlyle. 鈥淎nd it's a great cause.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淓ach and every person who supports us and events like this one is helping patients in their time of greatest need,鈥� says STARS' Headford. 鈥淲e are grateful.鈥澛�
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