聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Over 100 golfers united to support STARS Air Ambulance at the White Bear Lake Ladies Golf Tournament, Friday, July 22 at the White Bear Lake Golf Course.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The 2016 tournament winners are: Connie McIntyre, Bev Grimes, Donna Coffey and Alison Dunning; and Lothian says each golfer is committed to the tourney's cause.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淲e had 26 teams this year,鈥� says Jacky Lothian, one of the event's organizers. 鈥淚t was a great success and out two main goals were met: the ladies had a lot of fun and we were able to make a generous donation of聽 approximately $5,000 to STARS.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淪TARS makes numerous medical emergency flights,鈥� adds Lothian. 鈥淒uring the past year alone, 16 of those flights were to Arcola, one was to Kenosee Lake and one was to Carlyle.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淲hether we're women from urban Saskatchewan or rural Saskatchewan and whether we're from the local area or cottagers from out-of-province, we all understand the importance of STARS to our communities.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淎ll of our golfers can relate to STARS,鈥� she continues. 鈥淧eople sometimes assume that rural communities are the only places that directly benefit from the service STARS provides. But urban communities do, as well. For example, if there's a big event like a Rider game or a concert and traffic is tied up, STARS can be counted on to provide medical transport if an emergency arises in a situation like that.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淎s a result, we're happy to welcome new golfers to the tournament, but we get a lot of ladies who come back every year.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Lothian-along with Colleen Brown and Ev Sillers-organized the first tournament in 2013 to encourage female golfers to have fun on the fairway and to enjoy the White Bear course.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淭he first tournament really laid the foundation,鈥� says Lothian. 鈥淲e wanted to create a great day for a good cause. Thanks to the generosity of so many people-from this area and elsewhere-as well as our many wonderful sponsors and our golfers we're able to support STARS every year.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淢any people assist in ensuring that the day runs smoothly-we couldn't do it without the staffs at the Bear Claw (Casino) and the White Bear Lake Golf Course, she adds. 鈥淥nce again, Larry Palmer and his crew had the course in great shape.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淭hanks to all the supporters of the tournament, the next time they see that 'beacon of hope' in the sky, they say a little prayer for that person whose life is on the line and then pat themselves on the back knowing that their support of STARS is helping to give that person their best chance of survival.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淚t's a fun tournament and we encourage all ladies seeking a fun ladies event to join us next year.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淚t's a great day for a great cause.鈥�
