About the tournament
The two previous annual Harambee Charity Golf Classics, held in 2009 and 2010 at Musqueam Golf and Learning Academy, were stunning successes.
The tournament is very fortunate to have the endorsement and participation of two CPGA members, Ginny Golding and April Stubbs, who have volunteered their time and efforts to create such a great event for such an important cause, educating African girls through the Canadian Harambee Education Society.
As well as having a great golf game each year, the golfers were entertained with a silent auction, yoga, tournament prizes, rhythmic drums, and a delicious dinner. The feedback on both tournaments was so positive that we are expecting many of the same golfers in 2011.The Inaugural Tournament in July 2009 raised close to $22,000, and the 2010 tournament raised over $34,000.
This money included a number of individual sponsorships (enabling girls to have 4 full years of high-school education), the purchase of textbooks for Kenya, computer update for agents in Kenya, malaria-mosquito nets and other support as determined by CHES, including helping girls who have lost their sponsors, emergency medical or dental help as assessed, workshops (assertiveness training, AIDs information, job training) and so on. The tournament organisers were extremely proud of their first two years of success and look forward to July 2011.
