Welcome and Arrival:  10 am – 11:30

The Club Valet Service will begin at 10:00 am until 11:30 am.

Our Club Valet service volunteers will greet you as you arrive at the gate.   Platinum Parking – Driving Purposeful Change – and Carefree Concierge  – Moving Made Easy – are this year’s sponsors and volunteers.  We do business with both of these companies and value what they bring to all of our interactions. 

Our friendly Club Valet volunteers will meet and greet you at your vehicle as you pull in and direct you to the valet service near the clubhouse. They will tag your clubs, help you unload them, and deliver them to your assigned team cart with the utmost care. You can park and walk over to enjoy the registration process, say hello to old friends and have a pizza lunch at 11 am. We aim to make this a seamless process for you.  Our volunteers will be available to deliver your clubs until 11:45 am.

Registration and Welcome

Our Registration and Welcome desk are sponsored by Scotiabank and Allmar.  Thank you to our returning volunteers who are dedicated to a warm welcome to you.  These are our Directors of First Impressions.

Register your team.  Buy tickets for the Rainbow Auction and Arms Length Draw Megan Carson, Scotiabank and Golf Committee member will head up the sales team to help you make good choices.  Super Packs will be for sale and if you have pre-ordered your Super Packs online you can pick them up when you register. 

All of the prizes will be on display in the clubhouse at 1:00 pm and there will be time to purchase tickets up until the draw at 4:45. 

We are grateful for the support of all of the prize donors who have made this an outstanding event.  Every dollar spent on these activities goes directly to the Cause.  Thank you for your generosity.

Food, Water and Drink

Thanks again to Boston Pizza promo team for pizza lunch and to our Lunch Sponsor, Building Products and Concrete Supply LP. 

Water will be available all day courtesy of Lawton Wealth Partners and Concordia Physiotherapy.  We value and appreciate their ongoing support every year for the past 8 years.

Our Course Ambassadors will be circulating all day with water.  Please stay hydrated and stay safe.

Our newest member of the Tournament Team is the SOBR Market located in Winnipeg on Academy Road.   Shane and his team will be on Hole 8 with samples of their wide variety of non-alcoholic drinks.

The Beverage Cart today is sponsored by L & A Stucco and Cavy Braun.  The cart will be circulating on the course all day.  Thank you to our newest sponsors! 

Putting Contests

Our two putting contests will begin at 10:30

10:30 am to 3:30 pm    Back by popular demand is “Shoot from the Hip” sponsored by  Munzeen & Blythe and Operation Walk Manitoba.   We have volunteers from Operation Walk with us who will encourage you to try your best to slide or putt a femur ball nearest to the circle. The best score will win $50 of gift cards courtesy of Ace GolfZone.   

10:30 am to 3:30 pm “Concordia Putting” provides you with a chance to win $50 of gift cards courtesy of Ace GolfZone. Use your putter to see test your skill.  Thank you to our friends at Apollo Flooring for their ongoing support and for the sponsorship of the putting contest.

Shot Gun Start – Texas Scramble 12 Noon

• Please be in or near your cart by 11:45 for the opening remarks from Elmhurst Pro Matt Lorenz. Carts today are provided courtesy of Derksen and are well stocked with water, courtesy of Lawton Partners. Please thank our friends from CIBC for their continued support of this tournament.

Derksen has kept the heat and water on in Winnipeg homes and businesses since the 1950’s and we thank them for their ongoing support of Concordia for over 22 years. 

• Our Shuttle Drivers will be around the course all day in case of emergency such as a medical emergency, cart breakdown or any other issues.  

Hole Activities 12 noon to 4:30 pm

Hole #1:  Make your memories courtesy of PCL Construction leaders and Impressions by Hes.  Stop by for your Team Photos, individual photos or a candid shot or two.  We will email your photos courtesy of our volunteers Helga and Ila and our team photographer Heather.

Please enjoy the home baked cookies from Compass Canada and The Concordia Café at the hospital.    

Hole #4:  Welcome Northwestern Roofing as our hole sponsor.  See if you can make it “Closest to the Pin”.  Thank you, friends at Northwestern Roofing. They have been around since 1984 and continue to serve Manitobans in the tradition of European craftsmanship. 

Hole #5: Welcome back to our friends at MBLL – Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries “Play Now” our host at this hole.   Join them for a game of skills and fun. 

Hole #8:  Welcome to the SOBR Market team with samples of refreshing non-alcoholic drinks as you enjoy your game.   We also are thankful to Minic Drywall Ltd. For their sponsorship of this hole and for their first -time support.

Hole #10:  Welcomes the Concordia Child Care Centre back.  Did you know that the Concordia Foundation operates this busy day care centre for the Concordia staff children? And that we have 34 delightful and creative youngsters who range in ages 1-5?   2024 is our 15^th Anniversary since the founding of our centre.

Guess the number of Lego’s they used in their creation.  for a chance to win a first and second prize.  A beautiful gift basket and photo session from Impressions by HES and a Manitoba Gift Basket.   

Hole #12 welcome to Gypsum Drywall Interiors Ltd. as a first-time sponsor.  Drop by and say hello and enjoy the activity.

Hole #17 Closest to the Line contest.  See how close you can come!   Test your skills and good luck. 

Gather At the 19^th Hole 4:30 – 6:30

This year the 19th Hole Wrap Up Party will be in the Clubhouse with a number of delicious food stations that range from perogies, sliders, a noodle bar, a cheese and fruit bar and deserts.  Vegetarian options are available. 

Please note that you will have received a Drink Ticket for a Beer or Soft Drink courtesy of Nortech Parking Systems.  Say hello to Ronan and thank him for this!  These tickets can only be used at the 19^th Hole party.

Music and perhaps a spontaneous sing-along with Tate Hiebert who is part of our spiritual care team and entertains our patients and residents with song, guitar and a lot of joy.  He has been known to make a song on the spot about a person or an event.  Test his knowledge of music!

Come on in when your game is finished and relax on the deck and lounge.  Food Stations will be available from 4:30 – 6:00 pm. 

Our Masters of Ceremonies, Basil and Alex will further entertain us as we announce the winner of our various prize draws. This includes Super Pack Prizes, Rainbow Auction Draws, Arm’s Length Draw and two special live auction prizes.  

As we conclude our day together, please make sure you pick up your golfer gift and say farewell to our committee and board members.  Thank you for your support and see you next year.

Special Thanks To Our Golf Committee

This tournament would never happen without the tremendous support of our committee who work together all winter to plan this event.  They are hard at work planning 2025 already for this quarter century celebration!

Co-chairs

Gerry Harms, Winnipeg Building and Decorating and Concordia Foundation Interim Board Chair

Leroy Peters, Carefree Concierge and Concordia Foundation Vice President

Committee Members

Sue Barkman, Concordia Foundation

Basil Evan,  Basil Evan Consulting

Ernie Goetz, Facilities Manager, Concordia Village

Edgar Giesbrecht Special Projects,  PCL Constructors

Sindy Lien, SLK Solutions

John MacLise, CJNU

Alex Peters, Concordia Foundation

Frank Stecky, CJNU, Concordia Foundation Board Member

Andy Zhao, Kothari Group and Hyatt Hotel South

Staff

Sue Barkman, Executive Director

Bonnie Bell, Office Manager

Trish Pauls, Executive Assistant

Alex Peters, Director of Communications