Tashi Farmilo
LJI Reporter

A charity golf tournament held at the Gatineau Golf Club on August 24 raised over $11,000 for
Aylmer’s Society of Saint Vincent de Paul (SSVP). The event was made possible thanks to the
generosity of the Gatineau Golf Club.

Despite the organizers having no prior experience with golf events, the club was supportive
throughout, offering encouragement even if the turnout was modest. In the end, 64 golfers and
an additional 40 dinner guests participated. Golfers paid $150, with $40 going to SSVP and
dinner guests paid $50, with $25 donated to the charity. Tax receipts were issued accordingly.

Additional funds were raised through a putting contest, a 50/50 draw, hole sponsorship, and a
silent auction on a wide range of prizes donated by local merchants. Gold sponsors included
Sports Experts Aylmer–Gatineau, Aylmer Kia, André Fortin (MNA for Pontiac), MP Greg Fergus,
Caisse Populaire Desjardins, Lunetterie Optique Laurier, Provigo Aylmer, Stephen Rees of
Focus Inc. and Mylène Moleski of RE/MAX. Many other businesses from Aylmer, Chelsea, Hull,
and Gatineau provided financial assistance.

The SSVP team was delighted by the overwhelming support from the Gatineau Golf Club and
the community and the unexpected success of the event, which not only raised much-needed
funds to assist the community’s less fortunate, but also celebrated the spirit of giving back.

Photo: Volunteers who worked the event: Back row, from left, Dru Allen, Diane Cooper, Dave
Cardinal, André Sirois, Esperanza Garrido, Chantal Lareau, Terry Clarke. Front row, from left,
Teresa Clarke, Sylvie Chevrier, Brenda McGuire, Geneviève Marquis, and Hélène Tremblay.
Absent from photo, Barry Jones, Claude Bisson-Routhier, Bernard Lupien and Louise Laplante.
Photo: Courtesy