The USC Charity Golf Tournament
All proceeds benefit Cystic Fibrosis and Cancer Research

Sunday, August 24th, 2008
Forest City National Golf Club

Online Registration is closed!
To Register and pay up to the day of the tournament, please email Greg Rapien

*SPONSORSHIP*

What does your ticket get you? A full day of golf at a 4½ star rated golf course 1:30PM Shotgun Start Golf cart with GPS technology Delicious dinner served by black tie staff Magnificent views Win prizes and enter raffles for more chances to win! Prices - Students of UWO Dinner only $25 per person Golf and Dinner $70 per person

Where is your money going? 

Your participation in the USC Charity Golf tournament makes you a part of a longstanding relationship between the USC and two national foundations. Proceeds from your participation in the USC Charity Golf Tournament will be gifted on your behalf to the National Cystic Fibrosis Foundation of Canada’s Shinerama Campaign. You will also be given the opportunity to register for the USC Terry Fox Run on September 14 and begin the pledging process. We encourage you to join us on our run day.

Shinerama and the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is the most common fatal genetically inherited disease, which mainly affects the lungs and digestive system. CF causes severe breathing problems in the lungs. A build up of thick mucus makes it difficult to clear bacteria and leads to cycles of infections and inflammations, which damage the delicate lung tissues.

With the help of Shinerama and other fundraisers, there has been significant improvement in the survival rate of CF sufferers. As of 2002, the median age of survival of a person with Cystic Fibrosis is 37 years of age. This is a huge improvement from the 1960s, when the average age of survival was just 4 years old. The median age of survival is the age beyond which half of the CF population can be expected to live. There is however, a long way to go to finding a cure for this disease, despite all the advancements made over the years. Better forms of treatment which will prolong life, new ways to control and combat the relentless cycle of infections and inflammations, as well as developing a comprehensive understanding of the basic defect responsible for CF, are all steps towards finding a cure or an effective control for Cystic Fibrosis.

The Terry Fox Foundation
The first annual Terry Fox Run in 1981 was organized in conjunction with the Canadian Cancer Society. In 1988, The Terry Fox Foundation became a Trust, independent of the Canadian Cancer Society, and received tax-exempt charitable status under the Income Tax Act. All money raised by the Foundation is distributed through the National Cancer Institute of Canada.

The Terry Fox Foundation strives to maintain the heroic efforts and integrity that Terry himself embodied. It is a grassroots organization that does not seek government funding for administration or fundraising costs other than small grants for temporary, part-time help. The Foundation must therefore rely heavily on the generosity of the private sector to support its activities. Currently, 87 cents of every dollar raised goes directly to fund cancer research.

Forest City National Golf Course Ranked in the top 50 public golf courses in Canada Rated 4 ½ stars by Golf Digest Featured in Canada’s Best Golf Courses calendar Hosted the 1994 and 1995 Canadian Tour Ontario Open Hosted the 1997 Du Maurier Series event Hosted the 1998 Canadian P.G.A. Championship Magnificent views Immaculate grounds

Click to visit the Forest City National website.

Email Greg Rapien, Tournament Coordinator at grapien@gmail.com or call 519-878-2702 for more information.