2012 Fortis Charity Golf Classic Raises $102,000

2012 Fortis Charity Golf Classic Raises $102,000

Saint John, NB – On May 25th, Fortis Properties teamed up with more than 125 local businesses to raise $102,000 for the Business Community Anti-Poverty Initiative (BCAPI). For 10 years, the Fortis Charity Golf Classic has been helping local children and youth who live in poverty to succeed in school by contributing funds raised to innovative initiatives, including: the Early Learning Centre, PALS (Partners Assisting Local Schools), the Teen Resource Centre, First Steps and Vibrant Communities Saint John.
"At the heart of the Fortis Charity Golf Classic is our unwavering goal to give Saint John’s children who live in poverty a better chance to reach their full potential," said Paulette Hicks, Saint John general manager for Fortis Properties and event chair. “It’s our pleasure to help rally the business community each year to assist BCAPI and Saint John in achieving this important community goal to build a bright future for local children and break the cycle of poverty.”  Child poverty has a negative and long-lasting impact on a child's ability to learn, build skills, find employment and break the intergenerational cycle. The Fortis Charity Golf Classic, is just one of many important initiatives that BCAPI and the Saint John community is using to change the picture of poverty and to help every child succeed from Cradle to Career.  Education is pivotal to breaking the vicious cycle of poverty that is the reality for too many families in Saint John.  “The Fortis Charity Golf Classic is such a fine example of how our business community has come together to help children
and youth who live in poverty to achieve the education they need for life success,” said Tom Gribbons, BCAPI chair. “These are wise investments because the consequences of lifetime poverty are very costly. We are especially grateful to Fortis Properties for their generosity and leadership in bringing this vital fundraising event to Saint John each year. “ Throughout its ten-year history, the Fortis Charity Golf Classic has raised $570,000 in the fight against poverty. The 2012 Fortis Charity Golf Classic participants included: 

Title Sponsor:
Fortis Properties

Gold Sponsors:
Bird Construction Company
Brunswick Square
CHSJ Country 94.1/97.3 The Wave
Delta Brunswick
King Mazda
McInnes Cooper
Securitas
Trane Atlantic

Silver Sponsors:
CBRE Hotels
Controls & Equipment
Cox & Palmer
Deloitte
Empire
Mariner
Pepsico Beverages Canada
Select Printing & Signs
Sheppard Case Architects
Stantec
Vincor/Jackson Triggs
Xerox

Cart Sponsor:
Moosehead Breweries

Lunch Sponsor:
Bretech Group

Heads &Tails Sponsor:
Price Waterhouse Coopers
BCAPI Friends:
Canaport LNG
Canlink Aviation
George Freeze Plumbing
ICR
Roadway Systems
Saint John Port Authority
Thyssen Elevators
University of New Brunswick - Saint John
Waste Management

Major Gifts Sponsors:
Bell Aliant
Claims Pro
Grand &Toy
Hallmark
Kevin Schyf
Lawson &Creamer
Point of Presence
Stewart McKelvey
Uptown Saint John

Teams:
Auto Tec
Bell Aliant
Belyea Colwell & Associates
Bird Construction
Bretech Group
Brunswick Square
Canaport LNG
CBRE Hotels
Chandler Sales
Cooke Aquaculture
Controls & Equipment
Country 94.1/97.3 The Wave
Cox & Palmer
Credit Counselling Services of Atlantic Canada
Deloitte
Delta Brunswick
Emera New Brunswick
Empire
Fortis Properties
Grant Thornton
Gregor Hope/BCAPI Boosters
Hockey New Brunswick
Mariner
McInnes Cooper
Moosehead Breweries
Pepsico Beverages Canada
Price Waterhouse Coopers
Pro-Tech Sanitation
RBC Dominion Securities
Saputo Dairy Products
Securitas
Select Printing &Signs
Stantec
Stewart McKelvey
Trane
Xerox

Gift & Prize Sponsors:

Ale House, Aquila Tours, Baleman’s, Bank of Nova Scotia, Barry Spalding, Baubles, Bay Ferries, Bayview Credit Union, Bell Aliant, Bird Construction, Blue Cross Centre, Booster Juice, Boston Pizza, Bourque Industrial, Brunswick Square, Canlink Aviation, Chef Ramsay, Claims Pro, Coast Tire, Coles The Book People, Collectables, Colwell’s, Commercial Properties, Cooke Aquaculture, Cora, Costco, Country 94, Credit Counseling, Deans Meats, Decimal 81, Décor 8, Deloitte, Delta Barrington, Delta Beausejour, Delta Fredericton, Delta Halifax, Delta Ottawa, Delta Prince Edward, Digby Pines, Don Connolly, Down East Coffee, East Side Mario’s, Emera NB, English Butler, Enterprise Saint John, Essential Studios, Four Points by Sheraton, Fundy Engineering, Future Shop, Global Convention Services, GoldSmith Studios, Grannan’s Hospitality, Grand & Toy, Grant Thornton, Hairacy’s, Hallmark, Harbour Station, Hockey New Brunswick, Imperial Theatre. Innovatia, Investors Group, Irving Oil, James Wilson, Je Suis Prest Boutique, Jeff Clark Dental, Jim Connolly, Jungle Jims, Kent, Key Industries, King Mazda, Kings Place, Lawson Creamer, Lawton's, Leisure Time RV,  Lily's Café, Liquid Gold, McInnes Cooper, MCW Maricor, Mill Rats, Mitchell McConnell, Moosehead, NBCC, Opera Bistro, OSCO, Paddington Station, Paul’s Flower Shop, Pier 1 Imports, Pepsico, Perfumes Plus, Piece o Cake, Pizza Hut, Point of Presence, Print Three, Ramada Inn/ Crystal Palace, RBC, Relish, Revolution Strategy, Roadway Systems, Rocky’s Sports Bar, Rodd Crowbush Resort, Rodney Weston, Rogers, Saint John Adventures, Saint John Energy, Saint John Marina, Saint John Sea Dogs, Saputo, Shift Energy, Shopper’s Drug Mart, Simmons, Slocum & Ferris, Smucker’s Food, Stantec, Starbucks, Stewart McKelvey, TD Waterhouse, Thandi’s, Thyssen Elevators, Tim Horton’s, Trevor Holder, Uptown Saint John, Urban Deli, Urban Shoe Myth, Vincor/Jackson Triggs, Waste Management, Windoor, XEROX, YMCA-YWCA.

More than 125 businesses made contributions of cash, services, and gifts.

About BCAPI

The Business Community Anti-Poverty Initiative (BCAPI) was founded in 1997 in Saint John, NB, by business leaders and professionals who wanted to move beyond charity and substantially reduce poverty in Saint John. BCAPI is a “catalyst” organization leveraging the skills, resources and influence of business leaders and professionals in Saint John to affect  change for families who are caught in the cycle of poverty.