Jacob Charette Memorial Golf Tournament

Jacob Charette Memorial Golf Tournament

Emily Mailhot Reporter – Vegreville News Advertiser

On Sunday, September 8th, the first annual Jacob Charette Memorial Golf Tournament made strides to fundraise for the Stollery Children’s Hospital.

The tournament was organized by Jason Charette in memory of his son Jacob who passed away June 30, 2019. “We wanted to get some of our community together and do something that Jacob loved,” said Jason Charette. “His golf clubs were with me and my golf cart, so I guess in that way, he was with us all day.”

The tournament was a fundraiser for the Stollery Children’s Hospital. “They did so much for us – they did everything they could and this is our way of giving back.” Carette says that after the success of this year’s tournament, he decided to make it annual fundraising event – especially considering their success in meeting the goal of $5,000 raised for charity.

“Based on how many people from the community came out to support this, we will definitely do it again.” For the evening banquet, the clubhouse was full of tournament participants and a table overflowing with donated prizes from local business and individuals for the tournament winners.