SPECIAL EVENTS

PGI Golf Tournament for Literacy 2011

September 9, 2011
Saskatoon Golf and Country Club

2011 READ Saskatoon PGI

The 2011 READ Saskatoon PGI Golf Tournament was a huge success! The golfers enjoyed the +30° day at the Saskatoon Golf and Country Club while supporting literacy and the work of READ Saskatoon. Thanks to Mayor Don Atchison and Minister Rob Norris for greeting the golfers in the morning. Our special guest, Tom Harrington, co-host with CBC's Marketplace was busy all day. He golfed with the Affinity Credit Union team and than acted as MC during the dinner. The highlight during the dinner was the presentation of the Kinsmen Learner Achievement Award to Nooshin Nouroozi. Nooshin has worked hard to strengthen her literacy skills and is now attending the University. Jeffery Straker, this year’s Poet Laureate closed the day with an amazing song! This year’s event raised over $38,000.00! Thanks again to all the sponsors, golfers and volunteers for making it a great event!

Peter Gzowski founded the first PGI Golf Tournament in 1986. Since then the tournament has blossomed into a high profile event celebrated in every province and territory. It unites golf, music and fun while honouring a worthy adult literacy learner through the presentation of the Learner Achievement Award.

The READ Saskatoon PGI Golf Tournament for Literacy has raised over $135,000 with all money raised directed towards supporting Saskatoon families and adults. Alongside national and local sponsors, including Affinity Credit Union, Kinsmen Club of Saskatoon and SYPE, you can help ensure READ Saskatoon’s programming can continue to touch the lives of over 3,000 people every year.

READ Saskatoon-PGI
Golf Tournament for Literacy
2011 SPONSORS

Partner Sponsors

West Wind Aviation
Park Town Hotel

Cart Sponsor

JBD Financial Planning

Hole-in-One Sponsors

Ace of Carts
Premium Spas & Billiards
TCU Financial Group
SaskHouses.com

Hole Sponsors

AREVA Resources Canada Inc.
The Cooperators
The Giggle Factory
Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools
HVB Chartered Accountants
Innovation Place
Mackenzie Financial Corporation
MNP
North Ridge Development Corporation
Rob Norris, MLA Saskatoon Greystone
Pelican Media
PGI  Printers
Prairie Insurance Service Inc. a subsidiary of Affinity Credit Union
President’s Office - University of Saskatchewan
ProPrint
Radius Community Centre for Education and Employment Training
Remax – Chris May
Saskatchewan Blue Cross
SaskTel
SaskWorks Venture Fund
Snooker Shack

Friends of READ Saskatoon

Beam Global Spirits & Wines Inc
Culligan Water Conditioning
Geoff Howe Photography
McDougall Auctions
Starbucks

Gift or Prize Donors

Action Office Interiors
Blossoms Florist
CBC-TV – Saskatoon
Coteau Books – Geoffrey Ursell
Coop – Greystone Store
Elk Ridge Resort
Epicure Selections – Anita Fengstad
Extreme Pita
H-Trio
Investor’s Group – Curtis Kimpton
JBD Financial Planning
Curtis Kimpton
The Keg
Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan
Portfolio Strategies Securities
Roughrider Picture – Darlene Dougherty
Saskatoon Coop
Saskatoon Golf and Country Club - READ ‘n’ Feed
Saskatoon Police Services
Shaw
Shirley Toms
Suncorp Valuations
Telus

National Learner Champions

Shelagh Rogers
Frank McKenna
Brian Mulroney
Orca Books Rapid Reads
Wealhouse Capital Management

National Contributors

HarperCollins Canada
House of Anansi Press
Kobo eReader
Penguin Group Canada
Random House of Canada Ltd.
St. Joseph Media
Stuart McLean and the Vinyl Café
The Globe and Mail
The Walrus