MEDIA ADVISORY - Canada's elite business leaders help grant wishes at Bay Street Fore a Cau$e

PICKERING, ON, Sept. 6, 2013 /CNW/ - Some of Canada's top business leaders and companies are uniting to help grant wishes for children coping with a life threatening illness. Bay Street Fore a Cau$e (BSFC) has chosen The Children's Wish Foundation of Canada as this year's recipient of the 10^th Anniversary Golf Tournament. The event will be held on Monday, September 9^th at the Weston Golf and Country Club in Toronto.

Children's Wish is dedicated to granting the most heartfelt wish to children between the ages of three to 17, coping with a life threatening illness. Bay Street Fore a Cau$e Inc. is a not-for-profit corporation guided by a group of Bay Street professionals and supported by major institutions, professional firms and corporations, with the goal of raising funding through exclusive events that will have a meaningful impact on the lives of youth in the G.T.A.

BSFC is hoping to raise $100,000 during the charity event in order to help grant up to 10 wishes for children, through Children's Wish. Major League Baseball star Joe Carter is participating in the event and will be auctioned off as part of a foursome during the day. The event will feature live and silent auctions.

"We are extremely grateful to be partnering with Bay Street Fore a Cau$e," said Sandra Harris, Director, Ontario Region. "It is because of dedicated supporters like all those involved with BSFC that we are able to help so many children realize their most heartfelt wish."

WHAT:	10^thAnniversary BSFC Golf Tournament
WHERE:	The Weston Golf and Country Club - 50 St. Phillips Road, Toronto
WHEN:	Monday, September 9, 2013
TIME:	8:30am - Registration & Morning Pro Golf Clinic 9:30am - Brunch 12:00pm - Call to Carts 12:30pm - Shotgun Start 5:30pm - Reception/Speciality Shot 7:00pm - Dinner/Live & Silent Auction/Prizes
WHO:	Wish Families    Sandra Harris, The Children's Wish Foundation of Canada Bay Street Fore a Cau$e representatives

The Children's Wish Foundation of Canada

Each year, thousands of Canadian children between the ages of three and 17 are diagnosed with a life threatening illness.  Since 1984, The Children's Wish Foundation of Canada has worked tirelessly to grant exceptional wishes to 19,000 children and their families.

This year, the Foundation expects to grant over 1,000 new wishes and is proud to have never refused a wish to an eligible child, and with the help of volunteers and generous donors, is able to grant nearly three wishes every day.  Each wish is an individual adventure, carefully structured to meet the needs of a particular child and family. The Foundation is a national charity with chapters in every province and territory. Visit www.childrenswish.ca for more information.

 

 

SOURCE: The Children's Wish Foundation of Canada

Sandra Gregory
Communications Specialist
The Children's Wish Foundation of Canada
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Toll-Free: 1-800-700-4437
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