PROVIDENCE BAY/SPRING BAY—The Providence Bay/Spring Bay Lions will be hosting a golf tournament next month in support of the Manitoulin 348 Royal Canadian Sea Cadets.
“The way this all worked out is that we as a club decided that we want to continue to support our youth programs with this golf tournament,” said Lions Club president Chris Bryan. “Two of our members, Brian Mitchell and Annette Murphy, have grandkids in the local Sea Cadets. They suggested that this year’s golf tournament proceeds go toward the sea cadets, and this was pretty much unanimous among club members.”
“We are definitely grateful for this support,” stated Sylvain Boucher, commanding officer of the Sea Cadets. “It is an honour to be chosen for this support, especially since there are lot of deserving groups out there on the Island.”
Mr. Boucher noted, “The Manitoulin community as a whole is incredible in its support of our sea cadets. When we need help you can count on their support.”
The second annual Providence Bay/Spring Bay Lions Club golf tournament will take place at Brookwood Brae Golf Course in Mindemoya on September 21. The price for a (four person) team is $500 or $125 per person. “This includes the 18 holes of golf, two power carts and a steak dinner,” said Mr. Bryan. The tournament will include a men’s, ladies’ and a mixed division. A silent auction and 50/50 draw ($5 per ticket) will take place during the day. There will also be contests held and prizes handed out.
“It’s really great to have the sea cadet program on the Island, being on the Great Lakes and kids learning how to sail and navigate waters,” said Mr. Bryan. “Having the program locally and providing the opportunity for young people on the Island is very important.” He explained, “I understand what they are hoping to do is to take the sea cadets troop on a trip to see and visit naval ships.”
“We are definitely hoping for donations of items for our silent auction,” said Mr. Bryan. “We are also looking for sponsors of each hole on the course ($100 each).” The Lions Club received tremendous local community support for its golf tournament in 2023 in raising $8,700 for the Manitoulin Secondary School Robotics team (with the Lions Club topping this up to $9,000).
“The sky is the limit on how much we raise, we hope to raise as much as possible for the sea cadets,” said Mr. Bryan, who pointed out the club is getting a good response from the public again this year for support.
The Lions Club has had a very busy summer again this year, hosting a successful yard sale in July and hosting a pancake breakfast at the Providence Bay Fall Fair. On the latter, “we had 236 people attend. It was a huge success, and we were able to raise over $3,500 thanks to the tremendous support of the public.”
