TORONTO — This week, the duffers of the foodservice industry gathered at Devil’s Pulpit Golf Club in Caledon, Ont., for the 18th Annual Friends of We Care Golf Tournament.
A cheque for more than $54,000, collected through industry support, was presented to We Care ambassadors, Tyler Preece and Sydney Weaver. It’s enough to provide more than 270 days at Easter Seals camp for children with physical disabilities this summer.
On the corporate side, the following companies lent their sponsorship support: Danone Foodservice, Fiera Foods Company, Lassonde Beverages, Smucker Foods of Canada, Cardinal Meats Specialists Ltd., Export Packers Company Ltd., H.J. Heinz Company of Canada, Pickle Barrel Restaurants, Trailto Wine Group, Burnbrae Farms Ltd., Gay Lea Foods, Kellogg Canada, Kraft Foodservice, Parmalat Canada, Mother Parker’s Tea & Coffee Inc., Kozy Shack Foodservice, Canadian Restaurant and Foodservice News, Canada Dry Mott’s, Magnum Food Brokers Inc.
Friends of We Care Inc. is an organization dedicated to raising funds for The Easter Seal Society of Canada, which helps send Canadian children with physical disabilities to summer camps. Since its inception, Friends of We Care has generated more than $14 million and sent some 30,000 children to special summer camps across the country.
To check out photos from the recent rainy, but fun-filled golf day, click here.
