A Niagara Region staff golf tournament has racked up more than $27,000 for local children’s charities.
The tournament, an annual tradition that has sent regional staff to the golf course since 2003 was started after the passing of Andy Koschok, a former staff member who organized the golf tournament while he was employed with the Public Works department.
The tournament was re-named in his memory following his passing in 2003.
A dedicated group of Niagara Region staff run the event annually in his honour with the money raised going to support children’s charities in Niagara.
The region said the donation cheques were presented to Community Crew and Pathstone Foundation.
Community Crew is a grassroots charity based in St. Catharines, dedicated to providing nutritious lunches to children across Niagara. They currently provide lunches to 1,200 children and 24 schools.
The donation will go toward helping Community Crew expand to more children and schools.
Pathstone Foundation, which has been providing children’s mental health services to Niagara for 50 years, will be supporting mental health programs offered at Pathstone Mental Health, specifically Brief Services which is a program that supports kids with upwards of six in-person mental health sessions.
It’s been the program with the most demand through the pandemic.
