Justin Bickford Memorial Mini Golf Tournament

Lacombe: Saturday, 06 August 2011 10:25

On Saturday August 20, 2011, the Bentley Firefighter’s Foundation will be hosting the Justin Bickford Memorial Mini Golf Tournament.  The event will run from noon to 4:00 pm at the Summerland Leisure RV Park Mini Golf and Driving Range (RR 28-2 & Hwy 12- 11km west of Lacombe). The cost is $5/person for a game of mini golf. There will be variety of activities for children and food will be served. Proceeds from the tournament will support the Justin Bickford Memorial Scholarship.  This scholarship will be presented each year to a deserving Bentley School student.

The foundation is currently raising money for the Justin Bickford Bursary, an annual scholarship awarded to a deserving Bentley student.  Justin Bickford, the son of two Bentley firefighters, died of cancer at the age of 13 in April 2011.  A courageous young man who exhibited a sense of humour and who made a tremendous difference in the lives, Justin loved reaching out to others in need. The Bentley Firefighter’s Foundation decided that a $1,000.00 bursary would be an appropriate way to honour Justin’s memory and to help a student who is fits the following criteria:  “Kind, sympathetic, loving, considerate, responsive, and shows compassion and exhibits concern and empathy for others.”

For more information, call Carolyn McLaren, President at 403-748-3144 or 403-704-3315.