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MAYOR’S CHARITY GOLF TOURNAMENT IS IN FULL SWING

RICHMOND HILL – On behalf of the Mayor’s Charity Golf Committee, Mayor Dave Barrow announced that the recipient
charities of the 19th Annual Mayor’s Charity Golf Tournament proceeds will be Bereaved Families of York Region, DeafBlind
Ontario Services and The Salvation Army.

“Although it’s not quite golf weather yet, over the past few months the Mayor’s Charity Golf Committee has already been busy
advertising, interviewing and selecting charities for the 2012 tournament being held on June 18,” said Mayor Barrow. “We have
selected charities that help Richmond Hill residents directly with their programs. Through the interview process it is evident
these charities are passionate about their mandates and bettering the lives of Richmond Hill residents!”

Bereaved Families of York Region is an association of families and individuals who provide volunteer bereavement support
services to children, teens, families and individuals grieving the death of a loved one. They strive to ensure that every individual
grieving a loss has access to caring and compassionate help through loss-specific support groups, one-on-one sessions,
telephone support, information packages, children's bereavement group and ‘Missing Pieces’ workshops for youth as well as
group facilitator training with its volunteers.

DeafBlind Ontario Services was founded in 1989 and is now the largest not-for-profit organization providing residential and other
specialized services to adults who are deafblind across the province. The organization provides its clients who are deafblind
with community-based housing, Intervenor services, independent living skills and work experience, enabling them to live more
independently.

The Salvation Army exists to meet human needs and be a transforming influence in the Richmond Hill community and
beyond. To accomplish this, The Salvation Army is fully engaged in a myriad of partnerships so that together with the
community they may discern the most prevalent needs and meet those needs. Quite often the outflow of its mission has
volunteers working alongside marginalized families and youth ‘at risk’ throughout Richmond Hill. The services that they provide
are nondiscriminatory and their actions are guided by compassion, respect, excellence, integrity, relevance, co-operation and
celebration.

To address the charitable needs of Richmond Hill, a committee of Town staff and community volunteers came together 19
years ago to form the Mayor’s Charity Golf Tournament. Three years ago the tournament reached a fundraising milestone of $1
million, which has been distributed to 38 local charitable groups over the tournament history.  DeafBlind Ontario Services is thrilled to be part of this tournament!

For further information about the 19th Annual Mayor’s Charity Golf Tournament, including sponsorship opportunities, please
contact Jennifer Allen at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or 905-853-2862 x233.