Greywolf Golf Tournament for A.C.E

For my last blog of the summer, I thought I'd wrap up a great holiday, blogging about my trip to  the Greywolf  Golf course  for the 9th annual Cliffhanger Shootout.   Greywolf Golf course, part of majestic Panorama Ski Resort, holds a golf tournament every year as a fundraiser for a variety of organizations. Last year they had one for the Adapted Ski Program at Panorama and this year it is for the ACE (Access in the Community for Everyone).  People get to come up and golf  at the sixth hole of the course, known as the Cliffhanger Challenge.  This hole is on a big cliff, overlooking the beautiful scenery of the course.  Going to these events and getting to see the view from this cliff, really makes you appreciate the gorgeous place we live in.  This "Cliffhanger Challenge" spot on Greywolf got ranked as one of the top ten best golf courses in Canada, as well as one of the top hundred best in the world.  We're very lucky to have a breathtaking place in the valley  like this to come golf at. 

        Like I said,  these annual Golf tournaments that  the Greywolf Golf course has is a fundraiser for different organizations, like A.C.E.   The people that were playing golf at Greywolf automatically got entered in the shootout Charity event to raise money  for A.C.E.   They were helping us raise money for different things we could do to make this town more accessible.  The people that golfed were very willing to help, and they got something out of it too.    Everyone that  played the usual eighteen holes of a golf tournament would win a prize if they won.    If someone got a hole in one, they would win 100 thousand dollars.  If no one got a hole in one, the player that had their ball closet to the pin would win a really nice putter, so they can keep on practising. 

          My mom and I were only at Greywolf for the morning shift.  A.C.E wanted people from the group there to taking turns sitting at the hole.  We were there with a couple other people from the A.C.E committee advertising for A.C. E.  I only did my shift for a few hours.  I didn't see any holes in one, but I saw some pretty good shots.  You could tell the people there liked to golf, because they sure did well.  Everyone had to be really quiet while someone was taking a shot, so they could focus.  Sometimes I would be talking to someone, and the manager of the course would come up and say that I had to be quiet.  Ha ha.  I hope I do better with that next time

               So, yes, myself and a couple others were at Greywolf, raising money for A.C.E.  We set up two chairs and a table with a bulletin board  on it with a collage of pictures of things that A.C.E does.  The board had pictures of me skiing and on a wheelchair accessibility trail A.C.E opened up a couple years ago.  I felt very honoured to be recognized like that.  These pictures showed people how inclusive this town could be with a little awareness.  We just let people golf, and when they came up to look at the board, we would give them information and answer  any questions they had.  I talked a lot about my sit ski program.  I think talking about how much I love that program helped promote Panorama a bit, which is what everyone wants to come out of this golf tournament as well.  The people that golfed there were very generous and wanted to talk to us about A..C.E, and about  the sit skiing program.  It was just like last year with the amount of really nice people that wanted to help.  It was really sweet that people appreciated us and our cause.  One person that I got to talk to was Rick Jensen, the President and CEO of Panorama Mountain Village.  I was very honoured to meet him.  He was very nice.  He wanted to know lots about A.C.E and the sit ski program.  We also met my Mom's grade three teacher.  Mom was really excited to see her.  It was a great day for socializing and it was awesome that the people that golfed  that day were keen to help us make this town a more inclusive place for everybody

   We were pretty lucky to be sitting on this Cliffhanger Challenge hole.  We had our own chef up on the hill making us snacks.  We were treated very well.  It doesn't get much better than sitting on the 6th hole overlooking such an amazing view.  It was a beautiful day.  It was a little breezy at first.  The breeze was like a hint of fall coming, in the crisp summer air.  We dressed a little bit warmer than we are used to dressing.  Later in the morning though, the sun came out and it was a beautiful day.  You
can't complain much when your given such beautiful scenery to look over, and we were sure given that!

We had a fun morning.  I like doing little things like this.  Its a great way to spread some awareness, and get some socialization and fresh air in as well.  Thank you to the A.C.E committee for inviting me and setting up the fundraiser, and thank you to all the golfer who donated to our cause.  Your helping us making this town an even better place to live for all!