ALS Memorial Golf Tournament
24th ALS MEMORIAL GOLF TOURNAMENT
Thursday June 17, 2010
Quilchena Golf & Country Club, Richmond
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Jim Williams with protrait of his father Sonny
This tournament is a major fundraiser for the ALS Society of BC. 70% of the proceeds go towards patient care and 30% towards the George "Sonny" Williams Endowment Fund. George Williams died from ALS on Tuesday January 30, 1996 at 12:20AM.
George left his mark on many aspects of BC golf and business. He had been adamant in his pursuit of integrity for the moving industry. He was one of the first principal patrons for the BC Golf Museum. To add to his other contributions he was credited as single handedly saving the BC Open from a sure demise in 1982.
According to Arv Olson's book Backspin, a few weeks after the first pro-am experience at the B.C Open, George was telling his Vancouver Golf Club professional, Al Nelson, how much he enjoyed the Pro-Am. Al, a BC PGA director at the time, thanked him for his kind words, but also expressed concern that the BC Open might be unable to carry on due to financial difficulties. George asked him how much it would take to continue the BC Open and Al replied with a figure of $15,000. Moments later George handed Nelson a cheque for $20,000.
In eight years, the George Williams BC Open ascended from an uncertain $75,000 tournament to the Canadian Tour's most lucrative event, with a $160,000 prize pot. Some of the winners during George's sponsorship years were BC residents Jim Nelford, Rick Gibson and Jim Rutledge.
It was his belief that if you take something out of the community you must put something back into the community.
George was named a CPGA honorary director for his contributions
The George "Sonny" Williams Endowment Fund was established in 2003 to support caregivers of people living with ALS. In 2009, because of your support four (4) Caregivers Days were sponsored in the Okanagan, Lower Mainland, Fraser Valley and West Kootenays funded by the interest accrued from the Fund.
Williams Moving & Storage received the 2009 ALS Canada Award for outstanding fundraising. l-r Tom Williams, Wendy Toyer- ALS Society of BC, Zach Williams and Jim Williams. In the background portrait of Sonny Williams. 3 generations of volunteer service for ALS. Thank you.
THANK YOU TO THE PRESENTING SPONSORS
