RBC Canadian Open
Thursday Jul 26 – Sunday Jul 29, 2012
Hamilton G&CC · Ancaster, Ontario, Canada
| Mike Weir Foundation (National Partner) |
Numerous local and national children's charities have received support from The Mike Weir Foundation. Beyond direct contributions,
the Foundation also helps charities raise money through its Weir Golf Memorabilia program which helps charities obtain auction
items for fundraising purposes. For more information, visit www.themikeweirfoundation.com.
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| BC Children's Hospital Foundation (Local Partner) |
BC Children's Hospital is the province's only full-service acute care hospital and serves the one million children living
in BC and the Yukon. All children who are seriously ill or injured are referred to Children's Hospital and are either treated
at the hospital facility in Vancouver or, with consultation from Children's specialists, in their home community. Last year,
more than 78,000 children were treated at Children's Hospital. BC Children's Hospital Foundation received donations from more
than 120,000 people last year and had revenues of over $85 million. Funds raised by the foundation are used to support BC
Children's Hospital, Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children and the Child & Family Research Institute. For more information,
visit www.bcchf.ca.
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| F.O.R.C.E. Society for Kids' Mental Health (Local Partner) |
| The F.O.R.C.E. was founded in 2000 by 2 mothers and has become the leading children's mental health voice in British Columbia.
The F.O.R.C.E. is an organization dedicated and committed to child and youth mental health and is operated by families for
families. The Society provides services in advocacy, education, information and navigation. The F.O.R.C.E.
has networks of parents in almost all regions of British Columbia. The F.O.R.C.E. Society for Kids' Mental Health is committed
to building relationships and engaging families with services, systems, care providers and businesses that have a responsibility
for supporting child and youth mental health. For more information, visit www.forcesociety.com.
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