CALGARY — Shaw Communications is teaming up with 20 Calgary-area golf courses to launch its first-ever Shaw Charity Classic Make Your Mark Day, benefiting the lives of children and youth across southern Alberta.
On Sunday, August 6, golfers in Calgary can attempt to make a birdie at the designated Make Your Mark par-3 hole at any one of the participating courses. For every birdie scored, Shaw will donate $100 to support children and youth charities across Alberta through the Shaw Charity Classic, up to $100,000. Every Make Your Mark Day participant will also be entered to win an exclusive, inside-the-ropes experience at the 2017 Shaw Charity Classic.
“As we celebrate the fifth anniversary of the Shaw Charity Classic, Make Your Mark Day gives local golfers an exciting opportunity to be part of the incredible legacy of giving the tournament has created over the past four years,” said Chethan Lakshman, vice-president of external affairs for Shaw Communications, in a press release. “By playing golf with family and friends, visitors and residents of Calgary can help make a difference in the lives of thousands of kids and youth across Alberta.”
Participating golf courses include:
Apple Creek Golf Course
Blue Devil Golf Club
Canyon Meadows Golf & Country Club
Collicutt Siding Golf Club
Copper Point Golf Club
Cottonwood Golf & Country Club
Fox Hollow Golf Course
The Glencoe Golf & Country Club
Golf Canada Calgary Centre
Heritage Pointe Golf Club
McKenzie Meadows Golf Club
Priddis Greens Golf & Country Club
Redwood Meadows Golf & Country Club
River Spirit Golf Club
Silver Springs Golf & Country Club
Silvertip Resort
Sirocco Golf Club
Springbank Links Golf Club
Valley Ridge Golf Club
The Winston Golf Club
Since 2013, the Shaw Charity Classic has raised more than $13.8 million to support more than 150 children and youth charities in Alberta. This year’s Shaw Charity Classic will host 78 PGA Tour Champions players at Calgary’s Canyon Meadows Golf and Country Club from August 30 to September 3.
For more information about the Make Your Mark Day event being held on Sunday, August 6, visit shawcharityclassic.com/makeyourmarkday/.
