Fundraising On The Links

Participants are once again being sought for a  celebrity golf tournament that will raise funds for a proposed Aboriginal hockey academy in Alberta.

The fourth annual tournament will be staged on Aug. 11 at the Heritage Pointe Golf Club in De Winton, located just south of Calgary.

Some of the proceeds from the event will go to Greater Strides Hockey Academy Foundation. Former NHLer Brantt Myhres, who is Metis, is the CEO and president of the academy. So far it has run hockey training programs and camps. The academy's main goal is to have a facility where Aboriginal youth from across the country will attend school and also enhance their hockey careers.

Numerous former and current pros have attended the golf tournament in its previous runnings. A list of celebrities that will take part this year had not been released by mid-June. More information, as well as registration details for this year's event, can be found at www.greaterstrides.ca