Focus "Golf for Kids" Charity Event Raises $325,000
September 21, 2007

VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA-Focus and co-sponsor Corix Water Products (Corix) raised more than $325,000 at their annual "Golf for Kids" Charity Golf Classic.

Focus and Corix in partnership with the "Golf for Kids" team including 85 volunteers, 50 Hole Sponsors, 75 Major Sponsors and 192 players raised $325,000 for three local charities: The "Help Fill a Dream Foundation," an organization dedicated to helping children with life threatening illnesses fulfill their lifelong dreams, "KidSport BC", whose mandate is to raise funds, and support programs that create opportunities for young people to participate in sport and "Rock Solid", a support service that provides counselling and education for youth affected by violence and bullying.

"This year's event was phenomenal," explains Dale Douglas, tournament co-organizer and Focus Regional Vice-President. "Focus and Corix are the stewards of the tournament but the people and the community have adopted this tournament as their own which has enabled us to raise an incredible amount of money for local charities."

The 2007 "Golf for Kids" Charity Golf Classic was held on September 15th at the prestigious Bear Mountain Golf Resort in Victoria. The $325,000 was raised through a combination of entry fees, mulligan and raffle draws, as well as through participants bidding on items in an exciting silent and a fun-filled live auction. Bob Campbell from "Help Fill a Dream Foundation", Patti Hunter from "KidSport BC" and Brent Dobbie from "Rock Solid" were thrilled to accept cheques on behalf of their respective organizations. Another highlight included a hole in one where by the golfer received a new Corvette valued at more than $80,000.

Over the past 10 years, the "Golf for Kids" Charity Golf Classic has raised more than $1.2 Million which has been used to help make dreams come true for hundreds of children on Vancouver Island.

Focus is a multi-disciplinary consulting firm providing a range of engineering, geomatics, planning and project management services to clients involved in oil and gas, oil sands, infrastructure, land development and environmental projects. Since 1977, clients have relied on Focus to deliver world-class technical solutions that optimize their investments, improve their competitive position and increase their long-term success. Focus employs more than 1400 staff in 20 offices throughout Western Canada.

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