Focus Raises $175,000 at "Golf for Kids" Charity Golf Classic
September 23, 2005

VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA-Focus and Terasen Waterworks, in partnership with the "Golf for Kids" team including 50 volunteers, 55 Hole Sponsors, 64 Major Sponsors and 175 players are proud to have raised $175,000 for two local and worthwhile charities: The "The Help Fill a Dream Foundation," an organization dedicated to helping children with life threatening illnesses fulfill their lifelong dreams, and "KidSport BC", whose mandate is to identify needs in the community, raise funds, and support programs that create opportunities for young people to participate in sport.

The 2005 "Golf For Kids" Charity Golf Classic was held on September 17th at the pristine Olympic View Golf Club in Victoria. The $175,000 was raised through a combination of entry fees, mulligan and raffle draws, as well as through participants biding on items in an exciting silent and a fun-filled live auction.

The live auction culminated with $32,500 being raised on a single item - a golf trip for four to play five British Open and world class golf courses in Scotland!

Dale Douglas, Regional Vice-President for Focus and Murray Stewart, Regional Manager for Terasen Waterworks, have successfully co-organized the "Golf for Kids" classic for the past 9 years. During this time, the event has raised over $600,000, which has been used to help make dreams come true for more than one hundred children on Vancouver Island.

The atmosphere and energy at the tournament was unbelievable and the money raised greatly exceeded everyone's expectations. The comments from everyone: volunteers, sponsors and players alike, were all very positive - everyone had a wonderful day, the weather cooperated magnificently, and Joe Payne from Help Fill a Dream and Patti Hunter from KidSport BC were delighted to accept very generous cheques on behalf of their respective organizations.

Focus Corporation is a multi-disciplinary consulting firm providing a range of engineering, geomatics, planning and project management services to clients in the energy, environmental, infrastructure, land development and resource sectors. Clients rely on Focus to deliver world-class technical solutions that optimize their investments, improve their competitive position and increase their long-term success. Focus employs over 600 staff in offices throughout Canada and project offices in selected areas of the world.

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