Celebrities Attend Gord Bamford Invitational Golf Tournament

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Gord Bamford has rounded up the best in Canadian Country Music and Alberta Sports to attend his second annual Charity Invitational Golf Tournament, to be held at the Lacombe Golf and Country Club, August 6th and 7th, 2009.

George Canyon, Aaron Pritchett, Duane Steele and Jessie Farrell are just a handful of the recording artists that will be attending and performing at the two-day event. Cassie Campbell from the Canadian Olympic Women’s hockey team, Curtis Glencross and Jim Vandermeer from the Calgary Flames and Bryon Hill, Nashville singer, songwriter and producer, have all confirmed their attendance.
A Mega Media Prize hole has been set up for Friday August 7, so that media will be able to interview the various celebrities at the event. Casey Clarke will be filming the CMT Chevy Top 20 Countdown. Photography services will be provided by Bonnie-Jean McAllister of Ealanta Photography. Team photos and candid shots of the days will be taken.

All registered golfers will have a chance to play in the “Putt Zone”. Each player will donate $20.00 and be given three chances to putt and sink their ball. For every ball they sink their name goes into the “Mega Prize Draw” for their chance to win a LCD Screen TV.

2009 2nd Annual Charity Golf Classic

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Gord Bamford’s Golf Event Raises Money for New Charitable Foundation

(Edmonton, AB) Canadian country music award winner Gord Bamford has rounded up the best in the business for his annual Charity Invitational Golf Tournament, in order to raise money for his newly founded “Gord Bamford Charitable Foundation.”

Bamford’s Foundation will offer support to underprivileged youth and single parent families in Canada. “By providing financial support for education, music, and health care I hope to help improve the quality of life for these families living in our local communities across Canada,” explains Bamford.

This will be Bamford’s second annual Charity Invitational Gala Golf Tournament, held August 6 and 7, 2009 at the Lacombe Golf & Country Club, and will feature live performances from Bamford, George Canyon, Aaron Pritchett, and Jessie Farrell.
More than $60,000.00 was raised at last year’s event, with proceeds given to Big Brothers and Sisters of Lacombe. Bamford will again give a portion of this year’s monies raised to Big Brothers and Big Sisters. The remainder will go to his charitable foundation. “I feel privileged to be able to give back to this organization that can make a difference in a child’s life and give them direction, just as it did for me as a child,” says Bamford.
Bamford’s financial target for the charitable foundation is to raise $75,000.00 at this year’s event. EnCana Corporation from Calgary is just one of the corporate examples of sponsorship support. “EnCana is the title sponsor for this year’s event and they have committed to working with us in 2010. This kind of support allows us to take this charity event to the next level. We want to attract more sponsors and grow this event each and every year,” says Bamford.

The charity event kicks off at 6:30 pm Thursday evening with live entertainment and a silent auction. Performances by Bamford, Canyon, Pritchett and Farrell start at 7:30 pm. The evening finishes with a live auction and more live entertainment at 8:30 pm. Auction items include a golf weekend for 12 on Bamford’s tour bus, a mystery heli golf weekend, big barn barbeque for 60 people, and performance by Bamford, a Davey Shields autographed saddle, and much more.

Casey Clarke from CMT Canada will also be filming its Chevy Top 20 Countdown at the charity event. Red Deer’s KG Country will be live on site. A Mega Media Prize hole on the golf course will allow media to interview the celebrities.

Gord Bamford Forms Charitable Foundation to Help Canadian Families in Need

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Gord Bamford, Canadian country music star and local Albertan, has set up the Gord Bamford Charitable Foundation in order to give back to his community.

“I started this charitable foundation as a way to give back to the youth and people less fortunate,” says Bamford.

The Gord Bamford Charitable Foundation’s mission is to help families in need. It has been said that it takes a village to raise a child, something Bamford believes in. “I believe that this foundation can make a difference in a child’s life, either through education, music or sport,” he says.

The application process to establish the charitable foundation began back in April, 2009. The process is expected to be completed by October, 2009. Bamford feels the timing will be excellent as the holiday season, typically a time for giving, will soon be approaching.