Our charity golf tournament was established in 1996 with our dear friend Greg Adams, who lent his name to the title for the last decade. Beginning in 2006, we rejuvenated our event by adding a Celebrity component. We have been fortunate to have Chuck Kobasew, formally of the Calgary Flames, and now of the Boston Bruins to lend his name to this year's tournament.

Since its start, approximately $675,000 has been raised for children's charities here in the Okanagan. Our main recipients include:

Josh Dyck Trust Fund Established

A trust fund has been set up for a Summerland boy involved in a devastating car crash. The three-year-old Josh Dyck was traveling to Kelowna on Highway 97 in October 2006 when he was involved in a head-on collision, which sent him and his parents to different hospitals with serious injuries.

The Sandman Hotels and the Harvest Golf Club in Kelowna have established the Josh Dyck Foundation to help pay for Josh's medical and rehabilitation expenses.

Co-founder of the Sandman Harvest golf event, Al Hryniuk, says the new foundation has been seeded with $30,000 and will continue to grow through numerous yearly charity events, such as the Celebrity Golf Classic held in Kelowna.

Josh is now back in the Okanagan, and this past summer Brian Burke, GM of the Anaheim Ducks brought the Stanley Cup to Moxie’s for a photo opportunity for the community.  Approximately $7290 was raised for the Josh Dyck Trust, of which Tom Gaglardi and the local Sandman Inn and Moxie’s matched the proceeds, for a total of $ 14,580.

Those wishing to contribute to the fund can do so by contacting Salim Kassam at (604) 760-6602, by email at skassam@sandman.ca or by mail to the:

Josh Dyck Foundation
c/o Sandman Hotels
310 - 1755 West Broadway
Vancouver, BC V6J 4S5