Royal University Hospital Foundation is extremely grateful to FFUN Group and its FFUN Spirit Champions Classic charity golf tournament for raising $1 million (net) to help advance patient care innovation and excellence at Royal University Hospital.
The $1 million milestone was achieved during the fourth year of the event held Wednesday, June 26, at Moon Lake Golf and Country Club, in which a record $365,000 was raised thanks to the generosity of more than two dozen past and present hockey professionals, 40 business sponsors, and 240 local avid golfers.
“RUH Foundation is extremely grateful to FFUN Group Founder and CEO Mark Loeppky and the FFUN Spirit Team for their passion and hard work in reaching the $1 million milestone,” says Jennifer Molloy, CEO, Royal University Hospital Foundation.
“FFUN’s philanthropic spirit and commitment to our community — supported by celebrity athletes, local businesses and golfers – is helping ensure our medical teams have the newest equipment and other resources to save more lives of the most sick and injured patients from throughout the province at RUH.”
The Loeppky family has a long tradition of supporting RUH, the largest clinical, teaching and research hospital in Saskatchewan.
“Our family is very grateful to be able to give back to our community, to support health care for families who are our neighbours, and to see how our contribution can affect their lives,” says Mark.
RUH Foundation and FFUN Spirit Champions Classic extend much thanks to the following hockey professionals for their participation in this year’s event: Luke Schenn, Brayden Schenn, Chandler Stephenson, Matthew Barnaby, Brad May, Mike Krushelnyski, Bernie Nicholls, Rich Sutter, Joe Kocur, Eric Gryba, Brian Skrudland, Clarke Wilm, Damon Severson, Jake Leschyshyn, Adam Beckman, Ron Flockhart, Dave Babych, Bryon Bitz, Rick Vaive, Scott Daniels, Brad Meier, Lindsay Carson, Doug Bodger, Kevin Kaminski, Dana Murzyn, and Dwight King.