Greg Messier Open
Fight against prostate cancer:
Greg Messier Open raises $22,000
A total of $22,000 was raised for PROCURE to fight prostate cancer during the 7th annual Greg Messier Open, held at the International 2000 Golf Club in Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle on September 7, 2019.
In total, 230 people attended the dinner, auction, and dance.
During the day, members of the organizing committee and 12 volunteers hosted booths and games along the three golf courses, adding $4,000 to the fundraising total.
In the evening, guests also took part in a live auction led by Denis Paquette. Among the items sold was a hockey stick belonging to Sidney Crosby, who plays for the Pittsburgh Penguins, which fetched $1,400.
Background
Over the past seven years, the Greg Messier Open has raised a total of $116,500, including $42,000 from the last two editions alone.
PROCURE notes that 12 men in Quebec are diagnosed with prostate cancer every day.
This article appeared in the September 18, 2019, issue of the newspaper « Coup d’œil ».
Special thanks to
Marc-André Couillard,
the article’s author, for allowing us to reprint it in the pages of « La Moisson des Messier ».
Vincent Messier, Suzanne Lefebvre, Diane Messier,
Jerry Messier, and Anthony Messier
pose proudly with the $22,000 cheque presented to
PROCURE
to fight prostate cancer.
Here is the advertisement that appeared in our pages for the 2022 edition of the Greg Messier Open.
