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16 economist sunsuntribune sports saturday aug 21 2004 charity golf big business bymikehayakawa staff writer they take their hacks on a challenging golf course but the score doesnt matter what does is an opportunity to make new friends or business contacts rub shoulders with a celebrity share a few laughs consume food and spirits and possibly take home a prize itall comes with a price the entry fee not new charity golf events have been taking place on fair ways around the world first of all its meant to be a fun day said kevin thistle vice- president of unionvilles angus glen golf glub second of all ifs a great fundraiser its something thats close to our hearts rais ing money for those who are less fortunate thanks to doctors having a son calvin born premature at less than two pounds mr thistle wanted to find a way to thank doctors and nurses who assisted in his deliv- ery he has staged the nec mit subishi putting for preemies event at his course for four years raising more than 100000 for womens college hospital i owe my sons life to the doctors and nurses at that hospi tal he said san jose sharks forward mike ricci and his agent anton thun of unionville had a good time playing in the makeawish foundation tournament a few years ago but mr ricci whose long hair and spirited play made him stand out in this years stanley cup playoffs wanted to do more he launched the mike ricci and friends charity golf tourna ment for the makeawish foundation of toronto last year at angus glen and raised 27000 the second annual event was held aug 4 i dont golf a lot but i use it as a day out to get out of the office and to hit the ball around mr thun said also by taking part in charity events we need to give back especially in unionville where we live comfortably part of running mikes ricci event is that it is our contribution to make someones life better entry fees can range from around the 100 mark to 625 per player to play in mr riccis tourney not only do charity golf events make money for their cause but the courses also bene fit- and not just from a business point of view these facilities feel good about doing something to lend a helping hand to run charity events might help an organization purchase new equipment or set a budget for a new program the list goes on and were happy to be a part of that process kelly wayling angus glen golf club director of key accounts said in the 185 days that we were open we ran 450 charity events last year that means were really busy he said theres competition between courses hosting tournaments cost and location can also factor into a charitys decision to play at a specific course ian wiber events coordinator at newmarkets cardinal golf club said the 54hole public facility on hwy 9 frequently hosts charity events were probably the biggest tournament venue in this area weve had the same number of charity events ongoing for a number of years that shows the success especially when you have events that come back for the last seven eight or nine years that tells us our product and price is right thats what we can go on he said saturation point but mr wiber thinks there is a saturation point there are only so many golfers out there and so many charities as a golfer you can play in a charity event almost every day in the summer you could get inundated with invitations he said im blunt i say its not easy to run a charity event for an event run for the first time they should start out on a smaller scale say with 60 to 90 people thomas no fan of salary cap join a winning team over 3500 carriers deliver the york region newspapers and you can be one of them earn bonus points win great prizes earn extra money gain the experience of running your own newspaper route call today 905 2948244 steve thomas wants to set the record straight the 20year nhl veteran said in a tv interview thursday the nhl and the nhl players association should look to other pro sports as it heads for a possi ble work stoppage sepl 15 the markham native was inter viewed thursday with other nhl play ers by the score tv at a charity bowling event in toronto the fact that football and basketball both have a salary cap we can learn from how the daytoday operations of those two entities work out and try and find some kind of a common ground between what theyre going through and what we have right now he said in an interview with the score tv while some people might have con strued the veteran forward was leaning toward favouring a salary cap mr thomas insisted his remarks were taken out of context totally inaccurate i never have arid never will support a salary cap and any reports that say otherwise are totally inaccurate he said in a statement issued late thursday by the nhlpa i have always believed that a marketplace is the best system for our sport and i still believe that today the nhlpa members will never accept a salary cap mr thomas appeared on the fan 590 radio station yesterday further dis tancing himself from supporting a cap dont fix something thats not bro ken he said of the current nhl bar gaining agreement he said he hopes something will get done at the 1 1th hour the nhlpa also asked news organi zations not to air the original interview that aired on the score tv fan announcer doug farraway said mr thomas who played last season steve thomas markham nhler clarified quotes he made at celebri ty bowling event in toronto with the detroit red wings is a free agent looking for a contract for next sea son he had 10 goals and 12 assists in 44 games last year now living in toronto and following his son around with his minor hockey career the economist and sun has learned mr thomas is slated to open a sporting goods store in markham later this fall markham waxer grad toiling two seasons with the markham waxers junior a club from 1980 to 82 mr thomas signed his first professional contract with the toronto maple leafs in 1984 he also played for the chicago blackhawks new york islanders new jersey 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