We shall never forget our fallen.
Calgary Volunteers Needed for Annual Golf Tourney
The Calgary Police Association’s 2023 Andrew Harnett Memorial Golf Tournament is coming up & the John Petropoulos Memorial Fund (JPMF) is looking for a few volunteers to chip in…selling raffle tickets to golfers.
Proceeds from raffle tickets sales are kindly donated to the JPMF.
Here are the tournament deets:
When: Thursday August 17th, 2023
Where: Heritage Pointe Golf Course (DeWinton)
Shifts: The morning shift runs from 7 am until 1 pm and the afternoon shift starts at noon and ends around 6 pm.
Duties: Volunteers will set up off the greens of par 3 holes, where they will watch for hole-in-ones (big prizes are up for grabs for any golfer who makes a hole-in-one). Volunteers will also sell raffle tickets and 50/50 tickets to golfers.
Contact: If you’d like to help out, please e-mail Harleigh at harleighatkinson@gmail.com.
Other details: Dress for this event is casual and volunteers are asked to be prepared for a variety of weather conditions: please bring a hat, sunscreen, water bottle, bug spray and a foldable chair.
Thanks so much!
About Const. John Petropoulos
Calgary Police Constable John Petropoulos died on Sept 29th, 2000. John was investigating a break and enter complaint when he stepped through a false ceiling, fell nine feet into the lunchroom below and died of a brain injury. There was no safety railing to warn him of the danger; the complaint turned out to be a false alarm. He was 32.
The John Petropoulos Memorial Fund was started shortly after John’s death by members of his recruit class. The JPMF is a Canadian charity that raises public awareness about workplace safety issues and educates people about why & how to ensure their workplaces and the roads are safer for everyone, including emergency responders.
About Sgt Andrew Harnett
Calgary Police Sgt. Andrew Harnett, 37, was killed in the line of duty on New Years Eve 2020.
