AJAX, ON – August 26, 2024 – Elexicon Energy (“Elexicon”), the electricity distribution company serving parts of Durham Region and beyond, recently hosted its fourth annual charity golf tournament at Deer Creek in Ajax. The tournament, one of the largest and most successful in the area, raised a record-breaking $338,000 for seven community agencies. The amount raised from this year’s tournament exceeds last year’s amount by $138,000. The tournament has raised a remarkable $757,000 since 2019.
This year’s tournament recipients provide a wide range of vital services in the communities Elexicon operates in, including child and youth initiatives, community safety, and paediatric respite and hospice care. The seven recipients of the tournament are: five Big Brothers Big Sisters agencies, Kids’ Safety Village of Durham Region, and Sloane’s House Paediatric Respite & Hospice Care Centre.
“This year’s tournament was our biggest and most successful to date, with 380 golfers taking to the course at Deer Creek and helping raise $338,000 for seven amazing community agencies. We are tremendously grateful to all of our suppliers and friends who sponsored the event and helped us raise this historic amount. Together, we are helping create a better future for our customers and communities.”
Melanie Walls, Tournament Organizer
“The donation from Elexicon Energy’s golf tournament is a game-changer for our In-School Mentoring programs, allowing us to continue empowering young people to thrive and reach their full potential. We are so grateful to be one of the recipients of this incredibly successful event. Thank you Elexicon for your incredible support, and for helping us to ignite the power and potential of the youth in our community.”
Elisabeth Maddiss, Executive Director
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Clarington
“Congratulations Elexicon Energy, tournament organizers, golfers and sponsors. It was an incredible day raising funds for mentoring programs we provide to empower and ignite potential for young people in our communities. We are beyond grateful to be a recipient of this event.”
Arlene Coculuzzi, Executive Director
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Hastings and Prince Edward County
“Elexicon Energy’s golf tournament is more than just a game – it’s a chance to light the way for children and youth to reach their full potential. Thank you for swinging into action and supporting our In-School Mentoring programs, where our children and youth ignite the power and potential for a future full of possibilities. We are profoundly grateful.”
Margaret Ayres, Executive Director
Big Brothers Big Sisters of North Durham
“We are incredibly grateful to be one of the recipients of the tournament. Funds received will assist us with providing further opportunities to youth in our local communities through our life-changing mentoring programs. We currently have young people waiting up to four years for a mentor, additional funding will help support those young people and reduce waiting times. Elexicon Energy’s generosity is creating BIG opportunities for multiple organizations across many regions that will be very impactful. Thank you for your support.”
Miranda Chaffey, Executive Director
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Orillia and District
“We are thrilled and honoured to be one of the recipients of the proceeds from this tournament. The generous support from Elexicon Energy will help us reach more children in need of guidance and support through our In-School Mentoring programs, igniting the potential of youth in our community and creating a brighter future for all. Thank you, Elexicon, for your commitment to supporting youth and creating a brighter future for our community.”
Melanie Stewart, Executive Director
Big Brothers Big Sisters of South-West Durham and Northumberland
“On behalf of Kids’ Safety Village of Durham Region, we are tremendously grateful to Elexicon Energy, their partners and everyone that supported their golf tournament for their generous donation. The money received from the tournament will enhance the safety programs that we provide to the children in the region.”
Andrew Elliott, Treasurer
Kids’ Safety Village of Durham Region
“What a fabulous day on the green for Sloane’s House at Elexicon Energy’s Annual Charity Golf Tournament. The opportunity to meet the Elexicon team and friends of Elexicon, and to share our vision was such a privilege. From arrival to getting to our hole, to our fabulous time meeting and connecting with golfers, we were reminded about the power of community to make a difference. The conversations we shared, and the questions asked about Sloane’s House, will continue to have significant impact as we move forward in our programs and focus on our physical building. We are so thankful to Elexicon for their commitment to community, to the Deer Creek team for their hard work, and to all the golfers who brought their positive energy and supported the day. This donation will have a major impact on the children we support as well as their families, and we are so thankful.”
Brenda Slomka, Executive Director
Sloane’s House Paediatric Respite & Hospice Care Centre
About Elexicon Energy
Elexicon Energy powers life’s most meaningful moments. As the fourth largest municipally owned electricity distributor in Ontario, our vision is to empower the communities we serve and help customers seize opportunities to ignite a better future. We provide more than 178,000 residential and business customers with reliable and affordable energy services. Elexicon Energy is owned by five municipalities: the City of Pickering, the Town of Ajax, the Town of Whitby, the City of Belleville and the Municipality of Clarington. Learn more at elexiconenergy.com and follow us on X and LinkedIn.
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