Golf day leads to brighter future for students
Montreal business leaders, including many Concordia alumni and donors, hit the fairway to enjoy some golf and raise funds for student awards at the 12th annual Concordia Golf Classic Tournament on September 21.
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At the 12th annual Concordia Golf Classic, event co-chairs (from left) Louis Tanguay, Stéphane Achard and Luigi Liberatore present a cheque to Joseph Capano, principal director of Development, John Molson School of Business and Special Initiatives, and Concordia President Alan Shepard. | All photos: Leslie Schachter
Organized by Advancement and Alumni Relations, the tournament raised $267,000 through sponsor donations and raffle sales. Since 2004, the fundraiser has brought in over $4 million to create 1,500 bursaries for students in need.
The 36 foursomes took advantage of beautiful late-summer weather at Golf Griffon des Sources in Mirabel, Que., one of the province’s most idyllic courses. The tournament was followed by a cocktail and dinner reception hosted by CBC meteorologist and well known Montreal personality Frank Cavallaro.
“Thanks to your generosity, the future looks bright for Concordia students!” declared Cavallaro as he greeted the 170 dinner guests. Concordia President Alan Shepard thanked the tournament’s sponsors and donors.
More than 170 guests attended the dinner at the 12th annual Concordia Golf Classic at Golf Griffon des Sources on September 21.
Stéphane Achard, BComm 87, MBA 94, Luigi Liberatore, and Louis Tanguay, BComm 75 — who co-chaired the event along with André Desmarais, BComm 78, LLD 07, and James Cherry — announced the amount raised.
“It’s a fundraiser for students who need financial help to pursue a higher education,” explained Achard. “My parents were immigrants and I had to pay my way through university. Being able to get a first-class education and master a language in a dynamic and multicultural environment has been fantastic.”
For Joseph Capano, principal director of Development, John Molson School of Business and Special Initiatives, the event and its specific fundraising goal has great potential for future generations.
“It creates the opportunity for students to get a bursary to pursue a university education that not only can make a better life for themselves but for the people they’ll meet in the future and society in general,” he said. “That makes for a much better world and that, to me, is priceless.”