Golf tournament donates $40,460 to children

Veronica Carroll, centre, chief executive officer of the Children’s Health Foundation of Vancouver Island, meets with sponsors of last summer’s Bayview Place Island Savings Open golf tournament to receive a $40,460 donation from them. With her are Kenneth William Mariash Sr., left, and Patricia Mariash of Focus Equities, along with Times Colonist advertising director David Whitman and Kelly Sterk of Island Savings. The money will help children who face physical and mental health barriers to reach their full potential. The annual golf tournament has invested more than $89,000 in programs and services for youth over three years.