WEYBURN – The Weyburn Swing for Scholarships Golf Tournament took place on Friday afternoon at the Weyburn Golf Club. The 2023 Swing for Scholarships tournament raised just over $15,000 in scholarship funds for students pursuing a post-secondary education at Â鶹´«Ã½AVeast College.
These dollars will be matched through the Ministry of Advanced Education through the Saskatchewan Innovation and Opportunity Scholarship program to create just over $30,000 in student scholarships.
Swing for Scholarships 2023 saw 17 teams participating with countless community supporters including:
• Drive for Education Sponsors: MNP, Prairie Sky Coop, Weyburn Credit Union, Weyburn Dodge, and JZ Data & Telecom
• Meal Sponsor: Weyburn Oilwomen Association
• Golf Cart Sponsor: I-ZAN Tire
• Safe Ride Sponsor: Whitecap Resources
• Hole Sponsors: Â鶹´«Ã½AV Country Equipment, Wil-Tech Industries, Protouch Signs, SGEU, SaskTel, Weyburn Chamber of Commerce, Westrum Timber Mart, Century 21 Hometown, Western Financial Group, Mryglod Steel & Metal, Big 106, Surtest Oilfield Services, Nexans, Crescent Point, FYI Doctors, and Bandits Distilling.
• Skills Hole Sponsors: RBC, Cedar & Vine, Eddie Websters, and Bert Baxter Transport, and many raffle prize sponsors.
The Tournament Low Score and Winning Team was Team City of Estevan, and Tournament Most Honest Score and Highest Score was Team Safety Belts.
The prize for Best Dressed went to Team Weyburn EMS.
Â鶹´«Ã½AVeast College is proud to offer innovative and flexible programming that encourages students to learn where they live.
