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THE NEW TANNER THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 2009 12 Fast, friendly healthy lunch! Ph: 853-5531 Fax: 853-5366 Mill & Main Plaza Help find the cure for cancer 372 Queen St. E., Acton 519.853.1960 Please join in the fight against cancer and support the Canadian Cancer Society. Acton Market Place Plaza Ready to serve Help find a cure. Please give generously. 12 Main Street North, Acton 8 Main Street North, Acton, Ontario, L7J 1W1 Tel: 519-853-9615 Fax: 519-853-9277 Please give generously Your one stop party store for party needs, pre-made loot bags, helium ballons Stephen Attwell Susan Seads Vintners Acton 41 Mill St. East Acton, Ontario Tel.: (519) 853-2255 L7J 1H1 Fax.: (519) 853-9574 Wine Making on Premise Help the fight against cancer, Please give generously Jason DeVenny, Branch Manager 252 Queen Street Acton, Ontario L7J 1P6 519-853-5046 Ext. 250 Fax: 519-853-5069 jasondevenny@td.com Please give generously PLEASE HELP in tHE figHt AgAinSt cAncEr. Acton Home Hardware 519-853-1730 Cancer Society says heartfelt thank you To the editor Thanks so much to all those people who supported the annual Canadian Cancer Society daffodil sale. Daffodils are the symbol of hope for the Canadian Cancer Society and a reminder to everyone of the need to raise money in order to fund research, raise awareness about cancer and provide support services to those people who are living with cancer and their families. Thank you to all the volunteers who helped with this event we would not have a successful sale without their dedication! We appreciate the Acton Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion for allowing us to store our daffodils at their facility and are grateful to Sobeys for giving us the opportunity to sell our daffodils at their store. The New Tanner provided wonderful publicity and we certainly appreciate your ongoing support. Sincerely, Cathy Gerrow Acton Branch Daffodil Coordinator Canadian Cancer Society CANCER CAN BE BEATEN! CANCER FIGHTERS: The Paul Murr Memorial Golf tournament committee presented Acton branch of the Canadian Cancer Society with a cheque for $60,on November of 2008, proceeds from their 24th annual tourna- ment held at the Blue Springs Golf Club in May. The $60,000 brings the total donated to the cancer society, over 24 years, to $718,000. Holding the oversized cheque in front are Cathy Gerrow and Liz Bailey of the Cancer Society and John McNabb and Wade Vickery of the Paul Murr committee. Standing, left to right, are: George McPhail, Bill Manes, Susan Rauwerda, Lucas Vandermeer, Allan Hall, and Fred Reinders of the committee and Rena Arbic, Linda Neary, Shirley Dyc and Pat Kentner of the Cancer society. Submitted photo Annual Murr tourney May 11 By Frances Niblock Although the annual Paul Murr Memorial Golf tourna- ment is named after an Acton man who died of cancer, and all profits go to the Can- adian Cancer Society, there is nothing maudlin about the annual event, which this year is slated for May 11 at Blue Springs Golf Course. Paul was a real happy-go- lucky guy who enjoyed life and he would not want us to spend the day grieving, Allan Hall, one of the tourna- ment organizing committee members, said on Monday as final preparations for the 25th edition of the tourna- ment were being made. The idea of an annual tour- nament to help raise money for the Acton branch of the Canadian Cancer Society began with Society secretary Marg Hoare who, in 1985, suggested to her husband John that he and some friends should come up with some way to raise even more money than the annual door- to-door canvass for funds. With a few friends, includ- ing Acton businessman Paul Murr, the Acton Cancer So- ciety Golf Tournament was launched with the first event held at a Guelph golf course. That first tournament raised $3,000. The event grew in size and popularity last year it raised $60,000 for a 24 year total of $718,000 and moved to the Acton course in 1991. In 1988, one of the found- ing members, Paul Murr, was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and his illness, which he fought with courage and dignity, only made his friends want to do more to help fight the disease. Before he passed away in November 1988, Murr was touched to learn that the tournament was be- ing renamed in his honour so he could be there each year, in spirit. Hall said the event con- tinues to grow in popularity, but they never set out think- ing about the future. It just continued to grow people like it because the proceeds go to cancer, its a reunion day for many play- ers and it is well organized, Hall said. He said the 12 members of the organizing commit- tee work well together and the tournament is known as a well-run event with few complaints on a beautiful course. All of the elements that make up the tournament weve done in a classy man- ner, and for some people, its the only chance theyll get to play at the private course, Hall said. Organizers expect 250 golfers this year tee-off spots are still available at 7 a.m., 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. For ticket information call John McNabb at 519-853-5615. To mark the 25th anniver- sary, each golfer will receive a framed photograph of their foursome, a golf gift set and an anniversary hat.