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Pictured (left to right): Dave Lieskovsky, KidSport Penticton Chair, Jeannie Anderson, Jocko Bidlake, and Jim Chernoff<\/em><\/p>\n

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Once again, business owners in Penticton along with a sell-out roster of 150 golfers stepped up to help local kids by donating to the annual KidSport and Friends Golf Tournament, held May 30 at the Penticton Golf and Country Club.\u00a0 The best-ball tournament, sponsored by Greyback Construction, resulted in funds to support the KidSport Penticton charity, which provides funds to kids who cannot afford to access sport.<\/p>\n

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As it has with the past 21 tournaments, the event saw a large number of businesses provide prizes and funds.\u00a0 Dave Lieskovsky, who chairs the KidSport Penticton committee expressed his gratitude by reporting \u201cthis amazing tournament really demonstrates how much locals appreciate the importance of sport is in the development of kids.\u00a0 KidSport Penticton is extremely grateful for this event each year, as this has become our primary source of revenue. We can\u2019t thank the committee enough for what they\u2019ve done for us.\u00a0 In particular, we want to thank Dick Ante, who initiated the event back in 1999, and has continued to work hard each year to make it the success it is.<\/p>\n

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This year, the golf event made $40,000 for KidSport Penticton, all of which goes to the kids in Penticton.<\/p>\n

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Lieskovsky adds that \u201cmany families struggle financially to keep kids involved in organized sport.\u00a0 And, nowadays, it seems that we need kids to be participating in sports more than ever.\u00a0 Not only does participation in sports activities provide so many personal benefits to their growth, it also instills positive socialization and leadership skills in kids, both of which are so important in later in life.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":773,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"categories":[14],"class_list":["post-772","news_stories","type-news_stories","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nPenticton Businesses are Generous When it Comes to Helping Kids - Penticton<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The 2025 KidSport Penticton Golf Tournament raised $40,000 for the local chapter to help fund a season of sport for kids in need.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/kidsportcanada.ca\/british-columbia\/penticton\/news-stories\/penticton-businesses-are-generous-when-it-comes-to-helping-kids\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Penticton Businesses are Generous When it Comes to Helping Kids - 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