Home Hardware Annual Golf Tournament Raises Money for Canadian Diabetes Association

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St. Jacobs, ON (Wednesday, June 19, 2013) – Following the tournament golfers attended a dinner at St. George Banquet Hall with a silent auction of over 80 items donated by Home Hardware and its suppliers and partners. Last year $50,000 was raised through the tournament and silent auction for the Canadian Diabetes Association. This year, Home Hardware hopes to have raised the same amount and presented an initial cheque for $20,000 and will write a second cheque once the numbers are tallied in the upcoming weeks.

"Home Hardware has always made giving back to our communities a significant part of our culture," said Paul Straus, President and CEO, Home Hardware Stores Limited. "This event is a great opportunity to bring together our people and partners for a day of fun while raising money for the Canadian Diabetes Association which is leading the fight against diabetes by helping people with diabetes live healthy lives and to help find a cure. I’m especially grateful to our volunteers and sponsors for helping to make this tournament a success."

"The Canadian Diabetes Association is grateful for the support of Home Hardware Stores Limited" said Bill Gregory, Senior Community Engagement Coordinator for the Canadian Diabetes Association. "The support of our partners and donors makes it possible for us to truly make a difference in the lives of the more than 9 million Canadians living with diabetes and prediabetes."

Over the last 16 years, the Home Hardware Annual Charity Golf Tournament has raised nearly $390,000 for various local charities. Home Hardware makes a two-year commitment to a local charity and partners to plan and execute the event. The proceeds from the upcoming 2014 and 2015 golf tournaments will go towards Ray of Hope in Kitchener. 
 
About Home Hardware Stores Limited
100% Canadian owned and operated, Home Hardware Stores Limited has a presence in every Canadian province and territory and is the country’s largest independent, Dealer-owned hardware, lumber, building materials and furniture cooperative. Founded on January 1, 1964 by 122 independent hardware Dealers, the cooperative now includes more than 1,080 stores, under the Home Hardware, Home Building Centre, Home Hardware Building Centre and Home Furniture banners, with annual collective retail sales of more than $5 billion. Home Hardware’s independent Dealer-Owners, recognized by the North American Retail Hardware Association as Canada’s best-trained Dealer group, have access to 100,000 quality brand name and private label products, a world-class distribution system and draw upon the power of Home Hardware’s network to provide their local communities with top quality products and services at competitive prices.

About the Canadian Diabetes Association
The Canadian Diabetes Association is a registered charitable organization, leading the fight against diabetes by helping people with diabetes live healthy lives while we work to find a cure.  Our professional staff and more than 20,000 volunteers provide education and services to help people in their daily fight against the disease, advocate on behalf of people with diabetes for the opportunity to achieve their highest quality of life, and break ground towards a cure.  Please visit www.diabetes.ca, join us on facebook.com/CanadianDiabetesAssociation, follow us on Twitter @DiabetesAssoc, or call 1-800-BANTING (226-8464).