The 41st annual Norma Owen Memorial Golf Tournament raised a record amount of funds.
The sold-out event at the Guelph Lakes Golf and Country Club last September raised more than $30,000.
The Guelph Police Association announced in a news release on Thursday that the amount was the most it has raised in the 40 years of the event.
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They say the proceeds will go to Hospice Wellington to be used to support its end-of-life service and supportive programming for families across Wellington County.
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Since the inaugural event in 1983, the Guelph Police Association has raised more than $505,000 for cancer-related charities in the area.
The event is in memory of Const. Norma Owen, who died of cancer in 1983.
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