A dedicated group of Victoria Hospice supporters hit the links at Olympic View, Cordova Bay and Bear Mountain July 7 – 9, 2023. Over three days, 73 golfers raised more than $37,000 to support compassionate end-of-life care at Victoria Hospice.
The Mountain Golf Tournament was established more than 30 years ago. When one of the founding members, Paul Sekhon, died in 2011, the tournament continued in his honour. Since then it has raised more than $170,000 for Victoria Hospice.
The care Paul received on the Inpatient Unit and at home with support from the Palliative Response Team inspired Paul’s friends and family to ensure compassionate care is available to others.
“In the final weeks of Dad’s life, using the hospice services at home – what an opportunity that was to have four weeks in our home having everyone come in and visit – many people don’t get to have that,” says Paul’s son Javas. “That month was really special, and that was something hospice was able to help provide.”
Read more about Javas’s reflections on his father’s life on our Celebrate a Life page.
The tournament also honours the memory of Raman Jhuti, a Mountain Golf Tournament team member and cherished friend, who died in 2020.