The 18th Annual Forest City Golf Classic in London, Ont. recently raised more than $25,000 for Habitat for Humanity International, enough to build three homes for a community in Paraguay that is in desperate need of shelter.
Sales rep Dan Grantham of Sutton Group Preferred Realty has served as chair of the tournament for the last seven years.
During that time, the event has raised enough money to build 21 homes in Bolivia and Paraguay and send a group of volunteers each year to help with construction. Some of these volunteers are members of the Forest City Community Church, which champions the tournament.
Grantham, who visited one of the Habitat for Humanity home construction sites in Bolivia a few years ago says, “It was extraordinary to see the joy of people whose lives were changed by finally having a safe place to live.”
Grantham and his wife Anne-Marie Grantham, also a Sutton sales rep, have made significant contributions.
As well as donating to the silent auction for this event, the couple sponsors closest to the hole contests, pays for additional players to golf and donates prizes.
“It is a privilege to actually help people in faraway places, who we may never meet, to achieve what we take for granted: a decent place to call home,” says Grantham.
