The Empire Golf Classic was held October 4 at Rattlesnake Golf Club in Milton, Ont. The event raised $1,107,820 in support of organizations in Canada including children’s hospitals, Kids Help Phone, Special Olympics Canada, Food Banks & Meal Programs, Tonnies for Tummies, and Community Action Fund. Grocery Business was there.
Opening Ceremony with M.C. Renee Hopfner, Empire Company Limited Over $1.1 million was raised by Sobeys and its partners at this year’s Empire Golf Classic that took place on October 4th at RattleSnake Point Golf Club in Milton Doug Nathanson, Empire Company Limited and Rod Sturtridge, Carlton Cards Karl Vokey, Empire Company Limited Anthony Longo, Longo’s and Jim Slomka Andrew Walker and Luc L’Archeveque, Empire Company Limited Gary Cahoon, Eric Fernandes and Mohamed Ibrahim, Empire Company Limited Iannick Melancon & David Rabu Danone, Fiona Lui, Empire Company Limited, Todd McFarlane & Felix-Antoine Hamel, Danone Jim Slomka, Ryan Ong, Empire Company Limited, Jonathan Schow, Blaine Andres and Ryan Cramer Big Marble Farms Inc. Michael Shilton, Sofina Foods, Andrea Chiaramello, Lavazza Group and Leslie Mackay, Conagra Brands Jim Kotsiopoulos, Nestle, Kostas Kapralos, A.Lassonde and John Kotsopoulos, Smucker Foods Jim Slomka and Blayre Turnbull, Olympian Hockey Player / Gold Medal Winner Daniel MacDonald, Justin Tang and Dylan Palmer, Empire Company Limited John Grimaldi and Bruno Durao, Empire Company Limited Robert Shapiro, Robert Shapiro & Associates Steve Denny, Empire Company Limited, Tori Miller, Jay Duncan, John Herbert and Jim Kotsiopoulos, Nestlé Jason Archibald, Empire Company Limited, Luc Pinoul, Kellogg, Terry Harrigan, Agropur, Pierre Casgrain, Kellogg and Pawan Singh, Agropur Katie, Elisabeth and Jean-Francois Archambault, La Tablée des Chefs Ed Praulins and Doug Ohori, Clover Leaf Seafoods Derek Mastaller, Smucker Foods and Bobby Mattie, Empire Company Limited Yves Belanger and Julia Knox, Empire Company Limited Kevin Eisnor, Elise Lloyd, Kris Knox, PepsiCo Foods, Iain McRuvie, Burnbrae Farms, Carolyne Poirier, PepsiCo Foods and Lisa Warszawski, Empire Company Limited Todd Johnston, Valerie Becevello, Belinda Parker, David Boyles, Lactalis and Daniel Macdonald, Empire Company Limited CJ Body and Rory Johnston, Sofina Foods Rob Jackman, Reckitt Renee Hopfner, Empire Company Limited and Jim Slomka Angelina, Gabby Nobrega and Montserrat, The Grocery Foundation Mike Gibbons, McKesson and Rod Sturtridge, Carlton Cards Arthur Ruston and Jessica Embro, Sleeman Breweries Matthew Petre and Jeff Waines, Ernest & Julio Gallo Michael Villani and Mark Daws, Carlsberg Jim Slomka and Gord Miller, TSN Rattlesnake Golf Club, Milton, Ont.