9 July 2021, Calgary – With the support of 22 major sponsors and the participation of 56 golf players, the Philippine Consulate General (PCG) in Calgary, Filipino Airdrie Association (FAA), and PCG-led Rizal Monument Project Team (RMPT) successfully held the 1st ConGen Cup Golf Tournament on 2 July 2021 at Woodside Golf Course in Airdrie, Alberta.
The golf tournament was the main fund raiser for the installation of the Rizal Monument in Airdrie’s Nose Creek Regional Park.
The Rizal Monument project, a joint undertaking of the PCG, Airdrie City Council, FAA, and RMPT, is expected to be completed in October 2021.
“I wish to thank all the major sponsors and players as well as all the organizers and volunteers who took part in the 1st ConGen Cup for making the golf tournament a success. The successful outcome of the tournament brings us closer to realizing our goal of installing the first Rizal Monument in Alberta,” said Consul General Zaldy Patron about the event.
The 1st ConGen Cup’s major sponsors were the following:
Gold Sponsors: Seafood City Calgary, Peter and Zonia Pasion & Family, Casem Group of Companies, Alma Armada & Company Ltd., Philippine Cultural Center Foundation, and Solid Industries Ltd.
Silver Sponsors: IRemit, Greatway Financial Corp., and Country Hills Toyota.
Bronze Sponsors: Delfin T. Francisco Professional Corporation, Mapua Alumni Association Alberta Chapter, Mark and Virginia Quintin & Family, C Sanchez Mortgage Inc., Fortune 8 Corp., Spotlight Couronne Internationale Inc., Ryan C.C. Mackay Professional Corporation, CIC Experts Ltd., Royal Bank of Canada, Global College of Business and Technology Ltd., Jerry Cristobal Home and Auto Insurance, Calgary Golfers Association, and Consul General Zaldy Patron & Family.
Outside the golf tournament, some individuals, businesses, and Filipino community associations also donated for the Rizal Monument project.
