Members of the Haliburton Highlands OPP and Canadian Mental Health Association welcomed 108 golfers to Pinestone Resort Sept. 5 for the Eric Nystedt Memorial Charity Golf Tournament.
The event raised $23,000 with proceeds split between the three Haliburton County food banks, the two heat banks, Special Olympics, Places for People, and Born Again Bargains in Minden.
It will also support the Haliburton Highlands detachment’s Eric Nystedt Memorial Fitness Award. Cst. Joel Imbeau, one of the organizers, felt it was important to remember Nystedt, a Haliburton Highlands OPP constable who was killed in the line of duty on July 3, 1993.
Nystedt’s mom, Marylou Buerkle, and brother, Scott, attended a banquet in the evening.
“We had a really great turnout – lots of smiling faces on the course… we’re really happy with the total.
The money will do a lot of good in Haliburton County,” said Imbeau, noting organizers are considering holding the event again in future.
