How the Dickie Crossman Memorial Foundation came to be:
The day of Dickie’s funeral (in 2002) conflicted with the O’Leary’s annual golf tournament. However, in the end the conflict was resolved as the tournament was cancelled. All of O’Leary’s staff and patrons, all of which knew and loved Dickie attended the funeral. Needless to say we would’ve made Dickie proud with the good “ole Irish Wake” we held afterwards in his honour. We all knew he would’ve been the first one there if he could’ve been as O’Leary’s was where you could find Dickie on most Fridays! Later that fall, the O’Leary’s staff and friends decided to hold the annual golf tournament and the idea was brought forward that any money left over would be put towards something in Dickie’s good name. By the time it was all said and done, we raised just over $300. The following year the tournament grew with close to 20 teams participating. In the 3rd year, with the number of teams still growing we had to find an organization to align with and put our money to good use. We heard about Positive Recreation Opportunities for Kids (P.R.O. Kids) a local non-profit organization that sponsors underprivileged children in our community and helps them participate in activities such as; organized sports, music, art lessons, dance etc. We knew this would be exactly what Dickie would want. We’re pleased to say we’ve risen over $300,000.00 from Dickie’s tournaments. This makes us a Premier Smile Sponsor for P.R.O. Kids - One of their highest ranking contributors!! In 2009, we created the DCM logo. In 2010, we launched the Dickie Crossman Website. As for the tournament itself, it’s still growing with new sponsors and teams jumping on board every year. (The past several years have been completely sold-out!)
With the help of our sponsors and participants we plan on continuing to raise funds in Dickie’s honour for this worthy cause.
