{"id":484656,"date":"2026-02-19T06:02:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T06:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/484656\/"},"modified":"2026-02-19T06:02:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T06:02:09","slug":"raising-funds-for-kodiaks-student-athlete-scholarships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/484656\/","title":{"rendered":"Raising funds for Kodiaks student-athlete scholarships"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After a successful return last year, the Lethbridge Polytechnic&#8217;s golf tournament presented by KB Heating, Plumbing and Air Conditioning will tee off again Aug. 27. Held at the Lethbridge Country Club, the community-favourite event will raise funds for Kodiaks student-athlete scholarships.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our team is very excited to welcome golfers back\u00a0for a special day at\u00a0the Lethbridge Country Club,&#8221; says Todd Caughlin, Athletics and Recreation Services director. &#8220;We would like to thank the community and our sponsors for\u00a0their incredible generosity in\u00a0making last\u00a0year&#8217;s\u00a0event a huge success, and we look forward to seeing everyone\u00a0who can make it\u00a0in August.&#8221;\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>New and returning groups are welcome to attend. Up to 144 spots are available and spaces fill quickly, so register early to secure your spot on the links.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We would also like to thank\u00a0our returning tournament title sponsor\u00a0KB Heating, Plumbing and Air Conditioning,&#8221; says Caughlin. &#8220;Their generosity directly supports student\u00a0scholarships, giving them the boost they need to succeed on the court, track or pitch and in the classroom.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Lethbridge Polytechnic golf tournament has a longstanding tradition of connecting Lethbridge-area business,\u00a0industry\u00a0and community leaders,\u00a0and has\u00a0raised more than\u00a0$1 million for student-athlete\u00a0scholarships\u00a0over its history.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sponsorship opportunities are available but limited. To register for the tournament, or to\u00a0learn more about\u00a0sponsorships, contact Pam Purnell, development officer, by email\u00a0at <a href=\"https:\/\/educationnewscanada.com\/mailto:pam.purnell@lethpolytech.ca\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">pam.purnell@lethpolytech.ca<\/a>, phone at 403-616-4697 or\u00a0visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lethpolytech.ca\/golf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">www.lethpolytech.ca\/golf<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Funds raised help ease the financial burden on student-athletes, allowing them to focus on their studies,\u00a0training\u00a0and community involvement &#8211; part of Kodiaks Athletics&#8217; broader mission to foster leadership,\u00a0resilience\u00a0and academic success.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"After a successful return last year, the Lethbridge Polytechnic&#8217;s golf tournament presented by KB Heating, Plumbing and Air&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":484657,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[443],"tags":[49,48,622,82],"class_list":["post-484656","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-golf","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-golf","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/484656","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=484656"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/484656\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/484657"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=484656"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=484656"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=484656"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}