Bereaved Families of Ontario – Durham Region

“Bereaved, helping the bereaved learn to live with grief”

Upcoming Fundraisers

BFO-Durham’s Brunch With SANTA – Dec 3rd 10am-12.30pm

Paint & Donate – Sept 16th 2023 – 1 to 4pm – please reserve your seat in advance

Euchre Night Sept 23rd 2023

BFO-D’s 30th Anniversary Dance

BFO-D’s Golf Tournament

Lauren Wright MEMORIAL SLO PITCH TOURNAMENT

4th Annual Lauren Wright
Co‐ed Slo‐Pitch Charity Tournament

Children’s book on sibling loss written by Jenn Carter

JUNE 11th – 4th Annual Lauren Wright Co-Ed Slo Pitch Charity Tournament

Date: Sunday June 11, 2023
Time: 9:00am‐4:00pm
Where: Lakefront West Diamonds
1221 Phillip Murray Ave, Oshawa

REGISTRATION FEE IS $400 PER TEAM (INCLUDES 12 LUNCH TICKETS)
EXTRA LUNCH TICKETS MAY BE PURCHASED THE DAY OF THE TOURNAMENT FOR EXTRA PLAYERS AND SPECTATORS.

As some of you know, we’re holding the 4th Annual Lauren Wright Co-ed Slo-pitch Tournament in support of Kids Help Phone and Bereaved Families of Ontario (Durham Chapter). In the first three years of the tournament we raised $13,495.00, split equally between the two charities.

We had to forgo the tournament from 2019-2022 because of Covid but we’re pleased to announce we’re back this year!

This tournament is held in memory of our daughter, sister and friend Lauren Wright who we lost on May 28, 2014 to suicide. It is designed as a fun tournament with both “registered” slo-pitch teams and teams that are thrown together simply for the tournament. As a bonus I have confirmation that Kids Help Phone will be putting a team in this year! If anyone here would like to organize a team of members, family and friends of BFO please let me know. Team registration is $400 but if someone would like to step up and represent BFO we won’t charge you the registration fee, the same offer we gave to Kids Help Phone. We’d love to see both of the charities represented!

Even if you don’t want to put a team in we’d love to see you come out, grab a peameal on a bun, a burger or a hot dog and enjoy some ball.

Date of the tournament is Sunday June 11, 2023 at Lakefront West Diamonds in Oshawa. Game times will be between 9:00am and 4:00pm (last game will end by 4:00pm.)

If you are interested in putting a team in to represent BFO you can email me at wright2greg@rogers.com or send me a message through Messenger with your email address and I will send you the registration information along with the rules.

All proceeds will be divided equally between two charities:

KIDS HELP PHONE
   BEREAVED FAMILIES OF ONTARIO (DURHAM REGION)

 

Memorial Butterfly – Outdoor version now available

The memorial butterflies sold by BFO Durham Region are now available to order in an outdoor version.
Each butterfly will come mounted on a metal spike along with a plaque with the name and dates of your loved one.
They can be purchased for the same price as those on our memorial wall in the BFO Durham Office $100.
(A tax receipt for $60 will be issued for each purchase)
To place your order please call Bereaved Families of Ontario at 905-579-4293
Garden Butterfly
 

Butterfly Wall

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