Golf balls for the Mont. St. Joseph Home fundraiser were dropped onto the green grass from high above, thanks to help from the Prince Albert Fire Department. (paNOW Staff)

By paNOW Staff

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A total of 3,000 golf balls were dropped from the top of a firetruck ladder about 100 feet in the air on Sunday afternoon.

The spectacle was part of an annual fundraiser for the Mont. St. Joseph Home Foundation that coincides with the celebration of Grandparent’s Day.

The first three balls that landed in, or closest to, the golf hole were the cash prize winners. This year, Susan Temarche took home the grand prize of $2,500. Scott Gardiner won the $1,500 prize while Cheryl Smith won $500.

The foundation was also presented with a $5,000 cheque from Pattison Media which was the platinum sponsor.

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Pattison Media was the platinum sponsor and presented a cheque for $5,000 to the Mont. St. Joseph Home Foundation. (paNOW Staff)

Director of MSJ Foundation Development Jessica Gale said the money will be going towards renovations in the home’s kitchen.

“We are working on redeveloping and redesigning the way our dining room looks and the way we offer meal services in our home for our residents. We have twelve different areas that need to be renovated, so this is one fundraiser out of many to do that,” Gale said.

Wayne Nogier, who is the chief executive officer with Mont. St. Joseph Home and the foundation said they work really hard at ‘de-institutionalizing’ the facility’ for their 120 residents.

“We work in the resident’s homes. This is where they live and so trying to make things a home-like environment and continually in a state of renewal is really important and not any different than your house and home that you live in.”

Residents and their families participated in a Grandparent’s Day stroll prior to a BBQ Sunday. (paNOW Staff)

Nogier said what makes Mont. St. Joseph Home different is its ability to provide care in a holistic fashion that puts care back into the south.

“That is such an important aspect of being healthy and living healthy. Our physical care isn’t a lot different than what other organizations like us do, but care for the spirit and care for the soul…this is like no place I’ve ever seen in the entire provincial health system. Its amazing here.”

In addition to the ball drop and a Grandparent’s Day walk around Prime Minister’s park, the event included a BBQ for residents and their families.

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