Sixty-four golfers participated in the Early Safety Training (EST) program's annual golf tournament June 27 at the Weyburn Golf Club. The event raised $8,900 for the program's bursary fund. The team of Don Harazny, Mary-Anne Harazny, Terry Creurer and Dave Creurer had the lowest score, a 12-under-par 60, in the Texas scramble tournament. The tournament was originally slated for May, but it had to be postponed due to weather. "Changing the date didn't really affect our numbers," said Jon Marcotte, one of the tournament's organizers. "In fact, we gained a few teams in the end. It turned out to be a great day for golf, and everyone who participated had a lot of fun."All proceeds from this golf tournament support the EST, which is overseen by a volunteer steering committee. Steering committee co-chair Karen Melle lauded the effort of the organizing committee. "At the heart of all this is youth injury prevention," said Melle. "We know that the injury rate of young people who have taken safety training is very low."The EST is a southeast Saskatchewan initiative that provides affordable safety training and awareness-building to young people between 16 and 21 years of age. A typical set of safety courses can cost a young person between $240 and 380. Students enrolled in the EST can receive a bursary that covers the first $200 of their safety training course tuitions. Since 1996, the EST program has raised over $130,000 in support for over 800 bursary recipients.
