Siscoe’s 2025 SCORE Golf Tournament through the SCORE fund raises more than $130,000 for charities

St. Catharines, ON – Mayor Mat Siscoe is happy to announce that his Annual SCORE (St. Catharines OutReach & Engagement) Charity Golf Tournament has raised more than $130,000.  The funds raised at the event will support local charitable and non-profit organizations in our community that are making a significant impact in St. Catharines and Niagara.

This year marked the third tournament under Mayor Siscoe’s leadership. Hosted on Monday, July 28th at the St. Catharines Golf and Country Club, the event achieved its highest fundraising total yet. The funds raised will help provide essential services and programs to children, families, and individuals in need throughout St. Catharines and Niagara, ensuring that these organizations can continue their vital work.

Special recognition goes to Tom Rankin and Rankin Construction for their dedicated support as Title Sponsor for another year. Major sponsors, including leading local businesses and organizations such as 1 Click Heating and Air Conditioning, Accenture, Alectra Utilities, Atria Development, Elite Developments, Enbridge, Meridian Credit Union, Miller Waste, O’Hara Farms, Precise ParkLink, Sphere Development, Triple M Metal, Upper Canada Consultants, and Vive Development, played a significant role in this achievement. Their collective support, along with the generosity from hole sponsors and partners, elevated this year's tournament and helped make a real difference for our community.

The SCORE Fund is pleased to announce major donations to four local charities:

• Niagara Children's Centre - $25,000
• Niagara Health Foundation - $25,000
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Niagara - $10,000
• Young Caregivers Association - $10,000 ($2,500 of which is a direct contribution from the RBC Foundation)

The remaining proceeds from the event will be donated over the course of the year to a variety of community-based organizations dedicated to serving local residents.

Reflecting on the event’s success, Mayor Siscoe shared, “It is inspiring to see our community come together for such important causes. Every dollar raised at this tournament goes directly to organizations that are making a real difference in the lives of St. Catharines and Niagara residents. I am deeply grateful for the generosity and commitment of all the sponsors, participants, volunteers and donors who helped make this event our most successful yet.”

Make sure to mark your calendars for Monday, July 27, 2026, as it promises to be another thrilling day of golf and fundraising to support charitable and non-profit organizations in our community.

Charitable Recipients

Niagara Children’s Centre – Oksana Fisher, Chief Executive Officer

“As a beneficiary, Niagara Children’s Centre will be able to provide more therapy supports and services for children and youth in our community with physical, developmental, or communicative delays and disabilities. This generous donation helps ensure that programs like Recreation Therapy and Family Support continue to make a meaningful difference for families across Niagara.”

Niagara Health Foundation - Andrea Scott, CEO

“We’re so thankful to Mayor Siscoe and everyone who came out for the SCORE Charity Golf Tournament. Because of their generosity, $25,000 will go directly toward equipment that helps Niagara Health care for patients and families every single day. It means so much to see our community rally behind local healthcare, and we’re grateful to have Mayor Siscoe leading the way with his continued support.”

BBBS of Niagara – Erin Graybiel - Executive Director

“Big Brothers Big Sisters has utilized a portion of these funds to prepare children and youth in our community with a back-to-school shopping experience through The Big Start campaign. The remaining funds will allow Big Brothers Big Sisters to establish more wrap-around supports to assist families of young people enrolled with Big Brothers Big Sisters when they are facing urgent needs. Both initiatives thanks to support from Mayor Siscoe's golf tournament will help ignite the power and potential of young people!”

Young Caregivers- Cayleigh Sexton, Executive Director

“The funds provided by the Mayor’s Golf Tournament are crucial for Young Caregivers Association to continue offering free programming right here in the city. We support 5–25-year-olds who are in a caregiving role at home, due to chronic illness, disability, mental health challenge or addictions. With this funding, we can support our local programs giving kids, teens and young adults a chance to connect with peers, provide new skills and offer constant support for a hidden population of caregivers. Thank you for helping support and validate our young caregivers right here in St. Catharines”.