About the
Scott Smed Memorial
With the loss
of our son Scott in 2001, we were driven to ensure parents
in our situation would be provided continuous support,
comforting surroundings and a more positive experience in
coping with their loss. In the past eight years, the
tournament has raised $430,000, completed two
Scott
Smed family rooms, are building a patient and
family room at the Peter Lougheed Hospital and a
Centre of Excellence
at the South Health Campus which will consist of four
patient rooms, a family room, infant care room, fully
equipped resource centre, on site counseling services and
a team of professionally trained doctors and nurses
knowledgeable in infant loss and bereavement. This Centre
will be the first of its kind in Canada and will provide
Southern Albertans with the very best care possible when
experiencing the loss of a baby. We are thrilled the
Calgary Health Region has approached us about such a
magnificent concept and particularly honoured to
participate in a facility that can make such a meaningful
difference through such a tragic time.
In the years since the tournament's inception, we have been blessed in welcoming two beautiful daughters into our lives, Elacy, 8 and Kira 2. Overwhelmed with the gift of love we have received, we have made a commitment to honour this blessing the best way we know how and, with the help of the United Way of Calgary, have expanded the reach of the Scott Smed Memorial to include an orphanage in Uganda, (our daughter Kira of Ugandan heritage), where we can help provide orphaned and abandoned children with hope for a new - and better - life. Even more exciting, this initiative is the very first program through the United Way of Calgary where funding will be allocated internationally.
All of this being said, truly, none of this would be possible without the kindness and generous support of all Scott Smed Invitational golfers, sponsors, donors and volunteers. To everyone who has been with us from the very beginning, or who vow after their first tournament they will be back each year thereafter, we are incredibly grateful.
From our hearts to yours.
Best regards,
Shannon, Peter, Scott, Elacy and Kira Smed
