Cowan: ​Annual Charity Golf Tournament Raises $107,000 for Youth Mental Health Services in Waterloo and Ottawa Regions​

CAMBRIDGE, ON (OCTOBER 4, 2016) – Today, Cowan Insurance Group, along with The Cowan Foundation, announced that more than $107,000 was raised at the 2016 Cowan Charity Classic golf tournaments in support of youth mental health initiatives at Lutherwood in Waterloo Region and Youth Services Bureau (YSB) in Ottawa.

Annually, Cowan Insurance Group hosts the Cowan Charity Classic golf tournaments in both the Waterloo and Ottawa Regions in support of Canadian non-profit organizations. This year marked the 15th annual event in Waterloo Region, held at Deer Ridge Golf Club, and the 5th annual event in Ottawa, held at Eagle Creek Golf Club. Each year, different Canadian non-profit organizations are selected to receive the funds raised at the tournaments, which are also matched by The Cowan Foundation.

Lutherwood and Youth Services Bureau are the lead agencies for children’s mental health in their respective communities and are responsible for ensuring that a range of services is available for children and families struggling with mental health challenges. Services include prevention, counseling, education, as well as treatment in families’ homes, the community, and treatment centres. The proceeds from the tournament will support ongoing services in both communities.

Quotes:

• "Mental health services and programs are vitally important to the success of our communities,” says Heather McLachlin, President of Cowan Insurance Group. “Lutherwood and Youth Services Bureau are doing great things to support and educate at-risk youth and their families struggling with mental health challenges. We are proud to contribute to the continued services and programs offered by these organizations to help affected youth and their families overcome obstacles related to mental health.”
• “Lutherwood and Youth Services Bureau are leading organizations that are helping deliver a continuum of children and youth services in Cowan communities,” says Terry Reidel, Executive Director of The Cowan Foundation. “We are pleased to match funds raised in the Cowan Charity Classic to support the underlying framework that assists in our communities and helps manage these issues province-wide.”
• “The Cowan Charity Classic is a top-notch event! Lutherwood was honoured to be part of the wonderful community that Cowan Insurance Group gathered for the tournament,” says Donna Buchan, Executive Director of the Lutherwood Child and Family Foundation. “These funds will support programs and initiatives for children who struggle with serious mental health challenges to help them find solutions and develop strategies to cope.”
• “At YSB, our integrated services support youth and their families with significant mental health challenges—often at a critical time, when they are most vulnerable,” said Patti Murphy, Executive Director of Youth Services Bureau’s Charitable Foundation. “We thank everyone involved in this year’s tournament for supporting these services for youth.”

For more information:

Maggie Hall
Communications Specialist
Cowan Insurance Group
Cambridge, ON
519-650-6363 ext. 31333
maggie.hall@cowangroup.ca

About The Cowan Foundation

The Cowan Foundation was started in 1995 in honour of Frank Cowan, the founder of Frank Cowan Company and Cowan Insurance Group. The Foundation is sustained by the ongoing success of the Princeton Holdings group of companies including Cowan Insurance Group (and its subsidiaries: The Williamson Group, Millennium CreditRisk Management, Wentworth Financial Services and Cowan Financial Solutions), Frank Cowan Company, The Guarantee Company of North America, Cowan Asset Management and Fountain Street Finance. Together they provide insurance and risk management products and services for individuals, businesses, organizations and public entities as well as assist employers with their group benefits, retirement and health and disability management plans. The goal of The Cowan Foundation is to make a positive difference in the lives of Canadians and the broader well-being of our communities. For more information, please visit www.cowanfoundation.ca.

About Cowan Insurance Group

A pre-eminent Canadian owned and operated insurance brokerage and consulting operation, Cowan Insurance Group represents leading national and international insurance companies. Cowan specializes in property, casualty and credit insurance, providing the best value to businesses, organizations and individuals for their insurance and risk management needs. The organization also advises and creates retirement, group benefits, disability management and international benefits programs for employee groups and offers wealth management, financial planning and succession planning services to individuals through its wholly owned financial services subsidiaries. Cowan Insurance Group has over 450 employees and currently operates in 10 locations across Ontario. Cowan subsidiaries include The Williamson Group, Millennium CreditRisk Management, Wentworth Financial Services, and Cowan Financial Solutions. For more information, please visit www.cowangroup.ca.

About Lutherwood

Lutherwood is a not-for-profit health and social service organization that supports youth with mental health issues, individuals looking for employment, people at risk of being homeless and people in need of counselling. Its services are accessed by more than 16,600 people annually in Waterloo Region and Wellington County. For more information, please visit www.lutherwood.ca

About Youth Services Bureau

YSB is one of the largest and most comprehensive non-profit agencies serving youth in Ottawa. It offers over 30 programs and serves 3,000 youth and families every month in the areas of youth engagement, housing and homelessness, mental health, youth justice and employment. For more information, please visit www.ysb.ca.