Register Your Team for the 34th Ontario General Insurance Hockey Tournament to Support Big Brothers Big Sisters & Camp McGovern

(Welland, Ontario) – The Ontario General Insurance Hockey Tournament is organized by a committee of local Insurance Brokers & Claims Adjusters and is the largest hockey tournament of its kind for the insurance industry. 

This year’s edition of the annual tournament will take place during the final weekend of March (March 27, 28 & 29, 2015) at the Fort Erie Leisureplex & Port Colborne Vale Centre, with post game festivities and fundraising events to be held at the banquet hall of the Clarion Hotel Fort Erie.

All proceeds of the OGI hockey tournament go to support local youth charities and over the last ten years OVER $400,000 has been raised through the generous support of our participants and major sponsors!

The 2014 tournament supported Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Niagara & Camp McGovern with a $27,000 donation (photo).

The Ontario General Insurance Hockey encompasses teams, sponsors and organizers from all across Ontario’s vast insurance industry. This event would not be possible without the dedication and commitment of the committee members and volunteers who have enthusiastically devoted their time to make this tournament successful.

The tournament is looking for new teams and sponsors to add to the 2015 tournament!

Please register your team or sponsorship – visit: www.ogihockey.com

or contact Scott Maskell, B.A., CIP – 905-871-0700 – scott@glenny.ca.

Beginning in 1981, with a modest tournament of 16 teams, the event has ballooned to a 40 team tournament, which for the past 5 years has raised funds for the local chapters of Big Brother Big Sisters and Camp McGovern (the camp in Elmwood, Ontario which accepts underprivileged children from the Big Brother Big Sisters program)

“This hockey tournament is such a fun, social break from the day to day for friends & colleagues in the insurance industry, but creating an event that raises necessary funds for such great organizations makes it even more special for our committee,” comments Scott Maskell of the Niagara South Insurance Brokers Association.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Niagara is the leading child and youth mentoring charity, facilitating life-changing relationships that inspire and empower children and youth to reach their potential, both as individuals and citizens.

Camp McGovern was originally created to give underprivileged children the opportunity to go to camp. Camp McGovern takes only children involved in Big Brothers Big Sisters programs around Ontario and from local United Way member agencies

 “Our agency struggles annually to break-even and without the much needed proceeds from this tournament; we would not be able to fully provide the services that we do in the community. Thank you all to all involved in the tournament,” comments Barb Van Der Heyden of Big Brothers Big Sisters South Niagara.

The Ontario General Insurance Hockey Tournament is a committee of representatives from the General Insurance Industry, who conduct an annual hockey tournament, as a fundraiser for the youth mentoring organizations, Big Brothers Big Sisters & Camp McGovern.  For information about the tournament, please go to www.ogihockey.com 

For more information, please contact:

• Scott Maskell, B.A., CIP – 905-871-0700 – scott@glenny.ca
• Niagara South Insurance Brokers Association