Six Star Magazine Six Star Magazine 2013 | Page 33

Contest winner
Angela Gibson meets
GFTC Ambassador
Celine Dion
Out of the 13,000 women who
participated in Golf Fore the Cure last
season, Angela Gibson was the Viva Las
Vegas contest’s lucky winner. Angela won
an all-expenses-paid trip to Las Vegas,
courtesy of Subaru Canada. Gibson
originally entered the contest when she

to Las Vegas show was a huge highlight
as Dion’s one-of-a-kind show features
31 musicians and is performed at the
Colosseum at Caesar’s Palace.
“I’ve been to a lot of concerts so I
wasn’t sure what to expect,” Gibson
said, “Out of any concert experience
I’ve had it was the best concert I’ve
ever been to. That girl has pipes and it’s
unbelievable the way she can sing.” From
the accommodations at the luxurious
Caesar’s palace to a superb round of golf

THE 10TH ANNUAL NATIONAL EVENT
RETURNS THIS SEPTEMBER AT
TRAFALGAR GOLF AND COUNTRY
CLUB IN MILTON, ONT.
Participants from the top three
fundraising Golf Fore the Cure events will
the National Event on September 16, 2013
(approximate value $5,000 per team).
INVESTORS GROUP JET AWAY DRAW
Investors Group’s Jet Away Draw will
bring two participants to Fort Lauderdale
ballot at each event, participants could
to win the national draw in October for
the exciting all-expenses-paid weekend
trip to the Marriott Beach. For every

ballot collected, Investors Group will
donate $0.50 to the Canadian Cancer
Society and Quebec Breast Cancer
Foundation.

Lisa Henderson, Celine Dion, Angela Gibson (l. to r.). Caesar’s Palace, Las Vegas. March 2013.

event at Greenhills Golf Club in Lambeth,
Ont. last summer.
What a prize! Angela chose her good
friend, Lisa Henderson to accompany
her. The two were treated to round-trip
airfare to Las Vegas, VIP tickets including
a backstage meet and greet with Celine
Dion (photo above), two nights at
Caesar’s Palace, and a round of golf at
Bali Hai Golf Club.
“This was absolutely amazing and it was
a really fantastic trip,” said Gibson, “The
weather was beautiful and the way this
was all organized made it just that much
better.” Taking in Celine Dion’s Return

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at the Bali Hai Golf Club, Gibson came
back still in disbelief she had won such
an exciting vacation.
“I honestly still can’t believe I won,” she
said. “Everything was so easy and the
people were so lovely so I just want to
say thank you so much to Subaru, Golf
Canada and everyone else involved.”
“I will totally be participating in Golf
Fore the Cure this season,” she added.
Golf Canada developed this program to
allow women to participate with old friends
and new friends alike. Even if you are not
a golfer there are ways to get involved. Be
a part of the cause – be a participant, be a
site coordinator, help make a difference!