Gord Bamford recently donated $50,000 dollars to a variety of charities including: Kidsport Canada, Make- A-Wish Foundation (Northern Alberta), Ronald McDonald House Central Alberta, Alberta Music Education Foundation, Boy’s and Girl’s Club of Wetaskiwin, and the Clive Resource Centre.
Bamford will also be donating an additional $80,000 to children’s hospitals across Canada in celebration of the start of his Spring tour.
Since creating the Gord Bamford Charitable Foundation back in 2008, Bamford has generated approx. $2 million dollars thanks to an annual charity golf classic he hosts in his hometown of Lacombe, Alberta every summer. Those monies have gone to support youth and include or involve music, education, health care, sports, and multi-use facilities across Canada.
Bamford will be presenting each of the following hospitals with a $10,000 cheque from his foundation.
- Feb 19: Calgary, AB Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation
- Feb 28: Winnipeg, MB The Children’s Hospital Foundation of Manitoba
- March 5: Hamilton, ON McMaster Children’s Hospital Foundation
- March 6: Toronto, ON Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital
- March 6: Toronto, ON The Hospital for Sick Children
- March 9: London, ON Children’s Health Foundation
- March 10: Kingston, ON University Hospital Kingston Foundation
One other Canadian hospital is a recipient of Bamford’s generosity; the IWK Health Centre Foundation from Halifax has recieved $10,000 for their music therapy program. An official cheque presentation will take place in September in Halifax, NS during Country Music Week which is held from Sept. 10th to Sept. 14th, 2015 respectively.
