Having raised $72,000 in support of local charities in 2024, the Kawartha Tri-Sport Tournament is setting its sights even higher for 2025.
Now in its ninth year, the annual sports tournament in Ennismore takes place every September and features hockey, baseball, and golf, along with raffle prizes, a beer garden, and live music.
This year’s tournament, which was held from September 13 to 16 at the Ennismore Community Centre and at local golf courses, saw more than 300 participants with support from over 50 donors and 80 sponsors, raising a total of $72,000 for Peterborough-area charities.
Of that total, $20,000 was donated to Hearts 4 Joy, $15,000 to Hospice Peterborough, $15,000 to Five Counties Children’s Centre, $15,000 to the Ennismore Inclusive Playground Project, and $5,000 to the Huntington Society of Canada’s Peterborough Chapter.
The Kawartha Tri-Sport Tournament, which is organized by committee members Ben Mark, Jay Mark, Matt O’Halloran, Katelyn Mulligan, Kyle Simmons, Christina Scott, and Michelle Tober, held its first event in 2016, raising $9,000.
Since then, it has raised almost $300,000 for local charities, including the $72,000 raised this year and $50,000 raised last year.
“This event has become so much more than we could have ever hoped,” Ben Mark says. “To see the lives it’s changed and the people it’s helped gives me such a sense of pride.”
For its 10th annual tournament in September 2025, the group is aiming to exceed this year’s total and raise $100,000.
The dates for the 2025 tournament are still to be announced. For updates, follow the Kawartha Tri-Sport Tournament on Facebook and Instagram.
