The Canton Firefighters Charity Foundation will host its 10th Annual Greg Unger Memorial Golf Outing on Tuesday, July 18, at Pheasant Run Golf Course in Canton. The cost for this year's golf outing is $110 per person and includes 18 holes of scramble golf with a cart, lunch at the turn, dinner banquet with a door prize, contests, and raffle prizes. The outing is being sponsored in-part by ST Microelectronics in Livonia.

The golf outings were originally started to raise money for Greg Unger, then age 17. Unger suffered from cystic fibrosis and needed a double lung transplant. With the help of money raised through the charity foundation, Unger received the necessary transplant and follow-up treatment. Five years ago Unger passed away. Since then the outing has been known as the Greg Unger Memorial Golf Outing.

Over the past 10 years the charity foundation has given close to $100,000 back to the community. Donations have been made to individuals and families who have suffered the devastating loss of their home and personal belongings due to fire. The foundation has also made donations to members of the community facing hardship due to a serious illness or injury. And the foundation continues to donate to suffering and/or surviving families of public safety personnel who have suffered a traumatic injury, illness or death.

The Canton Firefighter Charity Foundation is able to help so many people due to the support they receive from members of the community at their fundraisers. To-date the biggest fundraisers continue to be the Liberty Fest spaghetti dinner, always held on the Friday of Liberty Fest weekend and the golf outings.

To register for the outing or to make a donation to the Canton Firefighters Charity Foundation, contact the Canton Fire Department at 734/398-5462.

MEDIA CONTACT: Firefighter Mike Caruso, 734/398-5262