Chilliwack leukemia survivor asks people to support hospital foundation
The Corke family (from left) Sam, Vanessa, Dave and Joe at The Corke Classic where they raised $11,337.70 in 2022 for the VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation Leukemia/Bone Marrow Transplant Program of BC. (Submitted by Vanessa Corke)
Source: The Chilliwack Progress
Corke went from being on the soccer pitch helping promising young athletes, to being isolated in hospital away from everything he loved — his wife Vanessa and two teenage sons. He went from being a healthy, strong, dynamic, and confident person to dropping down to 51 kilograms, unable to climb stairs or bathe himself.
But with the support, care and expertise from Dr. Maryse Power and the health care teams at VGH, he made it.
VGH is the provincial centre for the treatment of blood cancers and blood diseases. And in celebration of his care team’s dedication, Corke and his family and friends started a fundraiser golf tournament called the Corke Classic the same year that his cancer was in remission.
It began in 2021 with 60 golfers raising money to support patients and their families struggling with new living expenses: gas cards, grocery cards, flight tickets, and more. It has since tripled attendance with 180 golfers and raised $20,000 in 2023.
Much like the Millionaire Lottery, money raised from the Corke Classic fundraising campaign went to the VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation.
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