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Date: Apr 11, 2025
A fun evening of golf and fellowship in support of the work we do with Variety Children's Charity of Alberta and PREP Society for Individuals with Down Syndrome
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Give back to the community, help those in need, and have fun doing it!

Calgary Bow River is a service club established in 1977, and one of several clubs in Calgary, Alberta, Canada that espouse the Aims and Objectives of the Canadian Progress Club.

Fun and fellowship are the backbone of Bow River's community service and fundraising. The club and its members believe in this simple principle: Give back to the community, help those in need ... and have fun doing it!

Among those groups benefitting from the proceeds of Bow River's fundraising events is Big Brothers Big Sisters of Calgary and Area (BBBS), which receives a significant portion of its annual revenue from the club's donations.  In addition to funding, the club contributes to the administration of BBBS programs through representation on the agency's Board of Directors and sub-committees, and through participation in the programs themselves.

The Bow River Boys have attained high honour within Progress.  Distinctions include several members who have served as National President, been awarded the coveted Progressian of the Year, and received the Western Region Bill Durrant Memorial Award for Excellence.

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Founded in 1922, the Canadian Progress Club is an all-Canadian not-for-profit service club having no international affiliations.  All across the country, men's, women's, and mixed chapters of the Canadian Progress Club bring together small forces of like-minded individuals, with common-sense experience, who seek the advancement of the communities in which they live.  In particular, the clubs take pride in their contribution towards the betterment of underprivileged children, and helping to foster the cause of physically, mentally and socially challenged people of Canada through community service, in the spirit of fellowship.

For 40 years, members of Calgary Bow River (aka the Bow River Boys) have raised more than $5,000,000 in support of their club's designated charities.

Some of our Sponsors

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The Bow River Boys contribute time, energy, and good old-fashioned physical labour to various community projects.

Bow River Holiday Caroling

Christmas event combining an interclub social with caroling for and with the city's elderly or infirm.

Big Brothers Big Sisters

Representation on the Board of Directors; painting BBBS offices

Community Kitchen

Inter-club volunteer shift to sort and pack foodstuffs at the Community Kitchen main warehouse.

The Canadian Progress Club - Calgary Bow River is currently seeking enthusiastic men to assist us in achieving our annual financial and community service commitments to our charities of choice.

Contact us to register for an upcoming meeting or for more information.

GIVING BACK TO
OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY

Connect with us and bring your skills that will benefit the CPC Calgary Bow River tradition of giving back to the citizens of Calgary and fellow Canadians through financial contribution and community service.

MEETING TIMES

Dinner meetings are held at 6:00pm on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month at National 10th.

Social events held on 2nd Tuesday of each month.

Community service is held on the 4th Tuesday of each month.

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In addition to a strong sense of fellowship, the Bow River Boys are committed to raising serious coin for their designated charities.

Variety Children's Charity of Alberta

CPC Calgary Bow River through it's Annual Business and Bogey Bash Golf Tournament supports the efforts of Variety Children's Charity of Alberta

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Calgary and Area

A major portion of the proceeds from the annual Bow River fundraisers are donated to this organization that helps to build strong self-esteem and stronger communities through the school mentoring program and by matching children from single-parent families with a Big Brother or Sister.

This is one way that healthy adults, and subsequently healthy communities, are created.

Canadian Special Olympics

Support is provided through the Canadian Progress Charitable Foundation (CPCF).

With help from CPCF funding, Canada's Special Olympic athletes are able to participate in international competitions.

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