The 9th Annual Charity Challenge Mixed Doubles Tennis Tournament ran from September 23rd - 27th, 2019 at the Hollyburn Club in West Vancouver.

​Many thanks to the organizers, volunteers, players, and spectators for making this such a fun event. It is exactly what Chad would have wanted.

The ​8th Annual Charity Challenge Mixed Doubles Tournament ran from September 25th-29th, 2018 and raised over $65,000 for Chad's cause, pushing us well past the $1 million mark. In total so far,  the tournament has raised over $290,000 in Chad's memory.

​Our thanks to the organizers, volunteers, players, donors, and the Hollyburn Country club for making  Chad's dream come true. 

Mixed Doubles Tennis Tournament
September 26th-30th, 2017
Hosted by the Hollyburn Country Club

This year's  tournament raised $85,532 for the  Hematology Research Program.

This is a non-ranking event.

• 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, 9.0 +
• Categories are based on Tennis Canada Self Rating Guide.
• Tournament committee has the right to move players into appropriate categories.
• Minimum 3 matches per team!

Eligibility & Entry:

• Full payment must be made at time of entry. Refunds will not be issued once players are placed in the draw.
• Cost $60.00 per player includes players reception/awards evening September 30th
• Each player must complete an entry form.
• Limited number of entries (max 16 teams per category), first come first served basis.
• Open to players 19 years of age and over.

Match Format:

• Round Robin format will be used with no-ad scoring.
• Match tiebreak to 10 for third sets.

 Scheduling:

• Players must be available to play at scheduled times.
• Players should be available to play every day.
• Players more than 15 minutes late may be defaulted.
• Play starts Tuesday to Friday 5:30pm, Saturday 11:00am

Schedule will be posted the evening of September 22nd.
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Player’s Reception & Awards 
Saturday, September 30
5:30pm
at the Hollyburn Country Club
Cash bar, appetizers, silent and live auctions.
Free for players, open to all. Fundraising tickets $25.00 (available at the tournament desk).

The 6th annual Charity Challenge raised $37,271.83 for the Hematology Research Program at VGH. Our thanks to the Hollyburn Club for hosting, and all the players, volunteers, fans, and donors who supported the tournament.

Tournament Details
Events:

• This is a non ranking event.
• 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, 9.0 +
• Categories are based on Tennis Canada Self Rating Guide.
• Tournament committee has the right to move players into appropriate categories.

Eligibility & Entry:

• Full payment must be made at time of entry. Refunds will not be issued once players are placed in the draw.
• Each player must complete an entry form.
• Limited number of entries (max 16 teams per category), first come first served basis.
• Open to players 19 years of age and over.

Match Format:

• Round Robin format will be used with no-ad scoring.

Scheduling:

• Players must be available to play at scheduled times.
• Players should be available to play every day.
• Players more than 15 minutes late may be defaulted.
• Play starts Tuesday to Friday 5:30pm, Saturday 11:00am

​Tournament Director: Tony Macken tennis@hollyburn.org

All proceeds from this tournament are donated in Chad's memory to the Hematology Research Program at the Vancouver General Hospital.

Player’s Reception & Awards 
Saturday, October 1st
Hollyburn Country Club Dining Room
New Time: 6pm
Appetizers, cash bar, and silent and live auctions. Free for players and open to family, friends, and fans. Fundraising tickets for the reception are $25.00 and available at the tournament desk.

The 4th Annual Chad Warren Charity Challenge raised $26,282.37 for the Hematology Research and Clinical Trials Unit (HRTCU) at Vancouver General Hospital.

Our thanks go to the Hollyburn Country Club for hosting, and to all the volunteers, players, and donors for making the tournament a lot of fun and a big success.  

Congratulations to the winners:
6.0         

•  Amanda Smith
  
•   Derek Smith

7.0          

• Patricia Sorensen
  
• Ian Sorensen
  

8.0          

• Michelle Thomas
  
• Michael Henson
  

9.0          

• Christine Lindsay
  
• Henry Choi

The Chad Warren Charity Challenge is organized by Chad's colleagues and friends at the Hollyburn Country Club where he was the High Performance Director for five years. Tennis was a big part of Chad’s life and he met many people in the tennis community as a coach and open level player. The tournament has become an annual event to support Chad's goal of raising $1 million for blood cancer research.

When Griffin Wightman turned two, his family threw him a birthday party and asked that guests make a donation to Chad's cause instead of bringing gifts. They raised $341.38 for the HRTCU. 

Griffin's Mom, Heidi, says her family started a tradition this year to honour her Dad, Ray Pelto.

She writes, "We lost my dad to multiple myeloma in June and this has been the hardest loss. My dad was diagnosed July 2009 and he filled his last 5 years with as much fun as he could! He didn't let MM slow him down or define him."

"We started a new family tradition this year and each of our kids have asked for donations instead of gifts for birthdays (family still spoiled them). We figure we have enough toys filling our house why not still get to have the 

fun party, but instead of filling our house with more stuff we fill our hearts knowing we are doing something great for others."

So, in February, four-year-old Ella raised over $700 for the BC Cancer Foundation because she wanted "the doctors to make the right medicine and end the cancer". And then six-year-old Bayli raised over $250 for the Terry Fox Foundation to "put away the cancer". 

Now, it is Griffin's turn, and the family chose Chad's $1 Million and the VGH&UBC Hospital Foundation as their cause. While his Mom says Griffin is too young to understand what cancer is, he misses his Baba and, the family wants to keep raising money in her father's memory to help find a cure.

Mixed Doubles Tennis Tournament
October 1-5, 2013
Hollyburn Country Club
West Vancouver, B.C.

The 3rd Annual Chad Warren Charity Challenge raised $24,073.92 for the Hematology Research and Clinical Trials Unit at VGH this year, more than double what was raised last year! 

The five day tournament wrapped up with a social on the Saturday night - featuring awards for the winners and finalists, a silent and live auction, a couple of twoonie tosses, a raffle and 50/50 draw, and dancing.

Thanks to the 130 plus players, the spectators who cheered them on, all the tournament volunteers, and everyone who donated items for our auctions.

A special thank you to the Hollyburn Club and its members for hosting this event, Sharon Jenvey and Tony Macken for organizing, Lee Foster for helping out wherever needed, and Sharmina Murphy and Danielle Jenvey for taking the silent and live auctions to a whole new level.

All proceeds go to the VGH/UBC Hospital Foundation to support the Hematology Research and Clinical Trials Unit. 

We send out periodic information about the tournament each year. Want to be the first to receive an entry form? Join our mailing list.

Mixed Doubles Tennis Tournament
September 6-9th, 2012
Hollyburn Country Club
West Vancouver, BC

 The 2012 Chad Charity Challenge weekend was a big success - raising over $8000 for Chad's cause: the HRCTU at the UBC/VGH Hospital Foundation.

Players enjoyed at least three matches with some great competitors, many came out for the Saturday night party at the Mosquito Creek Bar & Grill, and we celebrated everyone's success at the players' reception on Saturday night.