(Sports Network) - One month after Grant Fuhr finished in a third-place tie at the American Century Championship, the Hall of Fame goaltender will be hosting the inaugural CelebsForKids.ca Charity Classic on August 15 at Mayfair Lakes Golf and Country Club in Vancouver, British Columbia. The two-day affair begins Thursday, August 14 at the Sutton Place Hotel with a gala for celebrities, sponsors and invited guests, along with a charitable poker tournament featuring at least five World Poker Champions.

Fuhr has recruited former teammate Wayne Gretzky and coach Glen Sather to be among the many athletes and entertainers taking part in this monumental event - one that has already raised more than one million dollars in assisting the Ross Petty Pediatric Chair in Pediatric Rheumatology, assisting children with Lupus and Arthritis.

Other prominent names expected to hit the links include Jerry Rice, who finished 19th in the American Century Championship, former Olympic Gold Medalist Dan Jansen (40th), Bret Boone, Marshall Faulk and Willie Gault.

There will be different levels of sponsorship at varying prices, in which each threesome will be joined by a celebrity. Other benefits include VIP tickets to the exclusive "after party" at River Rock Casino later that evening, logo recognition on the CelebsForKids.ca website, and logo placement in a Vancouver Sun "thank you" ad.

There will also be challenges to defeat Grant Fuhr himself, as well as hole- in-one prizes to be given away.

Lupus, which can manifest itself in children as young as three years of age, is far more dangerous when contracted as a child as opposed to later in life. It's a severe autoimmune chronic disease affecting several body systems while demanding lifelong medication and treatment.

Juvenile Athritis is the sixth most common childhood disease, one that one in every 1,000 children will succumb to. It's also the number one cause of acquired disability in children, and many of those youngsters stricken with the disease will continue to feel its effects well into adulthood.

In addition the tournament, CelebsForKids.ca founder Karim Chandani is using Facebook to help raise money for Lupus and Juvenile Arthritis research.



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