Join us for a day of golf, connection, and community.
Every day, Calgarians reach out to Distress Centre when they’re facing some of the toughest moments of their lives. In 2025 alone, we made over 148,000 connections through crisis support, counselling, 211 navigations, and more. None of that happens without community behind us.
70% of Calgarians say they needed mental health support last year, and nearly 1 in 3 didn’t know where to turn. Drive for Distress helps keep Calgary’s only 24-hour crisis response centre running smoothly, so no youth, adult or family has to face difficult moments alone.
Date: Thursday, June 18, 2026
Time: 1:00 PM Shotgun Start with Lunch served in advance
Venue: Elbow Springs Golf Club
Cost: $300/player
What to Expect
Whether you’re a seasoned golfer or just here for a good time and a great cause, the day is designed to be welcoming, fun, and meaningful.
- 18 holes of golf with your team
- Lunch before tee-off and a dinner celebration to close the day
- Silent auction from local businesses
- Networking with Calgary’s business and nonprofit community
- The knowledge that your participation directly funds crisis support for people who need it most
Sponsorship Opportunities
Sponsoring Drive for Distress is a meaningful way to show your organization’s commitment to mental health and community wellbeing.
Sponsorship packages range from $1,000 to $25,000 and include player spots, branding, recognition across our communications, and more.
For details, reach out to us at mariac@distresscentre.com.
We’d love to have you involved.
Register Your Team
Spots fill quickly. Don’t miss your chance to be part of it.
Thank You to Our 2026 Drive for Distress Sponsors!
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Opportunities to Help
Our volunteer opportunities allow you to provide support in various ways, including over the phone and via chat, text, or email. We also provide extensive practical and ongoing training.
As Calgary’s only 24-hour crisis agency, we are often the first point of contact for those seeking help. Make a career out of making a difference!
Distress Centre is committed to furthering the field of social work, and we view practicum students as a great asset to our team. Practicum opportunities exist year-round within the Crisis Line Program and Counselling Program, along with other opportunities.
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In the spirit of respect, reciprocity and truth, Distress Centre Calgary would like to honour and acknowledge Moh’kinsstis, and the traditional Treaty 7 territory and oral practices of the Blackfoot confederacy: Siksika, Kainai, Piikani, as well as the Îyâxe Nakoda and Tsuut’ina nations. We acknowledge that this territory is home to the Otipemisiwak Métis Government of the Métis Nation within Alberta Districts 5 and 6. Finally, we acknowledge all Nations – Indigenous and non – who live, work and play on this land, and who honour and celebrate this territory.
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