Community Events Dawn Willoughb y Ex e cutiv e Assistant C elebrating the Suc c ess o f Aboriginal Business On W ednesday Oct ober 24 2012 Nishnawbe Aski De v elopment Fund NADF host ed the 22nd Annual NADF Business A wards t o c elebrat e Aboriginal business in Nor thern Ontario Eight award re cipients w ere re c ogniz ed f or their achie v ements and c ontributions t o local and re gional e c onomies in front o f a cro wd o f 270 distinguished guests at a gala dinner at Thunder Bay s V alhalla Inn C elebrating its 22nd y ear the annual e v ent also serv es as a fundraiser f or the Dennis Franklin C romar ty Memorial Fund a bursary fund f or post se c ondary students se eking academic achie v ement and the NADF Sponsorship Fund a fund established b y NADF t o respond t o sponsorship and donation re quests and pro vide humanitarian assistanc e t o aid in disast er and crisis relief Annual Golf T ournament Nishnawbe Aski De v elopment Funds host ed the 6th Annual Fairways f or the Future Charity Golf Classic at the picturesque For t William C ountry Club in Thunder Bay ON on Friday July 6 2012 The e v ent attract ed o v er 100 play ers who w eathered the rain t o vie f or the NADF T rophy The annual e v ent is a fundraiser and has suc c essfully raised 45000 t o dat e f or the NADF Sponsorship Fund Through the NADF Sponsorship Fund donations and sponsorships hav e be en pro vided t o suppor t health and social initiativ es o f Aboriginal y outh students groups and c ommunities across nor thern Ontario 16 Nishnawbe Aski Development Fund