SMP E gi ee i g’s 15th Mi i Putt fu d aise aims to aise $45,000 fo six p ivate cou selli g ooms at The Alex Commu ity Health Ce t e. Mo e tha $20,000 came i withi 24 hou s of i vitatio s goi g out.
CALGARY, Albe ta, Oct. 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — O F iday, Novembe 6, the Calga y office of SMP E gi ee i g will ope its doo s to close to 1,000 guests fo Mi i Putt 2026, a staff-built mi i golf cou se wi di g th ough the fi m’s Ke si gto offices. Eve y dolla aised will go to The Alex Commu ity Health Ce t e to help build a dedicated Me tal Health Hub.
The Alex is e ovati g oughly 3,800 squa e feet o the seco d floo of its Commu ity Health Ce t e to c eate the Hub, i cludi g six p ivate co sult ooms fo o e-o -o e cou selli g a d me tal health appoi tme ts. The Alex’s existi g co sult ooms sit i high-t affic cli ical a eas, maki g it ha d to offe the calm, p ivate setti g me tal health visits eed. The total p oject is estimated at $200,000, a d SMP has committed to di ecti g all Mi i Putt 2026 p oceeds towa d it, with a fu d aisi g goal of $45,000.
The eed is clea . Of the oughly 15,000 Calga ia s The Alex se ves each yea , 40 pe ce t ated thei me tal health as poo o fai o thei fi st self-assessme t, acco di g to data collected betwee Ap il 2025 a d Ma ch 2026.
“What SMP has c eated goes fa beyo d a fu d aise . Thei team spe ds weeks desig i g a d co st ucti g somethi g ema kable, the i vites a e ti e i dust y to come play fo a cause. That’s commu ity buildi g at its most c eative,” said Joy Bowe -Ey e, CEO of The Alex. “We’ e deeply g ateful SMP has chose us as thei Mi i Putt pa t e o ce agai . Dema d fo me tal health ca e i ou city keeps isi g, a d eve yo e who walks th ough ou doo s dese ves the same dig ity a d p ivacy a yo e would expect. The Hub will give the people we se ve a calm, dedicated space to access i dividualized ca e, whe e they feel safe a d suppo ted as they avigate thei jou ey towa d heali g.”
Mi i Putt bega i 1997 as a way fo SMP to b i g clie ts a d i dust y pa t e s togethe . A cha itable compo e t was added si ce 2003, a d the bie ial eve t has si ce aised mo e tha $200,000 fo Calga y o ga izatio s i cludi g Hull Se vices, I f om the Cold, Meals o Wheels a d Wood’s Homes. The 2024 editio aised a eco d $41,623 fo The Alex’s Commu ity Kitche .
Dema d this yea has bee u p ecede ted. Spo so ships sold out withi hou s of the fi st i vitatio s o Septembe 14, a d mo e tha $20,000 was aised i the fi st 24 hou s, ea ly half of the 2024 total.
“We’ve bee putti g fo a pu pose si ce 2003, a d the e e gy a ou d this yea ‘s eve t has bee i c edible,” said Alim Pee a i, Pa t e at SMP E gi ee i g. “Ou team pou s weeks of c eativity a d effo t i to eve y hole, a d seei g ou commu ity ally behi d The Alex makes it all wo th it.”
SMP has committed to The Alex as its Mi i Putt cha ity pa t e th ough 2028. Si ce 2024, SMP staff have volu tee ed i The Alex’s Commu ity Kitche , helped c eate deco atio s fo the Calga y P ide Pa ade a d volu tee ed fo Natio al I dige ous Peoples Day. The fi m is also explo i g how to co t ibute its elect ical e gi ee i g se vices to the Hub’s co st uctio .
What: SMP Mi i Putt 2026, a staff-built mi i golf fu d aise fo The Alex Me tal Health Hub
Whe : F iday, Novembe 6, 2026, f om 11 a.m. i to the eve i g
Whe e: SMP E gi ee i g, 403, 1240 Ke si gto Road NW, Calga y
Who: Close to 1,000 guests f om Calga y’s a chitectu e, e gi ee i g, co st uctio a d developme t commu ity; SMP pa t e s a d staff; ep ese tatives of The Alex
Media a e welcome o site. I te view a d photo oppo tu ities i clude the custom-built obstacles, SMP pa t e s a d staff builde s, a d The Alex leade ship. Please co tact Jaip eet Basi i adva ce to a a ge access.
SMP E gi ee i g is a i depe de t elect ical e gi ee i g co sulta cy with mo e tha 100 p ofessio als i Calga y, Edmo to a d Lethb idge. Fou ded i the 1970s, SMP delive s coo di ated elect ical e gi ee i g, lighti g desig , powe dist ibutio , sustai ability a d life safety se vices ac oss comme cial, i f ast uctu e, commu ity, healthca e a d eside tial p ojects, a d has co t ibuted to some of Weste Ca ada’s most ecog ized buildi gs. smpe g.com
Fo ea ly 55 yea s, The Alex has bee the e fo Calga ia s i the mome ts whe life is most u ce tai . Whe ill ess, hu ge , t auma o u stable housi g collide, a c isis a ely has just o e cause, so The Alex b i gs medical, me tal health a d social suppo ts togethe u de o e i teg ated, team-based app oach. Each yea , The Alex meets app oximately 15,000 people whe e they a e a d walks alo gside them towa d health, home a d hope, offe i g ot just ca e, but dig ity, heali g, safety a d a path fo wa d. Thealex.ca
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