The Georgina Falt Memorial Music Trivia Tournament hit another high note, raising a record-breaking $25,361.92 for the Alzheimer Society of B.C. at this year’s event.
That brings the tournament’s all-time fundraising total to $155,758.92 since its inception 13 years ago, surpassing the milestone $150,000 mark and cementing the event as a community powerhouse for a good cause.
Held Sept. 27 at the Crofton Community Centre, the sold-out event welcomed 21 teams, including seven new entries, for nearly four and a half hours of music-fuelled competition.
First-time champions Broken Records took top honours and bragging rights for a year but everyone went home a winner from this fun event.
“We can’t begin to thank everyone enough,” organizers Don and Theresa Bodger wrote in a post-event update on Facebook. “It was a great crowd.”
Participants travelled from across Vancouver Island, the Lower Mainland and Ontario, with some teams combining members on the spot to fill out their rosters. Teams included Southern Ontario Braintrust (back for a second year), Team Hall Pass (a hybrid of the Possum Lodgers and Deck Dwellers), Outside Smoking, the Rolling Scones and Do-Re-Migos.
Alongside the trivia rounds, the event featured a silent auction, raffle prize draws, card draws and a 50/50 draw, with hundreds of dollars in prizes donated by businesses such as Unsworth Vineyards, Chemainus Theatre Festival, SportChek, Mr. Mike’s and more. Even the trophies were custom-made, with first-place awards laser-cut by E.S. Fox Limited in Niagara Falls, Ont., and mounted on wood bases built by local volunteer Keith Palou.
Local power couple the Bodgers credited the event’s success to the efforts of volunteers, supporters and members of the Crofton Community Centre Society. All true, but the biggest kudos belong to Don and Theresa for the Herculean task of organizing this annual tournament and clearly having a great time while doing it.
The event is held in memory of Theresa’s mother, Georgina Falt, who died in 2013 after living with Alzheimer’s disease. Music remained a source of connection and joy throughout her life and diagnosis, and the event was created in her honour.
The 2025 edition may be over, but its impact is far-reaching. Funds support programs such as the First Link Dementia Helpline, offered through the Alzheimer Society of B.C., which offers confidential guidance and support for people living with dementia and their families.
