CALGARY, Nov. 12, 2025 — A year of fundraising in partnership with the AGAT Foundation, has raised a total $1.9 million to support important healthcare community programs led by Alberta Cancer Foundation and Prostate Cancer Centre.
In a record-breaking year — a reoccurring theme since the AGAT Foundation’s inception in 2020 — fundraising for the Drive for Hope included matching campaigns and the AGAT Foundation Priddis Greens Charity Classic golf tournament held on Aug. 21, 2025, in Calgary, Alta. at the Priddis Greens Golf & Country Club.
“To all of you who have donated, sponsored, volunteered, teed off, we all want to thank you,” says Marissa Reckmann, CEO, AGAT Laboratories and Director, AGAT Foundation. “It means so much to us that you come together to help support meaningful, impactful work across our province, helping Albertans one day at a time.”
Funds raised will support the Alberta Cancer Foundation’s Patient Financial Assistance Program, a 100 per cent donor-funded program intended to relieve financial pressures for patients who are fighting cancer. The program is designed to provide financial access to pay for necessities such as groceries, utilities, and transportation.
“They [patients] are able to focus on themselves and what they need and still also take care of their family,” said Megan Thomson, Director of Philanthropy, Alberta Cancer Foundation.
As part of an ongoing partnership, the AGAT Foundation was also the matching donor for the Prostate Cancer Centre’s Keep It In Alberta campaign. Funding helped purchase a new MAN VAN® — the third of its kind funded with support from the AGAT Foundation — to provide Albertan men in rural and remote communities with access to prostate cancer screening.
“Throughout the year we’ve actually reached over 100,000 men,” said Shannon McCarthy, Office Manager, Prostate Cancer Centre. “We were able to get into 30 indigenous communities in Alberta which is just game changing for men’s health in Alberta.”
“Since the beginning of the partnership — all of the initiatives that AGAT employees, clients, sponsors, donors… have participated in — it’s truly astounding to see how it’s grown,” said Thomson.
Check out the announcement video below, ending with a full list of sponsors, donors, and supporters for the causes we care about.
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About AGAT Foundation
Since 2020, the AGAT Foundation has been focused on their mission to uplift people and communities through philanthropy. They’ve supported numerous causes including cancer research, community social programs, and education. They host an annual Charity Classic golf tournament, which raised over $850,000 for Alberta Cancer Foundation in 2024. Visit agatfoundation.com/about to learn more.
About AGAT Laboratories
Founded in 1979 in Calgary, Alta., AGAT Laboratories is one of North America’s largest privately-owned analytical testing laboratory networks. Today, they support mining, industrial, environmental, energy, life sciences, forensics, transportation, construction, and agri-food industries. Offering solutions to client problems, they provide Service Beyond Analysis. Bridging specialties in chemistry, biochemistry, microbiology, geology, engineering, and specialty analysis, all 40+ labs work in unison towards strategic decision-making and problem-solving alongside clients. Their most recent laboratory was acquired in Tempe, Arizona in the United States to service a growing demand for analytical testing within the region. For more, visit agatlabs.com.
About Alberta Cancer Foundation
The Alberta Cancer Foundation represents a community of 100,000+ donors who want to provide more moments for Albertans facing a cancer diagnosis. The Foundation is the official fundraising partner for every cancer centre in the province, empowering and uniting Albertans around a common purpose, investing in the future of cancer research and care, and ensuring no Albertan facing cancer walks alone. For more information visit albertacancer.ca.
About Prostate Cancer Centre
The Prostate Cancer Centre (PCC), in partnership with the Southern Alberta Institute of Urology, is a charitable organization and world-class medical centre dedicated to the fight against prostate cancer. For more than 20 years, we’ve been advocating for equitable access to healthcare for all men across Alberta. Visit https://www.prostatecancercentre.ca/the-centre/ to learn more.
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