TORONTO, April 4 /CNW/ - Golf superstars Annika Sorenstam, Morgan Pressel
and Alena Sharp will team up this year to host the Scotiabank Women's Charity
Challenge in support of women's charities across Canada. In its third year,
the golf tournament takes place on Tuesday, May 20th, 2008 at the prestigious
Magna Golf Club on the Oak Ridges Moraine in Aurora, Ontario.
    Sorenstam is recognized as one of the finest female athletes of all time
and is rated one of the best golfers on the LPGA Tour. Morgan Pressel is the
youngest player in LPGA history to win a major championship. Canadian Alena
Sharp has been playing golf since the age of 10 and had a very successful
junior career before her first full year in the LPGA in 2006.
    "We are very pleased to welcome Annika Sorenstam back to the Scotiabank
Women's Charity Challenge for the third year in a row and look forward to
having Morgan Pressel and Alena Sharp on hand to share their expertise," said
Sylvia Chrominska, Executive Vice-President, Human Resources & Public,
Corporate and Government Affairs, Scotiabank. "These women are at the top of
their field and serve as inspiration for women in all fields striving for
excellence."
    "Scotiabank is proud to return as title sponsor of this highly successful
and fun event. As a long-time supporter of a number of women's charities and a
recognized leader in the advancement of women, we are thrilled to be part of
an experience that promotes women professionally and personally."
    The day will include a nine hole shotgun tournament for participants and
clinic conducted by the golfing greats. The afternoon will feature a nine hole
exhibition match by Sorenstam, Pressel and Sharp that will incorporate top
ranked Canadian Junior girls.
    Scotiabank and key presenting sponsors, Fidelity Investments and KPMG,
look forward to building on the $500,000 raised for charities over the
previous two years that this event has been held. All proceeds benefit a host
of women's charities across Canada. Recipients have included a variety of
charities supporting women's shelters, employment services, treatment centres
and cancer foundations nation-wide.
    Scotiabank supports a number of women's charities, including The World
Conference on Breast Cancer which will be held in Winnipeg in June 2008, the
Canadian Women's Hockey League, the Canadian Women's Foundation and YWCA. Most
recently a recipient of the 2007 Catalyst Award recognizing the advancement in
women and business, and recognized as one of Canada's top 50 employers,
Scotiabank is a leader and destination workplace for women seeking careers in
the financial services industry. More than 70 per cent of the Bank's workforce
are women.

    Scotiabank is committed to supporting the communities in which we live
and work, both in Canada and abroad. Recognized as a leader internationally
and among Canadian corporations for its charitable donations and philanthropic
activities, in 2007 the Bank provided more than $43 million in sponsorships
and donations to a variety of projects and initiatives, primarily in the areas
of healthcare, education and social services. Scotiabank is on the World Wide
Web at www.scotiabank.com.