Now in its sixth year, the Brent Hastings Memorial Golf Tournament continues to grow, attracting more golfers and raising thousands of dollars for those recovering from opioid addiction.

Held on Saturday at the Bay Pointe Club, the event featured 97 golfers and 40 guests for dinner that evening where a raffle helped raise funds for Brent’s Bed and the Herren Project via the Brent Hastings Memorial Fund.

Hastings, a former Wareham resident, passed away from a heroin overdose in 2014. Melodye Conway, Brent’s mother, founded the memorial fund that same year to help erase the stigma surrounding opioid addiction.

“In a few months [following Brent’s death] we sat down and decided that we are going to do everything in our power to spare other families from the same fate,” said Conway. “Thank you for coming and bringing that energy and effort that gets us through this day.”

To date, The Brent Hastings Memorial Fund has raised more than $89,000 for awareness and recovery programs that assist young men financially as they transition from a detox facility to a recovery residence.

“This isn’t the path that I have chosen to walk, but because it’s the one before me it’s what we do,” said Conway. “We are saving lives one family at a time. People who are able to take advantage of our program have an opportunity to come back into society as productive members of society, and that’s what we want to do.”

Herren Project Executive Director Kevin Mikolazyk applauded Conway for all of her hard work and gave thanks to all who participated.

“It’s not easy, considering that the family has been through such a tragic situation, to be able to turn something so heartbreaking into something so positive that’s going to benefit people all across Cape Cod,” said Mikolazyk. “We will do our best with the funds raised here today to help individuals on their journey to recovery.”

For more information on the Brent Hastings Memorial Fund or to donate, visit the fund’s Facebook page and click on the GoFundMe account link or call 508-951-2300.