Sixty golf enthusiasts took to the greens for a charity fund raising event,to raise money for a charity supporting people with eye disease.
The event at Forest Hill Golf Club in Botcheston included 18 holes of golf and an evening reception attended by 80 guests, which together raised more than £4,500 for the Gap Adventures 20/20 Vision Centre in Cambodia which is essential to treat people with many of the causes of blindness.
The winner of the golf event was Jamie Kendrick (12) who played alongside his dad Mark Kendrick as part of the team from Graypaul of Nottingham who co-sponsored the event. He won with 39 points playing Stapleford and the Graypaul four ball won the team challenge.
With torrential rain 30 minutes before heading out; Trident Managing Director Chris Burrage said: “The weather was kind to us and it was a brilliant day – raising £4,500 which is far more than we had hoped for.
“It was fantastic that such a young golfer won the event and Jamie is obviously a talent to watch out for in the future.
“Having raised money for local charities in the past and, following the success of this event, we plan to do something equally as challenging in future years and make this a fixture in the local business fund raising calendar.”
Chris continued that the event was something very close to his heart: “We do a lot of work in the travel industry, including Gap Adventures who set up the Planeterra charity, and wanted to organise this event to support the work they do in Cambodia which is still recovering from 30 years of civil war and widespread poverty.
“The Cambodian government can’t address the problem of preventable and treatable blindness without external assistance yet cataracts account for 69% of the preventable blindness and more than 80,000 are waiting for an operation.
“Having undergone two cataract operations over the years, I know just how debilitating poor eyesight can be and the joy and relief of being able to see properly again, so I understand how much a simple operation that will be available in Cambodia can help people.”
We would like to thank all of our sponsors, companies and individuals who donated raffle prizes and all the people that came on the day. Without them, we would not have managed to raise such a great amount of money.
We would like to thank all of our sponsors, companies and individuals who donated raffle prizes and all the people that came on the day. Without them, we would not have managed to raise such a great amount of money.
For more information on Planeterra and Gap Adventures 20/20 Vision Centre click here: http://www.planeterra.org
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