Royal Harare Golf Club successfully held a charity golf day towards their unique Royal Harare Caddy Foundation and other charitable organisations at their home course last Saturday.
The highly subscribed event was held on November 16 with Shungu Dzevana Trust and TOSE Respite Care Home as the other beneficiaries.
Royal Harare is one of the oldest golf clubs in Zimbabwe having been established in 1898 which makes it 126 years old.
The club revealed the beneficiaries of the charity golf day in a communiqué with the golfers ahead of the event.
“Through your generosity and support, we hope to raise a meaningful amount to assist those less fortunate than ourselves. Many people are battling to survive in the current harsh environment, and we as RHGC must try our best to assist those less fortunate. Our Captains, Audily and Yeukai have chosen a theme of "Charity begins at home," and we will be looking internally as well as externally in our fundraising efforts this year” RHGC said.
“The following are the beneficiaries for the charity golf day - Royal Harare Caddy Foundation, (we want to) establish a Caddy Foundation that will assist the Caddies establish an emergency fund that they can call upon in times of health issues and bereavement. We will model this around similar structures that have been set up in the region (more specifically RSA).
“Shungu Dzevana Trust Children's Home is a private voluntary organisation that was founded, single-handedly by Reverend Sister Mercy A. T. Mutyambizi in April of 1992, having been approached by three children living on the street who needed food and shelter from her because she was a nun. Sister Mercy Mutyambizi is the current National Director of the organisation and she is ably assisted by a 10-member Board of Trustees chaired by Reverend Father Douglas Anesu Manyere.
“Desi Page, and the late Tim Page discovered that there were tremendous gaps in the care and rehabilitation of people with severe mental and physical disabilities in Zimbabwe. This motivated the two to start the TOSE Respite home in 1992, founded on values of Honesty, Integrity, Empathy and a Commitment to provide professional respite, rehabilitation, and consultation services to people with severe multiple disabilities in the Zimbabwean community through residential care and support,” said RHGC.
The tournament was limited to 60 teams with a morning and afternoon while it followed an individual stableford. However, the team score was determined by an anonymous players score algorithm.