Bryanston Country Club hosts Alex’s child-headed household little ones

A special day was held for 45 children from Alexandra who spent the time playing games, enjoying lunch and tea, and being exposed to everything that the Bryanston Country Club has to offer.

The children are part of Rays of Hope’s Child-Headed Household programme which assists some of the most vulnerable children in the township to live a normal life.

The club partnered with Rays of Hope to make the day a memorable one. Club manager, Paul Leishman, said this was part of their outreach programme. “This outing is an important annual event for the children. We teach them some basic skills, but mostly it is a fun outing where they can enjoy the environment of the club. We have decided to include the Child-Headed Household programme in our list of official charities for 2016, so we will be making a financial contribution as well.”

The day was full, starting with breakfast and then moving on to a variety of sports activities such as golf, tennis and bowls, each one supervised by a number of volunteer coaches supplied by the club.

On the mini-driving range, the children hit light rubber balls with small plastic clubs, some of them achieving remarkable distances, much to their delight. While on the tennis courts, coaches first taught fitness drills and ball-catching skills before allowing the juniors to hit across the net with miniature rackets.

On the greens, full-sized bowls were used, which proved tricky for some of the smaller children. Still, there were shrieks of excitement whenever someone managed to place their bowl close to the jack.

All in all, it was a fabulous and fun-filled outing for the children, who often have few opportunities to venture outside the confines of Alex. In addition, there will be a valuable inflow of funds for these households as club members open their hearts to these young children.

Details: Andrea Dienst 086 100 0000; andrea@raysofhope.co.za