Golf day raises funds and awareness
Through the event, companies sponsored between R10 000 and R120 000 each, in order to participate.
B3 Funeral Services hosted its 18th annual golf day on Tuesday at Randpark Golf Club.
The charity event is aimed at raising awareness of the difficulties that people in townships like Kwa-Thema face daily.
Through the event, companies sponsored between R10 000 and R120 000 each to participate.
B3 chairman Matthews Mogafe, raised in Kwa-Thema, said he made the commitment to help those in need.
“I understand the suffering of our people. Something that may not seem important to you, can be a great need for someone else.
“Something as simple as sugar,” explained Mogafe.
Initially the proceeds of the golf day was solely for the benefit of the Kwa-Thema Stimulation Centre.
The centre housed more than 80 children from Springs who have various types of disabilities.
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Through the partnership, the Kwa-Thema Stimulation Centre has benefited in the form of transport provision, building of extra classrooms and financial aid.
The chairperson has extended the program to support more organisation.
One of B3’s recent beneficiaries is Far East Rand Hospital.
FERH CEO Sonwabo Lindani also tried his luck on the lawn.
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“I am not that good at playing golf, but we are truly grateful that B3 has taken us under their wing,” he said.
Earlier in the year the hospital’s pediatric ward receive new television sets from the organisation.
The chairperson also hosted a few auctions to the day’s activities.
Broadcaster Koos Radebe was pleasantly surprised when he was awarded the Nation Builder’s Award, during the gala dinner.
“I thank you for honoring me while I still live,” he said.
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Radebe said his career started in Amanzimtoti College, in KZN.
“Many of the students could not travel to watch all the different sporting activities at other schools.
“So we decided to start recording the commentary of the events, on tape. Then we would all listen to it in the dinner hall,” he explained.
He later worked as an educator in Nelspruit.
“That is where is was approached to apply for broadcasting work at the SABC,” he said.
He joined the SABC in 1974. He was the first manager of Radio Metro in 1986.
