This past February, the Banyan Golf Club hosted the La Grappa Charity Golf Tournament in order to raise funds for its projects, which aim to improve the facilities at the Bannongkhuen School, located at about thirty kilometres from the centre of Hua Hin and three kilometres from Webster University. A daylong event which took place in the prestigious five star Banyan golf club from eleven o’clock onwards on the last Sunday of the month.
The tournament was a marvelous success and attracted a fantastic amount of players. Divided into forty different teams, the hundred and sixty golfers took to the field determined to simultaneously make their contribution to this good cause as well as to showcase their skills and clinch one of the many prizes that was up for contention. These included bottles of wine and caps, but nothing too lavish in order to priorities the funds towards the charity.
There was a nice dinner set after the tournament ended, in which there were great moments – and to top it all off, a display of dazzling fireworks was set up which was a success, thoroughly enjoyed by all of the participants and providing a great spectacle to end the event.
The sum raised was just over two hundred and forty thousand baht, just under seven thousand eight hundred dollars. These will be used in order to provide amenities for the schools such as canteen tables and chairs, equipment for sports and physical education as well as a copy machine amongst other essentials. The golfers have all been invited to join the project leaders when the delivery takes place further on.
The event for next year has been booked already and half of it has already been taken up with reservations. The event will take place on the twenty fifth of February and promises to be just as good if not better.
