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AHG golf day raises $152,000 for children

Michael Tate said the idea behind the fundraising even came about when the organisation needed some cars.

Budding golfers hit a hole in one at the recent annual AHG Rocky Bay Golf Day at Joondalup Country Club. Over 120 business men and woman raised an astonishing $152,000 for children with disabilities in Western Australia.

Entry fees, auctions, silent auctions, pro golf drives and raffles drove donations from generous players – and for that we’ll excuse the questionable golf attire that was on display. Among the bunker-filled madness there were surprising flashes of talent – but Tiger Woods doesn’t need to worry about new challengers any time soon.

Calamity aside, the AHG Corporate Golf Day has proved to be a huge success since its birth in 2004, raising about $1.2 million over the years. Michael Tate said the idea behind the fundraising even came about when the organisation needed some cars.

“At the time, Rocky Bay required vehicles for their use and for use by their clients, and also for a raffle they were running at shopping centres in Perth. AHG helped provide the vehicles. According to Rocky Bay, funding was pretty tight for NFPs in WA so Rocky Bay and AHG got together to brainstorm how this could be addressed. The result was a fun corporate activity around golf that would aid Rocky Bay clients.”

Rocky Bay will now use the generous donation to help over 1,000 children and 500 adults with disabilities in Western Australia.  Who needs the PGA when amateurs show that kind of performance?