Alberton Bowls’ tournament in aid of Stepping Stone Hospice
No less than 18 teams participated in this year's Stepping Stone Hospice Trips tournament.
WITH only their second tournament held in aid of Stepping Stone Hospice & Care Services, the Alberton Bowls Club has almost doubled the amount raised from the previous year.
An amazing R24 000 was donated to the hospice as the six-week Stepping Stone Hospice Trips came to an end on Saturday June 30. Last year saw an amount of R11 000 raised through this tournament.
Michelle Varner, member at Alberton Bowls Club and one of the organisers of the tournament, is delighted with the successes achieved this year.
“We had 18 teams from all over the district competing. Last year was an ‘all ladies’ competition, but this year we included the men and that definitely contributed to the increase in funds raised,” Michelle explained.
Various sponsors such as Mosaic Funeral Group and the Westpack Express Store at Mall at Newmarket also came on board.
The beautiful goodie bags and prizes the players received made it all worthwhile and “just knowing that we did it for a good cause, added to the satisfaction we all got from hosting this tournament”, Michelle said.
Tersia Burger, CEO at Stepping Stone Hospice & Care Services, expressed her heartfelt gratitude to Alberton Bowls Club and the organisers, Michelle, Fran Windrass and the ‘fines captain’ Jenny Jones.
“Not only are you helping us to continue with the much-needed services we render, but you certainly made sure we learned the game of bowls,” she said at the prize-giving ceremony.
Stepping Stone Hospice had their own team competing and finished in a respectable 11th position.
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