Golf for Sahanaya, a benevolent gesture

Richard Dwight

GOLF: With a humanistic approach towards the hapless, less fortunate the Royal Colombo Golf Club (RCGC) in the year 2004, celebrating its 125th anniversary translated their words into deeds, by making the laudable decision of setting apart a poya day in its golfing calendar, to raise funds for charitable causes through a golf competition.

Quite a few institutions committed to the cause of alleviating the suffering of the needy has been assisted thus by the RCGC. This year's recipient of proceeds from the RCGC's annual charity tournament would be the Sahanaya National Council for Mental Health and takes place on poya day August 9th (Wednesday) at the RCGC.

The tournament aims to raise awareness of mental health issues and raise much needed funds for the continued development of Sahanaya services. Sahanaya relies on donations to survive and it is the only organization in Sri Lanka which provides a comprehensive rehabilitation service for people undergoing treatment for mental illness.

President and Founder of Sahanaya, Professor Nalaka Mendis, is of the view that the tournament is a wonderful opportunity to bring mental health into the spotlight and raise the much needed funds for Sahanaya.

RCGC has selected the approved 'Sahanaya' because it is regarded as the pivotal non-governmental body involved in the development of mental health services training.

This stable-ford golf tournament will have a good many taking part for the reason that it is being held to raise funds for a worthy cause. There will be an entrance fee of Rs. 1,500 and a charge of Rs. 1,000 for juniors.