AmCham Suntel golf funds meet educational needs

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The annual charity golf tournament, conducted by the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham), Suntel and the Royal Colombo Golf Club (RCGC), was conducted on 30 October last year, made its donations to 111 identified children of the golf club caddy staff residing in the surrounding area on 26 June at the Golf Club premises.

These children were given shoes, school bags, uniform materials, books and so on to meet their educational needs. One identified child was awarded a scholarship for two years considering her academic performance.

Over the past 11 years the funds raised from the tournament have helped and supported different areas of need in the community; the first year’s recipient was Young Entrepreneurs of Sri Lanka, where upcoming business leaders were the beneficiaries.

The second year’s proceeds were presented to Jaipur Limb Foundation for purchasing prosthetic limbs for the disabled. Castle Street Maternity Hospital was the third year’s recipient where the funds were used to upgrade the facilities at the hospital.

Respectively, over the years the proceeds have been donated to the Cancer Hospital Maharagama, the Navodaya Special Education Residence School for Boys in Kandy, the Ceylon School for the Deaf and Blind, the Halpotha Children’s Home in Hikkaduwa and for the second time, the Castle Street Maternity Hospital in 2009.

AmCham conveyed its heartiest gratitude to sponsors – Suntel, Havelock City and RCGC – and their well wishes in making the annual golf tournament a success last year. The goodwill extended has given AmCham the opportunity to reach out in helping and supporting different needs in the community.

AmCham wishes to carry out such initiatives in the future through the support of its sponsors and well-wishers.