The 2017 edition of the annual Gerhard Van der Westhuizen Golf Day was again a huge success. The main beneficiary of this popular fund raising initiative is Melti Grobler, with participation from JakarandaFM’s Good Morning Angels.

Melti is a five-year-old boy who urgently requires a bone marrow transplant, a procedure that costs R1m. He has already faced two onslaughts of leukaemia and if he falls ill again he’s only got a 1 in 10 chance of survival.

  • Money raised for Melti at this golf day: R310 000
  • Existing funds for Melti’s bone marrow transplant: R670 000
  • Total: R1m
  • Result: Melti can undergo his life-saving bone marrow transplant

Other interesting statistics from the golf day:

  • Players: 144
  • Four balls: 36
  • Winning four ball: WBHO
  • Additional beneficiary: Atterbury Trust (R75 000) as well as a student at Hoerskool Garsfontein R25,000
  • Total Funds raised at the golf day = R410,000
  • Plans for 2018: The Sunflower Fund is next year’s beneficiary

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