A fundraising golf tournament has raised almost $50,000 for Nelson Tasman Hospice, it has been announced.
The Keir Wilkinson Memorial Golf Tournament was held at the Nelson Golf Club late last month. The tournament was organised by Summit Real Estate, where Keir worked as a Sales and Marketing Consultant before his passing one year ago.
With businesses across the region entering teams and sponsoring prizes, a grand total of $48,977.90 was raised.
Organiser Glyn Delany, of Summit Real Estate, says the day was a huge success with close to 150 players across 36 teams playing 18 holes before a charity auction. “I’m over the moon with how it all played out. We had great support from people getting into the event, from hole sponsorships to donation of prizes for the auction and teams, it all really helped.”
Nelson Tasman Hospice Head of Supporter Engagement and Income Development, Donna Ching-Tregidga, says she’s thrilled with the amount raised.
“I was so blown away by it, it was a really special event to be involved with. The connection from business and community supporters of someone who had been through hospice was really powerful.”
Nelson Tasman Hospice needs to raise around $3-$3.5 million a year from the community to continue with its services. Donna says having someone like Glyn organise a tournament like this goes a long way.
“Glyn and his Summit team were fantastic. It was a great day and we’re very grateful for the support.”
And Glyn says the tournament will be back next year. “This was the first of many, we want to keep Keir’s legacy going and continue to help the hospice.”
For the record, the tournament was a Stableford competition with the top two scores from each hole counted. Sealords were the winners on the day with a score of 98, with Datacom one point back on 97 and Summit Nelson on 95.