Golf teams wanted for Three Bunkers charity challenge
THE fourth annual Three Bunkers Challenge event has kickstarted fundraising as the event aims to reach its £100,000 target. So far, £40,000 has been raised and there is space for one more team to take part.
Established in 2020 by Elliot and Bev Cook from Simple Marketing Consultancy, based in Radcliffe-ontrent, the Three Bunkers Challenge is styled like the three peaks mountain climbs, but involves 24 golfers playing 27 holes within 10 hours. All players start at 7am at Morley Hayes Golf Club, then travel to Charnwood Forest Golf Club and conclude at The Nottinghamshire Golf and Country Club, reaching three corners of the East Midlands Counties, covering just over 70 miles.
This year, the event takes place on Friday, May 24, and so far involves teams from Actons Solicitors, BFY Group, Fiscal Engineers, MAF Finance Group, Shakespeare Martineau Solicitors and Simple Marketing Consultancy. Each person commits to raising at least £250 for their team using a dedicated fundraising link and mobile phone App. All money raised will be donated to the charity Big C Little C which was founded in 2019 to encourage businesses to organise events to raise money for Cancer Research, the NSPCC and other children related charities.
Commenting on the challenge, Mr Cook said: “A recent study by CRUK says that the rate of improvement in the number of people who survive cancer has slowed significantly stating that the rate of progress was five times faster in the 2000s than in the 2010 and that lack of sufficient funding for research is largely to blame. Similarly, a child contacts the NSPCC Childline Help Services every 45 seconds and reported instances of abuse are also increasing, so events like this are crucial to helping these charities maintain funding to support research and care.”
The organisers also welcome support via online donations or gifting prizes for an auction during the prize presentation. The fundraising link is: givestar.io/ev/ the-3-bunkers-challenge-2024.