Captain chips in £3,380 for charity

FORMER captain of Bramall Park Golf Club, Roger Souter, marked the end of his tenure by presenting a cheque for £ 3,380 to Open Arms International, after a year of fundraising.

Open Arms was founded in November 2003 to meet the immediate needs of orphaned and abandoned children in Eldoret, Kenya, who were suffering from a variety of life- threatening diseases.

Captains at Bramall Park Golf Club choose a charity to benefit from fundraising during their year in office and Roger chose Open Arms International.

Throughout the year Roger and the club professional, Craig Daggitt, played golf matches against members, with winners and losers paying different sums into the charity pot.

There were a series of Captain’s Week competitions where entry fees all went to the charity and new member Stuart Cosgrove organised a series of fashion shows at ladies’ clothes store, Angela Beer, in Bramhall, which con- tributed £ 1,600 to the final total.

Roger said: “My friend and fellow club member Simon Wheatley, who has been out to visit Eldoret, requested that this charity be the recipient of our funds this year and it has been a pleasure to be involved.

“My thanks to so many fellow golfers and to friends at Angela Beer who made such a great contribution.”

Matt Phillips, the local co- ordinator for Open Arms, said the donation would go towards work during the next trip out to Eldoret in the summer.