The Golf Belief has launched its 2025 fundraising challenge, Going the Additional Mile.
A workforce of 12 newbie golfers will probably be enjoying 18 rounds of golf throughout 5 international locations in simply 6 days this June, all with the formidable intention of elevating £80,000 to buy 3 new Paragolfer all-terrain wheelchairs.
This new challenge builds on the success of Mission 24, which raised sufficient cash to buy 2 Paragolfers that are in use at Walmley Golf Membership and Roehampton Membership in England.
The ambition is to position the three new machines in elements of the UK the place there’s presently no native entry to those specialist autos, which allow individuals with disabilities to play golf.
Demand for these machines has grown considerably previously few years as consciousness of the optimistic impression the Paragolfer can have on bodily and psychological well being.
“Once we began campaigning and fundraising to make golf utilizing the Paragolfer extra accessible for individuals with mobility points there have been none obtainable for public use” explains founding father of The Golf Belief Cae Menai-Davis.
“6 years later, there are actually 10 Paragolfers publicly obtainable to make use of and free to entry, however we nonetheless want extra. We would like the business and golfers to get behind us in order that we are able to present what occurs after we all go the additional mile.”
The workforce will set off from the house of The Golf Belief, The Shire London on June sixteenth and end their journey on the dwelling of Golf, St Andrews 6 days later.
Alongside the best way, the workforce will play several types of golf programs highlighting the accessibility and affordability of golf.
They may even be assembly native individuals and communities alongside the best way who’ve skilled the optimistic impression of golf and sharing their tales by way of social media and a documentary.
Fundraising is already underway with a superb crowdfunder the place donations might be made to win prizes together with superb golf experiences and the most well liked golf tickets: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/the-golf-trust—going-the-extra-mile
There are a number of sponsorship alternatives obtainable to companies seeking to assist the marketing campaign whose social footprint in 2024 exceeded 21 million views throughout all platforms.
