Charity golf day gives back

In aid of The Cradle of Hope, which is a Johannesburg-based organisation that assists abused and vulnerable women and children, Rouxle van Molendorff, CEO of Europ Assistance South Africa, hosted a year-end charity golf day on 13 November.

The golf day was hosted at the Houghton Golf Club where all proceeds will go to The Cradle of Hope ministry which is focused on assisting women and children in desperate need.

For the second consecutive year, Europ Assistance South Africa invited its customers and suppliers to participate in the golf day, afternoon High Tea and dinner-auction ceremony in the evening to cap the day’s activities.

A number of handmade items from The Cradle of Hope were on auction as part of the fundraising initiative.

Melodie Van Brakel, CEO and founder of the Cradle of Hope, said, “Our company takes care of people on a daily basis, be it with emergency or convenient needs. Doing the charity golf day and other activities on the day is an extension of our fibre as a business, we are taking care of those in less fortunate situations.”

Europ Assistance SA has been operating in the country since 1993, offering comprehensive assistance services to local corporates, brokers, clubs, medical-aid funds and employers in providing value-added services and benefits to its members.

Van Brakel said, “Most of the funds that were raised through the golf and auction will be utilised for an expansion of our House of Restoration that we are currently acquiring and renovating, next to our existing one. The new facility will enable us to house an extra 30 to 40 vulnerable women and children when it is completed.”

The day started off with a charity golf event and was followed by a High Tea. The evening saw a prize-giving dinner, where an auction was included for various items made by Cradle of Hope members.