Pro Deo Care Group benefits from sporty fundraiser
A hefty sum of money was raised for a worthy cause.
Pro Deo Care Group joined hands with Round Table, BMW Supertech Shelly Beach and San Lameer Country Club to stage a fantastic trio of sporting events at the finish of the annual cycle tour last Sunday.
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The tour, now in its 17th year, sees cyclists cover more than 800km over four days, and is one of Pro Deo Care Group’s biggest fund-raising events.
This year, the weary cyclists were welcomed by a host of supporters who enjoyed the sporting ‘trio’ – golf, a fun run and an MTB trail.
Fifteen cyclists completed the gruelling trip from Gauteng to Port Shepstone to raise funds for the care group which has for more than 19 years gone more than just the extra mile to work with and support the aged, disabled and cancer sufferers in the local community.
The fund-raiser was a great success, raising an amazing R310 760 for the group.
A lunch to welcome the cyclists was held at which chairman of the care group, Eloise van Niekerk, pointed out that with the deterioration in medical care and pension funds, home care as an organised activity has become a necessity.
“Unfortunately, funds are limited and it is only dedicated people who make it possible for the volunteers to supply the care that the elderly and sick require.”
Ms van Niekerk added that the Pro Deo Care Group thanked everyone involved for what they had done in the past and for what they planned to do in the future.
Money raised will be used to support the group’s clinics in Margate and Port Edward and to purchase wheelchairs, pulpit walkers, bath chairs and other items.
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