The second annual Central Christian School Charity Golf Tournament commenced on time Saturday, April 26 at the Temenos Golf Club. One hundred Golfers began to tee off at 9:30 a.m. and finished around 2:00 pm. As seen in many articles leading up to the event, the purpose of the tournament was to raise funds for the construction of a new primary school that will be located in The Quarter. Last year’s event raised US $57,000 and this year much money was raised.

The Champions

An anonymous donor gave US $10,000 and Sir Allen Stanford committed to pledge an amount although the dollar figure was not provided. Sir Allen was scheduled to be at the tournament, and be the keynote speaker at the National Sports Awards, but unfortunately he was not able to get back to Anguilla in time due to business in London. Although the final amount of money raised was not available, it certainly has surpassed last year’s amount thus shining more light on a bright future ahead for the school.

The Cricket Legends

Golfers, sponsors and organizers enjoyed a great day of camaraderie and fellowship while the children in attendance had loads of fun hitting numerous balls on the golf range. Hale Kelly, Director of Golf, and Bernie Morgan, Assistant Golf pro, assisted the children as much as possible in learning the sport. The Temenos Golf staff ran a first rate event which was extremely well organized. In the end, first place went to the team of Rick and Mary Van Horne, Natalie Le Senechal and Neal Kahn. Second place was Jay Conway, Demitri Cassini, Mike Pearson and David Hutson. Third place went to Emmanuel Garcia, Erwan Le Floch, Arnaud Wojcik and Fred Wojcik. The prize for the most honest team was given to Yannick Casmajou, Anne Marie Bouille, Jean Lugger and Henri Barnier. There was also a longest drive competition in which Jay Conway and Demitri Cassini were given the prize.

The school children listen to the presenters

The ending ceremony began at 3:00 pm when various members of the organizing committee made presentations. Janine Edwards presented a group of school children who did a musical presentation to start the ceremony. Pastor Cecil Richardson thanked the many supporters for their commitment and was excited to say that the event was a huge success. The Honourable Mr. Victor Banks was also on hand to show his support for the event. In his speech he was happy to see that organizations such as the Central Christian School are trying to take a bold step in terms of educating the children. He recognized that Government needs the support of NGO’s to bring Anguilla forward.

Cable and Wireless Team - Sponsors of the tournament

Greg Travis of Travis Television was given a two-night stay at Cap Juluca for his efforts in producing a 10 minute promotional DVD of the school and its mission that will be aired to potential sponsors. Avon Carty, Corporate Communications Manager of Cable Wireless, commended the organizing committee on doing such a fantastic job and reiterated that Cable and Wireless will remain committed to all educational institutions in Anguilla. Moreover, upon completion of the school, Cable and Wireless has pledged free internet for the entire building. Ennia was another major sponsor of the event and Donald Curtis gave his congratulations to the school and the golfers who competed.

The Cricket legends were on hand, as well, to compete in the event and Cardigan Connor was thanked for organizing their participation as well as the participation of some of the members of the Anguilla Pro team. Sir Vivian Richards gave some remarks in which he mentioned that Mr. Stanford was disappointed that he could not be there but pledges his full support. The legend team also comprised Desmond Haynes, Eldine Baptiste and Adrian Griffith.

The Central Christian School is gratefully accepting donations in cash or in kind towards the construction of the building. Kindly contact Pastor Cecil Richardson at 729-8842 or e-mail to ccs@anguillanet.com.

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