Vana Trust Golf Day exceptional

Golfers around Harare converged at Chapman Golf Club for a worthy cause as they featured in the Vana Trust Golf Day last week Thursday.
Vana Trust held its inaugural golf day to raise funds to complete a science laboratory building and buy the laboratory equipment and furniture at St David’s in Chihota district.

Vana Trust which started as a breakfast project for children orphaned by HIV/AIDS at St David’s Secondary School held a four- ball golf day.
Zimbabwe Golf Association president, Mr Boniface Chigorimbo also was in the fields at the event that had a marvelous turn out.
“The golf day will be held annually to source funds for the orphans in line with Vana Trust intiatives”, said Mrs Nyasha Gwatidzo.She first pursued a degree in maths and physics and felt it a noble deed to have a science laboratory in a rural area where science studies were being hampered by lack of experiments in a science laboratory.Few schools in the remote area has a science laboratory with a great distance between the have and the have-not.

Mrs Gwatidzo an author and philanthropist is a founding member with her later mother ,Mrs Lucy Gwatidzo as the co-founder who passed away last year.
15- year old Clive Muchenje from Policy Golf Club was the youngest golfer at the event.
T Nyamukondiwa scooped the nearest pin gong.The longest drive for men prize was won by T Mpofu whilst C Masukume won the longest drive in the ladies section.
A Wazir won the best points with 41 points.C Chigorimbo came second on 40 points whilst T Mpofu trailed third on 38 points counting out A Chibundu and J Milazi both on 36 points.
Vana Trust are aiming to raise $33 000USD on parrarell market.
On the day they raised $172 946 200ZWD and 135 USD besides proceeds that transpire during the cocktail.
Some funds are being sourced overseas.Some of the beneficiaries at Vana Trust have attained undergraduate degree from local universities and are working at big institutions like Stanbic.