The 4th
edition of the DOAMF Charity Golf Championship is scheduled to tee-off at the
Golf Course of Ikoyi Club 1938 on March 8, 2014, in Lagos, Nigeria.
The event, a
memorial, set up to honour the memory of late Master Daniel Ogechi Akujobi who died at the age of in a ghastly motor accident,
on his way back to school, has become one of the biggest charity golf events in
the country.
Funds raised
during previous tournaments were committed to a number of emergency intervention
projects including building an emergency ward at the Enugu State University
Teaching hospital, Enugu.
Coordinator
of the Organising Committee, Pat Bassey, said that, due to the judicious use of
funds raised, quality and transparent management of the event, the profile of
the championship has been on the rise.
According to
him; "A good number of corporate organisations that are seeking
partnership opportunities to support charitable causes have found the DOAMF
event a good platform" .
He added
that;"This is definitely a bigger tournament in all ramifications and
interest in sponsorship opportunities is very encouraging. With the feelers
emerging, this year's edition will be bigger and better ".
The Charity
event is an 18-Hole round of golf on a very challenging and foremost golf
course in Nigeria. It also, presents opportunities for participants to win
laurels, whilst offering a platform to make charitable contributions towards
positive intervention to meet critical and emergency needs of people in infrastructure-starved
parts of the country.
