Mumbai, 18th December 2021: The Golf Foundation, hosted its 9th annual fundraiser to support the careers of underprivileged golfers at the Willingdon Sports Club. The fundraiser commenced with the morning tournament followed by lunch and prize presentation, hosted by Mr. Amit Luthra, Founder, President, The Golf Foundation. The other dignitaries present at the fundraiser included Paralympian gold medalists Devendra Jhajaria and Deepa Malik, Ms. Diva Supranational, Ritika Khatnani and renowned magician Mangesh Desai.
Popular sports celebrities like Former Indian Cricket Captain Mr. Kapil Dev and Mr. Sachin Tendulkar have been ardent supporters of the cause and the backbone to the foundation for years. The fundraiser aims to support talented wards like junior world champion Shubham Jaglan, Chikkarangappa, Rashid Khan, Ashok Kumar, Honey Baisoya, Manu Gandas, Arjun Prasad, Hitaashee Bakshi, Harshjeet Sethie and others on a global level, with an aim to have the country being represented by them on an international level.
Mr. Yashovardhan Birla, renowned industrialist and sports and fitness enthusiast was invited as the chief guest for the day. Being a sports enthusiast and having keen interest in the field of sports and fitness, he was a perfect fit as a chief guest for the event.
Speaking about the initiative and the event, Mr. Amit Luthra-Founder President, The Golf Foundation, Asian Games Gold Medalist & Arjuna Awardee said, “We were humbled on being conferred the prestigious,”Rashtriya Khel Protshan Puruskar”(highest Award for sports promotion) by the Honorable President of India, Sri Ram Nath Kovind Ji and this was thanks to the efforts of all the people who have supported the Foundation, both directly and indirectly. And I am grateful to all the sponsors and the Willingdon Sports Club for their continued support. I am deeply honoured that Mr. Yash Birla has taken time out from his busy schedule to grace our event as the Chief Guest.”
Mr. Yash Birla, Chairman, Birla Ayurveda quoted “Mr. Yash Birla, Chairman, says “It’s an honour for me to play any part to spread the love for health, sports and fitness in our country, so required for a better tomorrow. I wish Mr. Amit Luthra and his team the very best for all their future endeavours in the field.”
The Golf Foundation is a Registered Charitable Society formed in 2000 by like minded golfers who wanted to give back to the game by helping a pool of talented, underprivileged golfers in India. The Foundation firmly believes that India is capable of producing world champions if deserving talent from the weaker sections of society is supported. It wants to create a global golf footprint with these junior golfers since it believes they are highly motivated, hardworking, dedicated and above all, have the fire in their belly to excel at the national and international levels. In addition to numerous international events, the fact that golf has been included in the Olympics hugely widens the opportunities for our golfers.
