Island Life Magazine Ltd October/November 2015 | Page 22

FEATURE

Charity Golf Day
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n Friday September 25, 2015,
the Sandown and Shanklin Golf
Club played hosts to Medina
Foodservice’s 2nd Annual Charity Golf
Day, in aid of three local childrens’
charities – Beaulieu Respite, the Isle of
Wight Youth Trust and their guest charity
Isle Drive Safe.
54 competitors, including Rob da
Bank and Mark King, fought it out
on the green, not just for the Medina
Foodservice Charity Shield, but for
a wealth of raffle prizes and auction
lots which were all kindly donated by
businesses, clubs and sponsors. Some key
lots included VIP Bestival tickets, Level
42 concert tickets, a signed Liverpool FC
shirt and a lot of alcohol! The secret raffle
prize of a back wax by the Vanity Beauty
salon team was awarded to none other
than Medina’s Operations Director, Cory
Williams, who took one for the team and
raised a further £219.50 by encouraging
his golfing guests to sponsor him!
Tony Wake, Chairman of Trustees at
Beaulieu Respite said, “I would like to
thank Medina Food Service for holding a
wonderful fundraising event. The funds
we receive will be wisely spent making our
children’s lives that little bit nicer. Without
kind businesses and organisations like
Medina working on our behalf we simply
wouldn’t be able to function.”
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Not only did everyone have a
wonderful day in the sun, but they more
than doubled last year’s fundraising
achievement by raising more than
£4,500! This will be split between all
three charities.
Eileen Monks OBE, Director of the
Isle of Wight Youth Trust said, “We
appreciate the effort it takes to organise
these events, and Medina did a great job.
The money raised on the day will go a
long way in helping the 600 plus young
people that use the Youth Trust’s services
every year and will make a big impact
in the community. It was also a great

opportunity for our supporters to have
some fun and contribute to a great cause
and of course, it was amazing to see Rob
da Bank and Mark King on the green.”
The winners of the day were:
• Overall Winner – Jamie Backshall
• Nearest Pin 2 Winner – Mark Deacon
• Ladies Winner – Ali Bates
• Longest Drive Winner – Tom Axford
• Nearest Pin Winner – Mike Hoban
• ‘Well Played’ Winner – Lora Dixcey
Particularly after the success of their 2nd
annual event, Medina Foodservice hope to
make the 3rd bigger, better and raise even
more money for incredible causes.