BAKWENA​ ​GOLF​ ​DAYS​ ​RAISE​ ​MORE​ ​THAN​ ​1.5M​ ​FOR​ ​CHARITY

Bakwena​ ​N1N4​ ​Toll​ ​raised​ ​R183​ ​000​ ​at​ ​its​ ​ninth​ ​annual​ ​charity​ ​golf​ ​day​ ​at​ ​the​ ​Centurion Country​ ​Club​ ​last​ ​week.​ ​This​ ​brings​ ​the​ ​total​ ​amount​ ​raised​ ​by​ ​Bakwena​ ​for​ ​charity​ ​over thepast​ ​nine​ ​years​ ​to​ ​R1.5​ ​million.

Six​ ​charities​ ​were​ ​selected​ ​to​ ​benefit​ ​from​ ​this​ ​year’s​ ​event.​ ​They​ ​include​ ​Thusanang Early​ ​Learning​ ​Centre,​ ​PinkDrive,​ ​WheelWell,​ ​CANSA,​ ​Laudium​ ​Cancer​ ​Care​ ​and Mohau​ ​House.

Bakwena’s​ ​Charmaine​ ​van​ ​Wyk​ ​says​ ​the​ ​company​ ​selects​ ​beneficiaries​ ​that​ ​are​ ​aligned with​ ​its​ ​corporate​ ​social​ ​investment​ ​strategy.​ ​“We​ ​are​ ​particularly​ ​grateful​ ​to​ ​our​ ​valuable stakeholders,​ ​who​ ​helped​ ​ensure​ ​the​ ​success​ ​of​ ​the​ ​day.”

Bakwena​ ​converted​ ​its​ ​annual​ ​golf​ ​day​ ​into​ ​a​ ​charity​ ​fundraiser​ ​nine​ ​years​ ​ago.​ ​Since then,​ ​it​ ​has​ ​assisted​ ​6​ ​charities​ ​with​ ​the​ ​more​ ​than​ ​R1.5​ ​million​ ​over​ ​the​ ​years.​ ​“As custodians​ ​of​ ​the​ ​N1N4​ ​toll,​ ​we​ ​harness​ ​our​ ​relationships​ ​with​ ​government​ ​and​ ​industry stakeholders​ ​to​ ​help​ ​uplift​ ​communities​ ​along​ ​our​ ​route.​ ​The​ ​golf​ ​day​ ​is​ ​one​ ​of​ ​the​ ​many initiatives​ ​we​ ​are​ ​involved​ ​in,”says​ ​van​ ​Wyk.

The​ ​sponsors​ ​of​ ​the​ ​2017​ ​Bakwena​ ​Annual​ ​Charity​ ​Golf​ ​Day​ ​were​ ​​Aurecon​ ​SA,​ ​AIIM, Bridge​ ​Jointing,​ ​Basella​ ​Maintenance,​ ​Contact​ ​Media,​ ​Colas​ ​SA,​ ​DBF​ ​Capital,​ ​EOH Roads​ ​and​ ​Highways,​ ​G4​ ​Civils,​ ​Investec,​ ​JG​ ​Afrika,​ ​Leo​ ​Consulting,​ ​MasterDrive, Magna​ ​BC,​ ​Mikros​ ​Traffic​ ​Monitoring,​ ​National​ ​Asphalt,​ ​N3TC,​ ​Nedgroup​ ​Investments, Nedbank,​ ​WBHO,​ ​PR​ ​Worx,​ ​Pt​ ​Operational​ ​Services,​ ​Phiri​ ​Phiri​ ​Security​ ​Services,​ ​Rand Merchant​ ​Bank,​ ​Supreme​ ​Safety,​ ​VEA​ ​Road​ ​Maintenance,​ ​and​ ​Webber​ ​Wentzel