SAS, the leader in business intelligence and analytics, is showing its heart by sponsoring the Sesego Cares Fundraising Golf Tournament, an event that is held every year to raise money to help disadvantaged communities and individuals in southern Africa.
All proceeds generated from the event will be donated to charities and social projects across the country and in selected neighbouring countries.
Sesego Cares is a voluntary non-profit organisation for Absa spouses and partners with a mission to care for the people of southern Africa, make a difference by getting personally involved in the lives of vulnerable southern Africans, reach out to the communities and empower communities to become self-sustainable.
“Absa is one of our biggest customers, and their Sesego Cares initiative helps more than 6 000 people across our country and our neighbours,” says Maphum Nxumalo, managing director of SAS South Africa. “To show our support for both Absa and Sesego Cares and to do our bit in helping them with their worthy cause, we have taken out a gold sponsorship of the event.”
The non-profit organisation runs several projects both locally and in selected southern African countries, including the flagship Wheelchair Project, School Aid and Lesedeng Learnership Academy, as well as other initiatives in health, education and early childhood development. As part of their mission to reach out to communities they also strive to provide clean drinking water and food gardens in disadvantaged communities.
“At SAS we are committed to the upliftment of the community and we hope to help Sesego Cares to raise as much money through this event as possible to assist their many initiatives,” Nxumalo concludes. “Both myself and Kevin Kemp, the sales manager of our commercial division, will be playing in the tournament, and we are looking forward to an entertaining day in aid of a good cause.”
The golf day is a Four Ball Alliance event and takes place on 10 June 2010 from 10:30 at the Rand Park Golf Club and Windsor Golf Club.
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