Darren Clarke’s support of Breast Cancer Campaign’s £100 Golf Challenge has helped to raise £100,000.
Ryder Cup hero Darren Clarke will once again be supporting Breast Cancer Campaign throughout 2009 by encouraging golfing clubs all across the UK to take part in the charity’s £100 Golf Club Challenge. The £100 Challenge is an annual initiative where Campaign asks golf clubs UK-wide to hold a fundraising event in support of the charity. This can be anything from a pink-themed charity tournament to raffles, coffee mornings or even choosing us as your charity of the year. Darren Clarke says: “Breast cancer has touched my life, so that’s why I became involved in Breast Cancer Campaign’s £100 Golf Challenge.” Clarke’s wife Heather died of the disease in 2006. Last year over 125 golf clubs across the UK took part in the £100 Challenge, raising a fantastic £70,000 for the charity. Campaign is hoping to smash this target in 2009. The fundraising challenge is set at £100. However, there are various fundraising levels in place for those that think they can beat this target: Bronze (£100), Silver (£500), Gold (£1,000) and Pink (£2,500).
So no matter how large or small your club is, you can get involved and take up the challenge in 2009.