BROOKLYN, NY – The American Basis for The College of the West Indies (AFUWI) teed up a successful mixture of philanthropy, sport, and Caribbean tradition at its Gaming for Good Charity Golf Event just lately, elevating vital funds to assist scholarships for financially challenged college students pursuing tertiary schooling at The College of the West Indies (UWI).
Held at Brooklyn’s scenic Marine Park Golf Course, the event introduced collectively 62 golfers and quite a few board sport fans for a day of energetic competitors and group involvement. The occasion promotes AFUWI’s mission to extend entry to larger schooling throughout the Caribbean by funding tuition scholarships for academically proficient college students who lack the monetary means.
Charity Golf Event Winners
The foursome of Duane Nicholson, Emile and Orville Sudlow, and Mesco Joseph clinched first place with a commanding 10-under-par rating, narrowly edging out runners-up James Gant, Terry Jackson, Charles Wilson, and Jessie Perkins at 8-under.
Lighthearted honors included the Sincere Golfer Award, claimed by Patrick Lespinasse, Robert Atkinson, Clive Williams, and Edison Bramble, who embraced the spirit of the sport with good humor and a +2 end.
Standout Performances
- Stacy Rose – Girls Closest to the Pin, Gap #5 (43 inches)
- Charles Wilson – Males’s Closest to the Pin, Gap #17 (7 toes, 7 inches)
- Emile Sudlow and Sharon Bailey – Longest Drive winners
Past the fairways, visitors loved pleasant video games of dominoes, Ludo, and Scrabble — a nod to beloved Caribbean pastimes — and sampled culinary delights from main sponsors, together with Caribbean Meals Delights (lunch) and The Door Restaurant (dinner), in addition to drinks from sponsors Grace Meals and Pure Fountain Juices. OnCore Golf, the official event ball sponsor, was represented by Nasser Sutherland, who helped with the awards presentation. Kyra Cox, a longtime pal of the Open and the present Metropolitan PGA Communications supervisor, additionally offered awards.
A spotlight of the day was the nice and cozy welcome from Danielle Brown. She is a final-year medical scholar and AFUWI scholarship recipient, who personally greeted contributors and shared her story. Danielle provided heartfelt because of Mr. George Crooks, Principal of Jammins Occasions, whose sponsorship has helped make her schooling doable.
Former US Ambassador to Jamaica, Mr. Nick Perry, and his spouse, in addition to AFUWI Board member and Govt Director at Morgan Stanley, Mr. Wayne Melbourne Esq., have been among the many keen contributors within the board video games.
In his remarks, AFUWI Board Chairman and Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Brookdale Hospital Medical Heart, Dr. Cyrus McCalla, underscored the occasion’s function: “Educating the following era of leaders is likely one of the strongest instruments we have now to construct stronger societies and uplift whole communities. We’re deeply grateful to our sponsors, gamers, and supporters who’re investing in that imaginative and prescient.”
AFUWI has supplied almost 650 tuition scholarships over the previous decade. They proceed to advocate for instructional fairness throughout the Caribbean. The Gaming for Good event exemplifies its dedication to merging group spirit with transformational affect — one scholar, one scholarship at a time.
