Bahrain Mobility International Receives Support

The Riffa Views Shaikh Faisal Bin Hamad Al Khalifa Memorial Trophy’s awards ceremony was held today at His Majesty King Hamad’s golf course in Safriya.

The charity golf tournament was a resounding success, raising BD 30,000 in sponsorship alone, with Riffa Views as the title sponsor and the Royal Golf Club as the organizer. The proceeds will go towards the purchase of a wheelchair bus, wheelchairs and other aids, and to complete a specialised swimming pool for the disabled.

Richard Browning, CEO of Riffa Views commented: “Riffa Views’ commitment to this charitable cause is in line with our objective to encourage the youth of Bahrain in sports, education and social development. The funds raised will not only allow the members of BMI to have mobility with specialised equipment, but will also provide them with a great opportunity to improve their life.”

The charity golf tournament, which took place over two days, was played in a Team Better Ball Stableford format, with each team of four split into 2 pairings, each pairing’s Better Ball Stableford total were added together to give a team aggregate score. In each pair, both players played the hole with their own ball, whoever had the best Stableford points on that hole had the score which counted towards the pairing’s Better Ball score.

The tournament was won by team Aer Rianta comprised of Maurice Burke, Jenny Burke, Yousif Majid, and John Mower with a team score of 92 points.

Runners up were ICAP 3 team with 89 points, comprising Justne Woodmansee, Bill Harrington, Serge El Adm, and Darren Martyn.

Third place went to team Riffa Views 1, comprising Khalid Jassim, Ahmed Sultan, Riyadh Al Saie and Zayed Al Zayani, with 88 points.

The on course Nearest The Pin Winners for the two days were:

Friday Morning – Petri Kettunen
Friday Afternoon – Jim Carless
Saturday Morning – Phil Durnford
Saturday Afternoon – Murray Brown

Charity Golf Tournament in Aid of BMI

Riffa Views confirmed its title sponsorship, for the third consecutive year, of the “Riffa Views Shaikh Faisal Bin Hamad Al Khalifa Memorial Trophy” which will take place at His Majesty King Hamad’s golf course in Safriya from the 20th- 21st of March, 2009. Present at the announcement were Muneera Bin Hindi, BMI President, Dreena Rogers, liaison officer for BMI; Adel Sultan, Vice-President BMI and Richard Browning, CEO of Riffa Views, title sponsor of the tournament.

Richard Browning commented: “We are pleased to support such a worthwhile event for the third year running. Improving the quality of life of the kids and adults who attend BMI is the main objective of this worthy cause. We would like to encourage companies and individuals to contribute in a way that adds support to the event and provides something tangible to those members from our society which need our support.”

Adel Sultan, Vice-President of BMI, commented: “The proceeds from this year’s charity golf event will allow us to continue with the construction of the rehabilitation pool, which is currently being done with last year’s donation. We will also be able to purchase further mobility equipment for our members.”

The management and staff of Riffa Views’ Signature golf course, the Royal Golf Course, will be running the tournament at His Majesty’s course. Michael Braidwood, Managing Director of the Royal Golf Club, said: We are delighted with the sponsors’ response this year in challenging financial climate. It is great to see the local corporate community rallying round to help raise valuable funds for a very worthy charity. We are all looking forward to a wonderful weekend of golf at Safriya palace.

Bahrain Mobility International was established in 1979 and caters to the needs of the disabled in Bahrain. Their centre in Isa Town is run entirely on donations and offers training workshops and physical therapy facilities to its members. There is also a nursery attached to the centre which caters to children aged 3 to 6 years and prepares them to integrate into the community once they start school.

Riffa Views TV – Episode 19: Golf Trickshow

Ever wondered how many ways one can hit a golf ball? Well if you did then you’re in for a treat! Geoff Swain and Kevin Carpenter – probably the best known golf trick show artists (or should we say rather good golfers?) – demonstrated some of these skills much to the amusement of tens of fans during the recent Riffa Views Invitational weekend. This is a compilation of their tricks which we hope that you will enjoy.

Do you have a trick you want to share with us? If so, please comment here and who knows, we might ask you to come to the driving range and be shot performing your trick by our own film crew! Seriously!

click to download Riffa Views TV Episode 19

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