ISSUE 46 — APR 2019
Charity Golf Day a Hole in One! This event has all the elements needed for a great day: time outdoors, a community working together, a bit of rivalry and sportsmanship, a chance to win something, and most importantly a cause that everyone can get behind. In the opinion of many market users there is nothing better than a day on the green, and on the 15th of March our Charity Golf Day at the Heidelberg Golf Course promised exactly that. With fantastic weather overhead, the day was kicked off with a greeting from the Golf Committee Chairman, Joe Amalfi, who welcomed the players and acknowledged the great cause everyone was helping to support, DEBRA Australia. DEBRA Australia is a foundation that helps those affected by a painful and life-changing disease 12
called Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB), and DEBRA family coordinator Simone Baird was kind enough to join us once again to remind us of how valuable this fundraising is. Simone’s daughter Eliza grew up with EB, and the struggles of this disease were something she had to watch her daughter go through every day. Eliza sadly passed away in 2017 before her 18th birthday. Simone’s story is touching and her own continued hard work with DEBRA is a great testament to the importance of this charity. The knowledge of this worthy cause helped to spur
