The Golf Trust has launched its 2025 fundraising project, Going the Extra Mile.
A team of 12 amateur golfers will be playing 18 rounds of golf across 5 countries in just 6 days this June, all with the ambitious aim of raising £80,000 to purchase 3 new Paragolfer all-terrain wheelchairs.
This new project builds on the success of Project 24, which raised enough money to purchase 2 Paragolfers which are in use at Walmley Golf Club and Roehampton Club in England.
The ambition is to place the 3 new machines in parts of the UK where there is currently no local access to these specialist vehicles, which enable people with disabilities to play golf.
Demand for these machines has grown significantly in the past few years as awareness of the positive impact the Paragolfer can have on physical and mental health.
“When we started campaigning and fundraising to make golf using the Paragolfer more accessible for people with mobility issues there were none available for public use” explains founder of The Golf Trust Cae Menai-Davis.
“6 years later, there are now 10 Paragolfers publicly available to use and free to access, but we still need more. We want the industry and golfers to get behind us so that we can show what happens when we all go the extra mile.”
The team will set off from the home of The Golf Trust, The Shire London on June 16th and finish their journey at the home of Golf, St Andrews 6 days later.
Along the way, the team will play different types of golf courses highlighting the accessibility and affordability of golf.
They will also be meeting local people and communities along the way who have experienced the positive impact of golf and sharing their stories through social media and a documentary.
Fundraising is already underway with a fabulous crowdfunder where donations can be made to win prizes including amazing golf experiences and the hottest golf tickets: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/the-golf-trust—going-the-extra-mile
There are several sponsorship opportunities available to businesses looking to support the campaign whose social footprint in 2024 exceeded 21 million views across all platforms.