Companies compete for good cause

THE AIDS Care Trust concluded their first Corporate Fun Sports Day last weekend and also marked the 15th anniversary of the organisation.

The Trust was established to assist those infected with and affected by HIV and AIDS in Namibia. The Sports Day both celebrates their anniversary and is a fundraiser for their Emergency Response Fund, established to assist displaced women and children.”We needed to highlight the plight of the displaced and the help that they so desperately need,” said Gloria Mange, director of the body, adding that the money raised will put the organisation in a better position to assist with more urgency.”All our thanks to corporate Namibia who responded to their plight and who have played their part in good spirit.”she concludes.Participants competed in soccer, netball and volleyball.Companies that entered are: MultiChoice, Shell Namibia, Deloitte & Touche, Namibia Breweries, NBC, the Bank of Namibia, the Kalahari Sands Hotel and Casino and DHL.Engen and Caltex both sponsored development teams to represent their companies in soccer; and PAY, a sports development organisation, entered a volleyball team.Sportman’s Warehouse, Shoprite Checkers and Bank Windhoek also contributed with generous sponsorships of sports equipment, snack packs for all participants and cash donations.The winners were as follows: Netball: First place: NBC, second: the Bank of Namibia, third: the Kalahari Sands Hotel and Casino Volleyball: First: the Bank of Namibia, second: Deloitte & Touche, third: Team AIDS Care Trust Soccer: First: Newsprint, second: NBCThe Sports Day both celebrates their anniversary and is a fundraiser for their Emergency Response Fund, established to assist displaced women and children.”We needed to highlight the plight of the displaced and the help that they so desperately need,” said Gloria Mange, director of the body, adding that the money raised will put the organisation in a better position to assist with more urgency.”All our thanks to corporate Namibia who responded to their plight and who have played their part in good spirit.”she concludes.Participants competed in soccer, netball and volleyball.Companies that entered are: MultiChoice, Shell Namibia, Deloitte & Touche, Namibia Breweries, NBC, the Bank of Namibia, the Kalahari Sands Hotel and Casino and DHL.Engen and Caltex both sponsored development teams to represent their companies in soccer; and PAY, a sports development organisation, entered a volleyball team.Sportman’s Warehouse, Shoprite Checkers and Bank Windhoek also contributed with generous sponsorships of sports equipment, snack packs for all participants and cash donations.The winners were as follows: Netball: First place: NBC, second: the Bank of Namibia, third: the Kalahari Sands Hotel and Casino Volleyball: First: the Bank of Namibia, second: Deloitte & Touche, third: Team AIDS Care Trust Soccer: First: Newsprint, second: NBC