Kristy Ram­nar­ine

kristy.ram­nar­ine@cnc3.co.tt

The Dwayne Bra­vo Foun­da­tion is team­ing up with crick­et icons Kieron Pol­lard and Nicholas Pooran to host its first char­i­ty golf tour­na­ment.

Trin­ba­go Knight Rid­ers play­ers Col­in Munro and Alex Hales will step away from the on­go­ing CPL tour­na­ment to take part in the event at the St. An­drews Golf Course, Mo­ka, Mar­aval, to­day. Munro re­cent­ly set the high­est-ever ca­reer score for the Knight Rid­ers against the St Kitts and Nevis Pa­tri­ots at Warn­er Park, while Hales has al­so been in strong form this sea­son.

The tour­na­ment will al­so fea­ture for­mer na­tion­al ath­letes Dwight Yorke, Rus­sell Lat­apy and Bri­an Lara.

Bra­vo, who has host­ed the an­nu­al 47 All White Char­i­ty Event in pre­vi­ous years, said the golf tour­na­ment was in­tend­ed to bring a fresh ap­proach to fundrais­ing. “With this golf tour­na­ment, we want­ed to do some­thing dif­fer­ent, unit­ing sport and char­i­ty in a way that cel­e­brates team­work, com­pe­ti­tion, and com­mu­ni­ty im­pact,” he said.

“While the CPL sched­ule lim­it­ed our abil­i­ty to host the 47 All White Char­i­ty Event this year, I am ex­cit­ed to bring this new con­cept to life. We are grate­ful to our spon­sors, the play­ers, and our com­mu­ni­ty for ral­ly­ing be­hind this cause and help­ing us up­lift those most in need.”

Since its in­cep­tion in 2015, the Dwayne Bra­vo Foun­da­tion has in­vest­ed in pro­grammes and char­i­ta­ble caus­es across the coun­try. Pro­ceeds from to­day’s event will sup­port its on­go­ing ini­tia­tives.

Bra­vo added: “The Char­i­ty Golf Tour­na­ment con­tin­ues its proud lega­cy, promis­ing thrilling com­pe­ti­tion, ex­cit­ing prizes, and most im­por­tant­ly, the chance to cre­ate a brighter fu­ture for chil­dren and com­mu­ni­ties across Trinidad and To­ba­go.”