2007 Beneficiary	2007 Golf Day	Previous Beneficiaries	Banking Details

THE ANDREW MENTIS ENDOWMENT FUND

In line with the laid down aims and objectives of our Club the Andrew Mentis Endowment Fund was created to channel the funds generated for distribution to charitable causes and assist those persons, regardless of race, colour or creed, in a less fortunate position than ourselves The fund was started by Andrew Mentis, a Nomad Founder Member in 1967 in Gauteng and he still contributes personally to the fund every year.

Each member club forms an Andrew Mentis sub-committee, which is chaired by the Vice Captain and is specifically tasked to co-ordinate activities aimed at raising funds for the fund. Monies raised are donated to a pre-selected charity that operates within our own geographical area, in the form of tangible asset upon which the Nomads emblem is displayed. The culmination of activities where the handover to Charity takes place is the annual Andrew Mentis golf day which is also open to the public by invitation. This gives invited guests, including women and juniors an opportunity to experience the Nomadic camaraderie and purpose at its finest. Nationally, since inception, the Andrew Mentis Endowment Fund has raised and donated in excess of R 20 million to charities.

Getting involved in the annual Andrew Mentis drive for funds is a basic Nomadic responsibility. This involves entering the various draws at the monthly games, donating prizes won as well as sponsoring holes at the annual Andrew Mentis Day.

2007 ANDREW MENTIS BENEFICIARY - St Thomas Home for Children

St. Martin’s, has been quietly working away for decades. The St. Martin’s Welfare Group (previously the Edith Benson Sewing and Knitting Group) has been going since the end of World War II- that is perseverance! Currently they are assisting St. Thomas’ Home for Children, in Sydenham. The Home was founded in 1959 and provides a home for 62 children from 2 to 10 years of age. Many of these children are abandoned and there are an increasing number of AIDS orphans. This small project provides 2 pairs of summer pyjamas and 2 pairs of winter pyjamas for each child, as well as a jersey and shorts each, annually, plus a few other items of clothing. The team meet on the first Thursday of the month in the church hall. Any help, whether donations of materials or wool, or the giving of your time, would be greatly appreciated! Natal Nomads were proud to hand over a Toyota Tazz to assist St Thomas Home in their efforts to provide assistance in their endeavours to reach those children in need. The CARE Centre is a support group for HIV positive people, meeting on Mondays at Greenwood Park and on Wednesdays at Etembeni in Inanda. Run by a group of dedicated church people (Ann Taylor and Ruth White from St Martins), they give counselling support, collect food parcels and hand them out to the very needy (supporting 50-60 families a month), and they enable people to get various government grants, give talks on lifestyle, cooking demonstrations and other basic support. Every Wednesday hundreds of women who have been raped or whose children have been raped, gather under a tree near Amanzimtoti to seek counselling and care. It is called the Tree Clinic and is run by Operation Bobbi Bear.

THE 2007 NATAL NOMADS ANDREW MENTIS GOLF DAY

This years Andrew Mentis Tournament will be held at Royal Durban Golf Club on 3 May 2007.

The format is a 4 Ball Better Ball Stableford and we can accommodate 144 Players (36 Teams of 4).
The cost per 4 Ball is R800.00 and for this you will enjoy a lunch as well as participation in our raffle and prizes. Anyone who played at our 2006 tournament will remember the extensive prize table!!

This year we are taking bookings not only by fax (by downloading the form below and faxing it to the Vice Captain), but also directly through the website and we urge you to fill in the electronic booking form below.

Your booking will only be entered into field once we have confirmation of payment of the entry fees. These are non-refundable and will be donated directly to the fund should the entire 4 ball cancel.

Once we have received the booking form and proof of deposit we will confirm your entry and tee off time by e-mail.

BANKING DETAILS

Nomads Golf Club - Andrew Mentis
First National Bank, Greyville Branch (Code: 222726)
Current Account No. 55000027801

Important Reference: Place on the deposit as a reference your name followed by AM (ie. John Walton AM)

PREVIOUS BENEFICIARIES

PREVIOUS BENEFICIARIES : YEAR BENEFICIARY 1968 SA Nursing Association 1969 SA Paraplegics 1970 Boys Town / St Giles Rehab Centre 1971 National Sea Rescue / Sanatarama Cancer Resarch 1972 S A Nursing Association / Blind & Physically Disabled Society. 1973 Southern Cross Fund 1974 Physically retarded & mentally handicapped children 1975 Old age homes 1976 Lucigen home for children 1977 Chatsworth Cheshire Home 1978 Cerebral Palsy – New Wing 1979 St Martins Home for Boys / Natal Mercury Children’s Home 1980 Natal Kidney Association / Gijima Primary School Lamontville 1981 John Peattie House Hall – Pmb 1982 Tafta – New vehicle 1983 Natal Surf Lifesaving 1984 Highway Hospice 1985 Tape Aids for the Blind 1986 Addington Cancer Clinic 1987 Fulton School for the Deaf

PREVIOUS BENEFICIARIES : YEAR BENEFICIARY 1988 Browns School for Cerebral Palsy 1989 Sunfield Home for the Handicapped 1990 Natal Society for the Blind / Natal Aid Association 1991 Wylie House for Girls 1992 Highway Hospice 1993 Tafta – St Martins Village 1994 Natal Kidney Association 1995 Childline 1996 Natal Cerebral Palsy Association 1997 Natal Kidney Association 1998 Tafta 1999 Care for the Aged – Pmb District 2000 Open Air School 2001 S A Red Cross Society 2002 Childline 2003 Sunfield Home 2004 Ass. for the Physically Handicapped 2005 Bill Buchanan Home 2006 Pathways/Sunfield Home – Pmb 2007 St Thomas Home for Children