Tbo Contact raises over R1 million for charity
TMG Leisure | 2016-05-10 15:forty nine:24.zero
Contact displaying off his expertise
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Overlook the scandalous aspect of Tbo Contact. Overlook the memes concerning the outfits. And discard that Metro FM drama (‘trigger he is again on air now – end and klaar) We obtained to see a aspect of Contact that’s closest to his coronary heart.
Tbo Contact is a person of many faces – most of which are likely to see him making headlines for all of the improper causes. So when TMG Leisure acquired invited to the annual Contact Invitational, we noticed Contact the giver.
The Contact Invitational, hosted on the swanky Steyn Metropolis, sees huge gamers come collectively to boost funds for charity. At 20k a pop for a 4-ball, golfers of all ranges spent Monday making an attempt their greatest to beat their rivals. Not simply that, however increase funds for the charity, Delivering Happiness to Diepsloot.
Watch Contact open up about giving.
The charity raises funds for the youngsters of Diepsloot by donating faculty books, luggage, footwear and far more from these funds.
“How can I reside in my residence when a few metres from me there are kids who do not even have footwear to go to high school. It’s as much as us to open our hearts and our wallets to vary. In case you are able to offer, then there isn’t any excuse,” Contact informed us on the occasion.
Not solely did gamers should contribute a hefty sum for the charity, additionally they took half in an public sale which noticed signed footage of Madiba and Tiger Woods go underneath the hammer.
Ringside tickets for a Floyd Mayweather battle have been additionally up for grabs, however Contact suspended the public sale, saying the bids weren’t excessive sufficient. “These are excessive-worth tickets and far wanted. However greater than that, these are youngsters that want our assist. I am not going to settle. I would like at the least 5 hundred thousand for them,” he informed the gang.
Contact says he does not wish to boast about his charity work as a result of he does it from the guts. “I do not do that for the press. It isn’t about that. That is about me having a objective. And serving to individuals is a part of that function.” TMG Leisure was one in every of solely two media homes overlaying the problem which noticed footballer Jimmy Tau and Sport’s Minister Fikile Mbalula participate.