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Dainfern Golf Day 2025

As ardent lovers of sport and the great outdoors, South Africans are often spotted supporting worthy causes through their participation in sporting days. As part of the EWTs fundraising efforts, we are touring our beautiful and naturally diverse country to host four golf days in the coming months. The fourth and final event for the year, will be held at Dainfern Golf Club on the 23rd of October 2025, proudly sponsored by AlexForbes. This is an ideal opportunity to enjoy the outdoors, enjoy playing a few strokes and to support a great cause – the work of the Endangered Wildlife Trust. We still have a few fourballs spots available and there are loads of incredible prizes and goodies for golfers hitting the greens in support of conservation.

Four-ball cost: R6 000 (includes halfway house, dinner and 2x golf carts)
RSVP: To secure your spot, please contact Tammy Baker at Endangered Wildlife Trust via email at tammyb@ewt.org or by phone on 082 903 2152.

Don’t miss out on the chance to enjoy a day of golf while supporting a great cause.

Alexforbes is the proud sponsor of this event!

On the Greens for Wildlife: alexforbes & EWT Golf Day

By Tammy Baker. Donor relations officer for The EWT.

The highveld weather was at its very best on the 17th of October at the Dainfern Golf Estate, as our fourballs lined up for their shotgun start.

The day just got better from there as we were treated to a beautiful aerial display by an African Harrier Hawk and some spirited, competitive golf under the glorious Joburg sun.

After a few good hours out on the course (which ran a bit long for some new to the game) and a some sundowners on the deck, we kicked off our prize-giving with a heartfelt address from Avishal Seeth of Alexforbes. Avi thanked everyone for attending and reminded us of the importance of conserving our precious wildlife and the landscapes that we depend on, for the next generation and many more to come.

The crowd was filled with well-known regulars and many new faces. Our skilled auctioneer and friend, Michael Scholz, aka the 40-year-old rookie, was in top form during the auction, helping us exceed our fundraising target.

A big thank you to Colette Van Dyk and the team at Alexforbes for sponsoring the day and bringing in your own fourballs. Thank you to our loyal supporters and all our new ones. Special thanks to aha Hotels and Lodges, our long-term cherished donors, as well as new partners, Dream Resorts and Hotels, for sponsoring some incredible prizes. Thank you to Painted Wolf Wines for joining us, and to ReWorx, our new supporter. Thanks to everyone who made this day such a success, including Indaba Hotel, Trappers Traders, Grill House Sandton, Dinokeng Game Reserve, Greenfinch lodge, Renaissance spa Sandton, Kloofzicht Lodge and spa, Glenburn lodge and spa and African Hills Safari Lodge.

Dainfern Golf Day 2024

As ardent lovers of sport and the great outdoors, South Africans are often spotted supporting worthy causes through their participation in sporting days. As part of the EWT’s fundraising efforts, we are touring our beautiful and naturally diverse country to host four golf days in the coming months. The fourth and final event for the year, will be held at Dainfern Golf Club on the 17th of October 2024, proudly sponsored by alex forbes. This is an ideal opportunity to enjoy the outdoors, enjoy playing a few strokes and to support a great cause – the work of the Endangered Wildlife Trust. We still have a few fourballs spots available and there are loads of incredible prizes and goodies for golfers hitting the greens in support of conservation.

Four-ball cost: R5 600 (includes halfway house, dinner and 2x golf carts)
RSVP: To secure your spot, please contact Tammy Baker at Endangered Wildlife Trust via email at tammyb@ewt.org.za or by phone on 082 903 2152.

Don’t miss out on the chance to enjoy a day of golf while supporting a great cause.

Alexforbes is the proud sponsor of this event!

EWT Online Auction

EWT Online Auction for the Benefit of Species, Habitats and People

YOU are not just a bidder, YOU are our donation hero! Thank you for your incredible support!

To celebrate 50 years of conservation, the Endangered Wildlife Trust is offering you the opportunity to bid on some fantastic sponsored items via a fun online auction.

🕒 Bidding ends on June 9th, 2024 – don’t miss your chance!

Every bid counts. Every bid makes a difference. Join us now and be a part of something extraordinary!

The aim of the auction is to raise at least R300 000.00 for the EWT’s work to conserve threatened species and ecosystems in southern and East Africa to the benefit of all people.

The host for the live auction, which marks the end of the EWTs 50th anniversary celebrations, is The Expedition Project.

What started as one man’s dream in 1973 has grown into an unconquerable force in the fight against extinction. In the past 50 years, the EWT has achieved immeasurable gains for wildlife conservation, our natural heritage and resources, culture and livelihoods. We fight not only for species and their habitats but for the fundamental human right to an environment that is not harmful to one’s health and well-being.

The auction catalogue can be viewed here: https://charityauction.bid/ewt
Watch the live stream replay of the auction launch, showing you how it works, what items are available for bidding, and what we are fundraising for: https://streamyard.com/watch/juyYjq3wcVy9

For more information contact: auctions@theexpeditionproject.com or tammyb@ewt.org.za

Watch the live stream replay here

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A bit more about the auction:

What is the purpose of the auction? Hosting an auction such as this raises much needed funds for essential projects that The EWT does and boosts destination tourism for the amazing towns and communities where our sponsors have donated auction items from. This, in turn, benefits people, jobs, well-being and everyone connected to the towns and communities where the projects and tourism takes place. Which can then in-turn revive small town economies.

What items will be auctioned? The auction comprises mainly special accommodation prizes, which are based in wonderful parts of our beautiful country. These have been generously sponsored by our long-term supporters. Special thanks to go2africa, Thornybush, aHa hotels and lodges, Ritsako, Fleur de Soleil and many others. Special thanks to The Expedition Project for hosting our online auction.

Why those items? Where did the items come from? These items promote destination tourism which, in the long term benefits the communities living in proximity to the lodges and stays on auction. These prizes have been sourced from both long-term and new supporters of The Endangered Wildlife Trust and The Expedition Project. There is still time to get involved by donating items of any kind, and of course by supporting our auction. We are hosting an online auction which closes on 2 June, as well as two live auctions. One at our Copperleaf golf day on the 24th of May and the other at our Stellenbosch golf day on the 31 May. Products and services can be sponsored by using the form at the bottom of the Donors page here.

May Golf Day Madness

Tammy Baker, the EWT’s Business Development Unit

Golf Days are a ton of work, but the reward is worth it. The new friendships that are formed and the relationships built are what I live for. We smashed all previous fundraising records at our two annual golf days held in May, and this is all thanks to our loyal supporters, who, like me, believe in our incredible staff and the amazing conservation work that the EWT achieves day in and day out.

Alexforbes generously sponsored our Stellenbosch golf day for the second year. The Alexforbes staff, their clients, and our faithful Cape Town supporters made for a memorable event, despite what can only be described as gale-force winds. We lost three gazebos to the weather, but our brave golfers played on. Stellenbosch is beautiful, no matter the conditions, and I always enjoy being in this part of our beautiful country. Our prizegiving, dinner, and auction were festive, and we raised much-needed funds for the EWT, thanks to an awesome group of supporters. We introduced the EWT-Alexforbes floating trophy this year, which was taken home by the winning fourball from Alexforbes, team captain Dave Thomson.

We held our second golf day for May at the beautiful Copperleaf Golf Estate, proudly supported by one of our most cherished partners, the Ford Wildlife Foundation. I had the rare stress of selling too many fourballs, and we sold out at 34 fourballs for the day. The winter highveld weather did not disappoint, with mild temperatures and beautiful blue skies. We had a record number of sponsored holes, which created an enjoyable vibe on the course for our players. The club hosted 160 golfing and wildlife enthusiasts for dinner, prize giving, and an auction. Our EWT Ford Wildlife Foundation floating trophy was taken home by the winning fourball from Intocast. As always, our MC and auctioneer, Mike Scholz, was in top form, and we smashed all previous fundraising records at this event.

Prizes on display at the Stellenbosch Golf Day
Tammy Baker hard at work preparing for the Copperleaf Golf Day
Copperleaf Golf Day setup

This success would not have been possible without our very generous prize givers:

Alexforbes, Go2Africa and Kwande Private Game Reserve, aha hotel and lodges, Lanzerac hotel and spa, Le Pommier Wine Estate, Sky Villa Boutique Hotel Raw Africa Boutique Collection, Allee Bleue Wine Estate, The Silo Hotel Royal High Tea, Mooiplaas Manor, Wedgewood Spa, Miir, CRC Industries, Spanjaard, Ocean Golf Guest house, Painted Wolf Wines, Penelope’s Stellenbosch, Absolute Bosch guest house, Just Joey Guest House, Alto wines, Warwick wine estate, Studio Ngong, Nova Constantia, Franschhoek Country hotel and villas, Graham Beck , Simola’s golf and country estate, Remhoogte wine, Pinacle point golf club, Stellenbosch golf club, Meerlust wine, Gino’s restaurant, Spier wine estate, Anura Wine Estate, Ken Forrester Wine Estate, Simonsig Wine Estate, Westlake golf club, Noop Restaurant, Morganhof Quad Bike, Stellenbosch Hills, Le Pommier Wine Estate, Henri’s, Wedgeview Spa, La Paris, Foothills Winery, The Table at De Meye, Vredemheim drive, Mai Thai, Delheim Wine Estate, Delaire Graaf Estate, The President Hotel, Plettvale wines, Stellenbosch Vineyards, Leopards Leap, Rare earth Old Country Plett, Sol Kitchen, De vleis Paleis, Klein Welmoed, Smitten Café, Kay & Monty Wine Estate, Henri’s restaurant, Emily Moon River lodge.

Special thanks to Ford Wildlife Foundation and FordSA, as well as everyone that donated prizes: Mongena Private Game Lodge, Aha hotels and lodges, Studio Ngong, Miir, Trappers, Q20, Spaanjaard, Painted Wolf Wines, Africology Skincare & Spa, www.facebook.com/BlackHorseBrewery, www.facebook.com/olivetreefarmmagaliesburg

Juanita Hackart, Alice van Jaarsveld, Elephant Walk Retreat | Facebook, Medikwe Private Game Reserve, Fermier Restaurant, Royal Johannesburg, Bryanston Golf Club Randpark Club, Houghton Golf Club, Mahikeng Lodge, The Rock Diner, African Hills, Verdicchio Restaurant and Wine Cellar,Biru restaurant, The Grillhouse Alice Lane, Nandos, PortuGalo Montecasino, 54 on Bath Southern Sun, Cilantros.

Our awesome fourballs

Alexforbes, Grant Knowles and friends, John Goatley and friends, Norman Wallace and friends, Cluver Arend, Food Lovers and Fresh Stop, Dr Edwin Hertzog, Concessus Consulting (Pty) Ltd, Go2Africa, Gallagher Seremed, MeterMan, Ford Hatfield Group, Ford Midrand, Ford Sandton/Woodmead, Ford Woodmead, Ford Fourways, Ford William Nicol, Laetitia Steynberg and friends, MetroFibre, MSCT BEE Services, RSAdvisors, TERACO, Anchor Enginuity, Aha hotels and lodges, INDWE Risk Services, N3 Toll Concession, LEVEGO Environmental Services, Trappers, Lighter Balls, Eagle Ford, INTOCAST South Africa, 342 Logistics, Acumen Group.

And our incredible sponsors, Alexforbes and the Ford Wildlife Foundation.

A special thanks to Carel Basson, Colette Van Dyk and the Alexforbes team, Jock Green from the Ford Hatfield Group, Lynda du Plessis and Neale Hill from the Ford Wildlife Foundation, Sarah Raine, Alison Janicke, and all my EWT helpers.

Some feedback from our players:

Seremed – “What an amazing and enjoyable day. So much effort into the day from everyone at EWT; well done. So well organised. The companies on the holes were excellent and contributed to the day being a very memorable one indeed. I am sure lots of money was raised for EWT, and I am sure all will want to be back next year. FORD, too, were amazing. Well done, Tammy. EWT Golf days were always fun; you have brought it back to that level again. We really enjoyed it.”

Levego – “I have attended a few golf days; this one was the best so far. Thanks again.”

Laetitia Steynberg – “We had such fun and thoroughly enjoyed the day. Your organisation was top-class. Congrats to you and your team. “

From Ford William Nicol – “It was a great pleasure. We really enjoyed it. “

Trappers – “Thank you, it was great fun. “

From FORD MIDRAND – “We also would like to thank you for the opportunity, and BIG THANKS to you and your team for the great work you are doing for our wildlife!!”

RSAdvisors –“The golf day was a huge improvement on previous versions, and I hope you achieved your fundraising targets. Well done.”

N3TC – “Thank you for hosting a fantastic event. Challenging course, but we all enjoyed ourselves thoroughly. Looking forward to the next one!”

Hatfield Motor Group – “Happy that we could make a contribution toward the EWT and Ford Wildlife Foundation. Your passion and commitment to what you do for these organisations are inspiring.”

Thank you, Team Hatfield, for making the day a huge success.

Teraco – “The event was a total success. “

TransRE –“Thanks for your e-mail; it was a great day, and I am sorry we couldn’t hang around for the after-golf functions.”

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Four-ball cost: R6 000 (includes halfway house, dinner and 2x golf carts) RSVP: To secure your spot, please contact Tammy Baker at Endangered Wildlife Trust via email at tammyb@ewt.org or by phone on 082 903 2152.