Jewish Care

Alzheimer’s disease golf day raises over £23,000

Over £23,000 was raised at the ADGS golf day held on 7th May at Dyrham Park Golf Club in Barnet, which attracted 104 participants. The charity tournament is run by Morella Kayman, who founded the golf day 26 years ago, following the death of her first husband Lawrence Fisher, and has remained devoted to raising funds for the cause.

The tournament was won by retired businessmen Harvey Peller and Keith Leslie, who achieved 45 points. Both are Dyrham Park members and play regularly at the club in Galley Lane. Mr Leslie plays in the tournament every year and is a past winner (1998), but this was Mr Peller’s first year. They were presented with the Lawrence Fisher Trophy.

“We played very well together, it is lovely to win,” said Mr Leslie, who had been a runner-up last year.

The runners-up, Stephen Vickers and Howard Freedman were close behind with 44 points – Mr Vickers won last year’s tournament playing with his brother Graham.

This year saw the introduction of The Ernie Bernberg Trophy for the overall singles winner, presented to Philippa Newman (39 points). The new award, a tie with stripes, is in memory of Mr Bernberg, one of the tournament’s “greatest benefactors”, who recently passed away. It was an emotional evening for Mrs Newman, who had played with Mr Bamberg the previous year, scooping one of the prizes.

Addressing the audience at a dinner held afterwards, Mrs Kayman thanked the players, family and friends, referring to “the devastating impact that dementia has on peoples’ lives. We support [Jewish Care’s] Sam Beckman Special Day Care Centre, which provides care and help for those who are suffering five days a week and we also support their families by giving them the respite they badly need. Without your generosity we could not ensure this help would be available.”

She continued: “It is wonderful to see all the familiar ADGS supporters and so very encouraging to have so many new participants. It is vital that we can continue to raise large sums to help people who are suffering from this ghastly disease for which there is no cure.”

Mrs Kayman noted the tournament brought the proceeds of her family’s fundraising efforts to £52,000 over the past year through a series of events, some of which were arranged by her daughter Mandy Fisher’s Forget-me-knot committee.

For information on future events, please call Nicole on 020 8922 2821 or email npeppi@jcare.org