Charity and golf go hand in hand
There is much more to the LPGA (Ladies Professional Golf Association) than just golf and fame, as players not only like to remain in the spotlight by performing well, but they also love to devote plenty their time to charity and welfare work.
One such example is Norwegian Suzann Pettersen, who has been in golf for a long time now, but has certainly capitalised on her position by getting involved in a massive charity campaign.
Recently, the LPGA caught up with Pettersen during the 2012 Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia and asked what her off-course activities are.
Pettersen turned professional in 2000 and has been an unconventional figure throughout her golfing career.
She recently visited Mozambique to see how her charity “Suzann Pro Challenge” is working there. The entity raised enough money to assist Right To Play — an organisation that is trying to uplift the life of children in underdeveloped countries.
Sharing her thoughts on what it was like to spend time in Mozambique and see how the organisation has impacted the lives of children there, Pettersen said that she was quite satisfied with the work going on.
She would want to come up with more of such good ideas to help out the children.
Shedding light on the work, the Norwegian star said that in addition to giving basic life necessities, such as food and shelter, the Right to Play is also providing kids with education and health care.
“I just came off probably the week of my life last week. I went down to Mozambique with the charity that I'm an ambassador for, the Right to Play, which is an organization that's trying to give kids around the world an opportunity to learn about life and health,” said the star golfer, who spent a substantial amount of her time among kids during their sport session.
Pettersen’s efforts appear to be reaping good results as the poor families in Mozambique are now taking an active part in all the charity work, helping themselves and their kids.
She said that she loves doing all this work because it satisfies her mentally.
“And to see the programs in real life and see that they're working and spending time with the kids was very emotional. You almost just want to start crying when you see the kids, but then they smile back at you and they're so happy and they're full of spirit”.
Since Mozambique has long been wrestling with poverty and health issues, the organisation is taking keen interest in providing sports facilities to children, which has proved beneficial in coping with distress and other psychological issues.
The charitable organisation has worked hard along with the Suzann Pro Challenge to make the work elating and effective. It is also helping other key participants of the entity to expand the facilities.
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