It was an important day at the Lautoka Bowling Club (LBC) last Sunday with a successful trips lawn Bowls event to raise funds for WOWS Kids Fiji.

History was created when the Naya Jeevan Church of Surrey, Canada kicked off proceeding with a generous donation of $6000.

LBC trustees chairman Raymond Singh and his dedicated board members Abhinesh Dass, Rajiv Lal, Sanjay Krishna and Reena Naicker set a target of $10,000 to be collected on the day.

Gavya Sports/Gavya Finance director, Sudev Sharma of Sydney, Australia, pitched in to sponsor the event that saw all 48 participants receive a prize each.

At the conclusion of the tournament a handsome amount of $11,580 was collected .

A confident, passionate Reena Naicker representing the RSR Group of Companies through Long Run Fiji and Neritak made sure to collect $2000 just from raffle ticket sales.

Tournament director, Abhinesh Dass made sure the event was successfully concluded with Rajiv Lal and his donors, surpassing the $10,000 target.

Chairman Singh thanked Naya Jeevan Church and it’s passionate members to donate a generous $6000 for a very worthy cause.

“My board members have set a $20,000 target for Wows Kids Fiji for 2024,” Singh said.

“I am confident of exceeding the target well before Christmas. My team is proud to support WOWS Kids Fiji now and into the future.”

In the tournament proper, Grid Security skipped by Olaf Allen Jnr finished first, with Philip’s Autoport as runners-up, skipped by Rajinesh Prasad .

Amitesh Lal’s Titleist 7 finished third with Illi Seru’s Weslec fourth. Jacqueline Chan skipped Fiji Airways won the most improved team prize.

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