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Takudzwa Chitsiga Sports Reporter
EAGLES Golf Society remembered the Epworth community by donating a borehole which was commissioned yesterday.

The initiative is the brainchild of the society’s late member, Fanuel Chigwanda, who made a promise to install the borehole, just before his death.

Chigwanda was the owner of Metpole, a company which installs boreholes and, just before his death three months ago, he promised to drill one in Epworth.

“We are very grateful as Eagles Golf Society as we have managed to commission this borehole for the Epworth Ward Seven community,’’ said Eagles Golf Society, Benjamin Funani.

“The borehole is part of our corporate and social responsibility where we give back to the community.

“This year, as golfers, we identified Epworth as our beneficiary as there are water challenges here.

“We hope to continue doing this as, besides playing golf, we also need to remember the needy.’’

Ruwa District Council representative, Bernard Wiridzai, said the donation will go a long way in helping the ward’s community who were being forced to walk, up to three kilometres, in search of water.

“We are very happy that Eagles Golf Society have come to help the locals who have been facing water shortages,’’ he said.

“The donation will go a long way in helping them, especially in these times of the Covid-19 pandemic.’’

Metpole sales and marketing manager, Edelyn Mazoe, said they feel happy to be associated with Eagles Golf Society.

“We are humbled to partner a society that thinks about the less privileged,’’ said Mazoe.

“After the death of our company founder, we are happy that we managed to fulfil his wish.

“I hope it is not going to end here in Epworth alone. We hope to take the project to several other places in need.’’

Eagles Golf Society’s Simon Nyamutsaka said they will continue to identify those in need and help them.

The Society is made up of a group of golfers, who play once every second week of the month at various courses, while raising funds, through paying subsidies.

In 2018, they gave Melfort Old People’s Home a vehicle while last year they chipped in with a relief package to the Cyclone Idai victims.