The Jakarta Golf Club (JGC) is set to host a fundraising event as part of efforts to show solidarity with victims of the 8.9-magnitude earthquake and tsunami in Japan.
The one-day event “Golf Gathering, Solidarity for Japan,” is slated for April 3 at the Rawamangun golf course in East Jakarta.
Jakarta Golf Club chairman Harjono Kartohadiprodjo said that the charity event is expected to collect around Rp 300 million (US$34,000) for the quake victims.
“We want to pay back for what the Japanese, be they individuals or institutions, have done when they quickly gave aid to Indonesia during the tsunami in Aceh,” Harjono said.
Once the funds are ready, JGC would have them delivered to the Three Hundred Golf Club, the club’s sister organization based in Tokyo.
Harjono said ambassadors from neighboring countries already expressed interest in participating in the event, including ambassadors from China, Brunei Darussalam, Japan, New Zealand and Portugal.
Besides foreign emissaries, some members of other golf clubs in the city, including the Aron Golf Club and Japan alumni associations, will also join the event. The JGC, founded in 1872, is the oldest golf club in Jakarta and has around 3,000 members.
The one-day event will start with breakfast at 6 a.m. and will be followed by tee-off an hour later.
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