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Group RCI Christel House Open 2009
July 15, 2009 by Perspective Magazine | Timeshare & Fractional Reviews · Leave a Comment
Nearly 2,000 golfers and hundreds of volunteers gathered for the seventh annual Group RCI Christel House Open international charity golf tournament the week of June 8. The Open is actually a series of individual tournaments spanning the world. This year, golfers at 19 individual tournament sites on five continents
participated in the event. The majority of tournaments take place in June with a few events taking place later in the year due to weather and other considerations.

- Vision receive award from Ron Haylock, Christel House
World-wide proceeds are expected to be announced by year-end, once all tournaments have taken place. One hundred percent of cash proceeds will be utilized for programs and services benefiting more than 3,000 children who attend Christel House learning centres.
The tournament is largely supported by developers, resorts and vendors in the timeshare industry because of strong ties to Christel House founder Christel DeHaan, a recognized pioneer in the industry and co-founder of Group RCI, the worldwide leader in vacation exchange. Timeshare industry companies sponsor and
host individual tournament sites on behalf of the charity.
“We are deeply grateful to our sponsors, including our Title Sponsor Group RCI, for their generous support of this year’s tournament. Likewise, our tournament site hosts are the event’s heart and soul. Their collective efforts have built the tournament into an annual tradition that spans the globe,” said DeHaan.
“We are absolutely thrilled to once again have the opportunity to sponsor the Group RCI Christel House Open and are humbled to help this world class organization’s efforts to break the cycle of poverty around the world,” said Geoff Ballotti, president and CEO, Group RCI.
“Our associates’ and affiliates’ passionate support of Christel House from Bundall, Australia, to Bangalore, India, improves the lives of countless children, families and communities that make up the Christel House community, and we are very proud of that.”
The UK tournament of the Group RCI Christel House Open charity golf day was held at Ealing Golf Club, Perivale, Middlesex on Monday 15th June 2009.
Ealing Golf Course was originally laid out by James Braid and later re-designed by Harryding. Colt, one of the greatest of all golf course architects who would go on to design Sunningdale, the East and West courses at Wentworth and Stoke Park.
The course is renowned for the condition of our course and the greens are some of the best in England. Golfing legends such as Peter Allis, Greg Norman, Bernhard Langer and Paul McGinley have played the course as well as celebrities like Sir Henry Cooper, football legends Ruud Gullit and Denis Wise and entertainer Matt Monro.
It is a challenging Par 70, 6,191 yards course that, over the years has produced players of the highest calibre in amateur golf. It is not a physically demanding course though so players of all levels and ages can enjoy a relaxing but challenging round.
The weather held out right to the end of play allowing all players to enjoy a dry round as teams of four battled it out for first place and a number of individual prizes.
The evening started with a drinks reception sponsored by Perspective International Ltd and followed with a
beautiful dinner, speeches from key sponsors and Christel House supporters, a charity auction and awards ceremony.
First Prize Winners were Team Vision, comprising of Stephen Price, Tony Dangerfield, Bertie Edwards and
Jimmy Kane.
The UK event raised over £20,000 for the children of Christel House.
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Tagged: Christel DeHaan, Christel House, Developers, Geoff Ballotti, Group RCI, Perspective International, resorts, timeshare, vacation exchange
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