14th Kumtor Annual Charitable Golf Tournament Held Last Weekend

published: 14 October 2016

On October 8, 2016, employees of Kumtor Gold Company and partner companies took part in the 14th annual charitable golf tournament held at the Maple Leaf Club.

Participating were 13 teams selected from among the Company employees and partners. The third prize went to the team led by Deon Badenhorst, Vice President, Administration & Human Resources; the second prize, to the team led by Nurmat Imanaliyev, a golf club coach. Yet, the first prize in the 2016 championship was won by the team led by Chingiz Musulumov, also a golf club coach.

Additionally, six players were given special gifts in the best hits nomination.

All tournament participants won prizes provided by Kumtor’s international and domestic suppliers and partners. Also, an every-ticket-wins-lottery was arranged and a total of 200 tickets was sold. To close the day, a 5-lot auction was held. The employees’ children enjoyed a show and master classes on painting and playing the Japanese drums, taikos.

The sum thus generated, $3.115, was donated to the fund «Help the children SKD», which is raising funds for an operation that Aleksandr Ripp, a 15-month baby, badly needs. Twice, he was wrongly diagnosed until it was found out that he suffers from a very rare cancer form.

Kumtor Gold Company thanks all employees who contributed to the tournament, and namely: Simon Tan, as well as numerous partners, including the Chicken Star Café, L’occitane Stores, Children’s Research Center, EsCake, Travel Vision tourist agency, Opio fashion designers, Aiko Seiko sewing business, Al-Salam Publishers, Euro and Kyrland printers, Office Point Stationery Shop, К2 and Enjoy sport clubs, Ashuu Hotel, and Aurora Plus, Arbuz Advertisers, photographer Sam Barataliyev, Steinbreu Brewery, Bishkek Roofing Company, mobile operator «О», coffee-bar «Q», co-working and art-studio «Ololo», Rossiya Movie Theater, Boorsok hypermarket network as well as international partners, including Borusan Makina, Sandwick Mining, Turkuaz Machinery and the Maple Leaf Club.