Call Sign August 2006 - Page 30 - DAC AT THE DIAL-A-DREAM GOLF DAY

Ball - flag - flag - ball - hic! Which way is the club house wonders Howard Pears? In the thirteen years that Dial-a-Dream has been in existence, we have had to date twelve golf days by way of fundraisers to enable us to continue our work. During that time I don’t think we have even once experienced any inclement weather – however, saying that, neither had we ever experienced temperatures up in the 90’s. Phew, it wasn’t arf ‘ot mum! The West Essex Golf club hosted the day on Monday 3 July this year with 16 teams all champing at the stroke of 1.30 to tee off for another great day. Some had already played 9 holes before the buffet lunch. Among the loyal supporters to field a team were our friends from Dial-a-Cab, represented by that doyen of sartorial elegance and as usual dressed as the epitome of designer labels, Allen Togwell, along with Keith Cain, Howard Pears and their corporate bank manager Ken Kyriacou - the latter to be congratulated for winning one of the individual prizes. Even I took part for the first time having purchased a new set of bespoke clubs in Florida last year! They were well-tested as both the ‘nearest the pin’ and ‘longest drive’ competitions had to utilise a 7-iron. That can be very off-putting, especially as a drive. The prize winners were presented with their just deserts after a superb meal and comedian Johnny Cassidy had entertained us with his	Dial-a-Dream, the charity that realises dreams for children with life-threatening illnesses, was founded in 1992 on the second floor of DaC’s Brunswick House by Tom Whitbread and Bob Heath. It has made wishes come true for hundreds of children since then. The charity recently had its annual golf day… DAC AT THE DIAL-A-DREAM GOLF DAY
	Decision time for Allen Togwell - hit the ball, trim the hedge or even do both!
	Keith Cain's ball was found two days later in Sherwood forest!
	repertoire of funny stories. Team winners were Anglo-Irish Bank with the runners-up coming from Moss Electrics. Everybody had a great day, but as you’d expect the charity was the overall winner with in excess of Ł15000 being raised on the day. If there are any enthusiastic players and I’m sure there must	be some, why not come along next year and join us? We can even guarantee the weather - and the company is great. Bob ‘the dog’ Heath (ex-F44) Treasurer, Dial-a-Dream *You can read about Dial-a-Dream on www.dial-a-dream.co.uk.*

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