The KGL Foundation, as part of its innovative system of philanthropy were the prime sponsors of this year’s Tema Farmers’ Day Tennis Tournament, an event organized by the Premier Tennis Club in Tema.
The event, which has been in existence for over five years, was organised to celebrate the 41st National Farmers Day, a day put aside to honor farmers in the country.
The event saw four clubs participating in the competition namely: Tema Premier Tennis Club, Koforidua Sports Club, the Burma Camp tennis club and Sakumono Tennis club.
Public Relations Officer of the KGL Foundation, Edwin Osmond-Lamptey says his outfit partnered the Premier Tennis Club to make their impact felt and support the development of the sport in the country.
“As a Foundation, we’re very interested in the upliftment of underserved Ghanaians in their communities, ensuring they have the capacity to exercise their full potentials.
We have partnered with a lot of private and government organisations in the bid to impact the lives of Ghanaians and one of the ways is in supporting initiatives like the Tema Farmers Day Tennis tournament. We have been with them for the past four years and we’ve seen how they for infuse sports with community development. In the same vein, we also in our own small way, celebrate our farmers who nourish us by supporting such worthy events”.
Mr. Osmond-Lamptey is already envisioning the tennis competition evolve into a bigger tournament like the Wimbledon.
“We hope to see that this will grow into a tournament like the Wimbledon. We hope to see that people will use this tournament as a stepping stone towards achieving greater things.”
A member of the KGL Group, the KGL Foundation has been actively working in underserved communities across the 16 regions in the country through the provision of prime healthcare support, education, youth development, sports, and arts & culture.
