Charity Golf Day 2025 – What a Day on the Green!
- ANPDF
- Oct 16
- 4 min read
On Friday, October 3, 2025, the greens of Mt Derrimut Golf & Community Club came alive for our first-ever Charity Golf Day. What an extraordinary day it was – filled with perfect spring weather, wonderful company, and spirited competition, all united by a single, heartfelt purpose: to support families affected by Niemann-Pick Diseases.
We extend our deepest gratitude to our Major Sponsor, Reece Civil, whose generous support was instrumental in making this event a resounding success.
Held during Niemann-Pick Awareness Month, the day transcended golf, becoming a powerful platform for connection, compassion, and community. Over 70 people came together, and proudly raised an incredible $31,393, with $22,583 directly benefiting the Australian NPC Disease Foundation. These vital funds will empower families, fuel advocacy, advance research, and amplify awareness across Australia.
A Day of Heart, Awareness and Fun
Organised by Deanna Carpino, whose son Noah lives with Niemann-Pick Type C, the event was a testament to their dedication. Noah's dad, Andrew, along with his aunties, Sarah and Elisa, were among the many devoted volunteers who ensured the day ran seamlessly. They were joined by Jean-Luc Corelli and our fantastic MC, Rob McKay.
Our heartfelt thanks to all the event volunteers — Your tireless hard work, unwavering enthusiasm, and dedication made every detail shine and truly brought this event to life.
It was a day that beautifully blended laughter with learning – offering a chance to enjoy the game while opening eyes to the realities of childhood dementia, a term often used to describe Niemann-Pick Type C.
Golf with a Purpose: The Awareness Challenges
To deepen the event's impact, three unique awareness challenges offered golfers a small, experiential glimpse into what life with NP-C can feel like.
🏌️♂️ The “Blurry Putter” Challenge – Putting with Frosted Glasses
This challenge simulated one of NP-C’s hallmark symptoms — difficulty with vision and coordination. Golfers tried their best to line up a shot through frosted lenses, gaining a glimpse of the disorientation many with NP-C experience daily.
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🧤 The “Clumsy Clutch” Challenge – Golfing with Oversized Gloves
A hands-on way to represent dystonia and ataxia — muscle control and coordination issues that make even simple tasks difficult. Players quickly learned that control and grip aren’t things to take for granted.
⏱️ The “Delayed Driver” Challenge – Following Instructions After a 10-Second Delay
This challenge mimicked slowed thinking and cognitive delays, offering insight into how memory and processing difficulties affect those with NP-C. We asked each player to take one step back, spin once, jump over the ball and wait 10 seconds before teeing off.
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Each challenge sparked laughter, fostered learning, and ignited important conversations, transforming a day on the course into a truly meaningful awareness experience. We proudly awarded the 🏆 Challenge Champion for embracing every wobbly, blurry, and wonderfully ridiculous moment. A huge thank you to all who participated!
Event Highlights
🎤 Rob McKay from BRS Results was outstanding as our MC, bringing warmth, humour, and energy to every part of the day — while also generously supporting as a hole sponsor.
📸 Relive the moments! A highlight video and photo gallery are now live at www.npcd.org.au/golfday. Short highlight reels (<60 seconds) will also feature across our socials throughout Awareness Month, so keep an eye out for them and share to help spread the message.
Raffles, Auctions & Generosity on Display
Beyond the fairways, the support continued with our raffle and silent auction, which together added a fantastic boost to our fundraising efforts.
🎟️ Raffle total: $2,920 | 🎁 Silent auction total: $1,990
Congratulations again to all our raffle and silent auction winners!
We’re so grateful to the generous businesses who made these prizes possible:
Silent Auction Donors:
Mt Derrimut Golf & Community Club
Benzina Stables
Ceramic X Detailing
Raffle Donors:
Frisco the Label
Greenspace Management
Naomi Kruizinga
Sponsor Acknowledgements
Your belief in our mission and generous support was instrumental in making this event a success.
💛 Birdie and Hole Sponsors: A huge thank-you to every business and individual who joined as a Birdie or Hole Sponsor — your support helped turn a simple day of golf into something so much bigger: a day of awareness, connection, and hope.
Birdie Sponsors:
M1 Traffic and Labour
Metro Utility
InLife
Di Martino & Lagana Pty Ltd
Goat Club
Razor International
AusRoads Traffic
OzDare
Hole Sponsors:
Shanx Mini Golf
Bizarre Real Estate
BRS Results
🖨️ Printing Sponsor and Community Partner:
Enviro Print Group —
Thank you for donating all printing materials for the event.
Thank You
Every swing, raffle ticket, and conversation on the course helped shine a light on Niemann-Pick Disease — a rare and devastating condition that affects both children and adults, including our own Noah.
To learn more about Niemann-Pick Disease or to support our ongoing work, visit www.npcd.org.au.
Together, we are driving awareness, accelerating research, and fostering hope – one event, one family, and one fairway at a time.
Photography by Australian Cinematography.
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