Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia -- (SBWire) -- 03/10/2011 -- After its successful launch in 2010, the TNT-Expatriate Lifestyle Charity Open is back. The hunt for the best amateur expatriate golfer for 2011 has begun!

The TNT- Expatriate Lifestyle Charity Open promises to be the most prestigious golfing event in the expatriate calendar. This exclusive annual event will be played at the Royal Selangor Golf Club on 20 May 2011.

The day will consist of a gross and net competition, longest drive, hole-in-one and closest to the pin. The fantastic goodie bag, competitions and prizes will be sponsored by prestigious Malaysian and international lifestyle brands like Etihad, AsiaWebDirect.com, Biotherm , City Golf and others

At just RM 500 per player registration fee we are limiting participation to 100 players to ensure a quality golfing experience at one of the best golf courses Malaysia

“After our successful launch last year, The TNT-Expatriate Lifestyle Charity Open is now firmly established as one of the most important golfing event in the expatriate calendar. We attract some of the best amateur expatriate golfers in the region, competing for big prizes at Asia’s oldest and best known golf club. Plus, we raise important funds for three very worthy children’s charities.

This is a day you don’t want to miss”. Said,Graham Paling, Managing Director of Mongoose Publishing Sdn Bhd, the publishers of Expatriate Lifestyle.

Last year, over 80 of the best amateur expatriate golfers in Malaysia had a great time playing on one of the best courses in the country and won great prizes, including a golfing holiday at one of the best golf resorts in the world. The proceeds, RM 30,000 were donated to three selected charities; Rumah Nur Salam, Precious Childrens Home and Islami Taufiq Institut.

This year the target is 100 amateur expatriate golfers and a minimum of RM 40,000 for Rumah Nur Salam, Precious Children’s Home & Puchong Learning Centre Rumah Nur Salam provides a safe and healthy environment to all the children in the Chow Kit area. Over 400 children are currently enrolled at Rumah Nur Salam. Each day about 50 to 100 children will visit the centre. Most of the children are originally from Chow Kit and come from one-parent homes. Many of them are the children of sex workers or drug addicts.

Precious Children’s Home currently houses 32 children ranging from 4 to 18 years old. They are housed at 2 separate homes. The main home has 14 kids aged 4 to 12 and there are 18 kids aged 13 to 18 in a second home. The children come from various races and backgrounds. They all attend school, from kindergarten to secondary school. These children are mostly orphans or are from the streets or whose parents are drug addicts, alcoholics, undergoing rehabilitation program or in prison.

The Puchong Learning Centre is a safe haven for underprivileged children and orphans living with relatives in extreme poverty.

Aiming to provide the children with at least 1 meal a day, the center is 100% dependant on volunteers for both material resources and physical. On a weekly basis, regular volunteers teach basic English and Maths in hopes that the children will be able to at least hold a simple position in the retail scene instead of being left to roam the streets as most of these children fare rather poorly in school and are often left behind.

Gerry Power, Managing Director of TNT Malaysia is very excited about the Open, “Once again, we have set ourselves the dual challenge of finding the best expatriate golfer in Malaysia whilst striving to improve the lives of others. I am really looking forward to a day that promises to be one filled with fun, camaraderie and great golf on a world class course while helping deserving children's charities who support the most vulnerable in society”.

So what are you waiting for, call Mei Tan on 03 2166 6650 or email her at mtan@mongooseasia.com and register now!

About Expatriate Lifestyle
Expatriate Lifestyle, published by Mongoose Publishing, is the biggest quality lifestyle publication in Malaysia. We are the Number 1 publication for expatriates living in Malaysia and print a minimum of 22,000 copies each month reaching over 100,000 readers nationwide. Our readers are affluent, active, well-travelled expatriates, high end locals and their visiting family and friends.

Expatriate Lifestyle is the only expatriate publication in Malaysia audited by the Audit Bureau of Circulations.
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About Mongoose
Mongoose is an international media business established in London in 1990 with offices in New York, Mumbai and Kuala Lumpur. Mongoose provides world class consumer publications (publisher of Time Out KL, Time Out Malaysia guides, Expatriate Lifestyle, Golf Vacations, The Circular , Al Musafir and Esquire), web solutions, contract sales, contract publishing, creative marketing solutions, event management and PR. With a guiding principle of ‘Communicating with Integrity’, Mongoose utilises its international experience spanning three decades and succeeds in bringing editorial, design, marketing, PR, events, communications and web-based best practice to Malaysia.