When Bel Roach saw the beautiful children at the Little Angels Orphanage in Uganda she fell in love with their spirit.
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She wanted to help raise their standard of living in any way she could.
"When I sat and watched these children sing and dance, my heart melted and my eyes wept tears of joy," Bel said
"I didn't want them to think I was sad I wasn't - I was completely uplifted. I witnessed pure love and exhilaration."
Bel said she saw a triumph of the human spirit in its purest form.
When she returned home to the Shoalhaven Bel got into planning mode and has organised a charity golf day on Friday, May 17 at the Mollymook Hilltop course to help the children.
"The full 100 per cent of the profits from the fundraiser will be used to complete sleeping dorms for the boys and build a dining shelter as the kids currently eat unprotected from the weather on the dirt ground," she said.
She hopes the local community will support the event and the children.
They have come from child labour situations, orphaned by AIDS, abusive family lives or the street and they are extremely thankful and incredibly eager to learn and put their best foot forward in life
- Bel Roach
People can still take part in the event by calling the Mollymook Golf Pro and booking their tee off time on 4455 2055
The event can cater for 140 people on the day.
Bel said people if they saw them, would fall in love with the children
"When you see 300 children whose spirit should be at its lowest, turn absolute tragedy into euphoric happiness we knew our lives were forever changed and there were huge lessons to be learnt here for us all," she said.
Bel, from the local Trailblazers Travel, said the children had a wonderful love of life.
"To see a young child's human nature rise above their upbringing, a raw spirit so strong they are able to love, sing, dance, learn and be happier than anyone I've seen before simply impacts your soul from that moment on and sure puts your life into perspective," she said.
"It's as though by sharing tragedy they have created their own community, a new family unit like no other and have not only collectively lifted each other or those of us who have met them, they've also raised the vibration of their village.
"They could certainly teach us a thing or two."
Trauma was part of the children's life.
"They have come from child labour situations, orphaned by AIDS, abusive family lives or the street and they are extremely thankful and incredibly eager to learn and put their best foot forward in life," Bel said.
If people can't take part in the golf day they can still support the children.
People can go to the fundraising site (www.chuffed.org/project/a-hand-up-for-little-angels-orphanage) or jump onto Ultimate Gorilla Safari Holiday (www.trailblazerstravel.com.au/uganda-safari-tours/) where they get to meet the 300 children, donate some time to the orphanage (no skills required) combined with exciting safaris, gorilla trekking and cultural immersion like they've probably never experienced before.
