Many thanks to all the members who supported this event.   To date we have raised $1,375.

 

As we had mentioned in our emails to members, we had a special goal to raise $5,000 to have the Cancer Council name a particular research project after Neil Roberts.  So with the club contribution of $2,000 we are presently $1,625 short of our target.

We also contributed to Relay for Life by supporting the effort of the RFL committee in providing lunch and afternoon teas.

Special thanks to those members who made sandwiches, cakes which were all very well received.  The head organiser Graham Jacobs was very grateful for our efforts on this front.  Thanks to members Drury, Scott, Morrison, Rush, Ball, O’Donoghue, Cheyne and Halford (friend of Rotary Denbigh Richards) who all brought along delicious delicacies.

 

It was also good to see our former members Judy Hassett and Suzanne Dunlop who have been introduced to RFL through the club, now volunteer annually to assist the event.

Members came along at various times during the day to do their laps as suited their other commitments.   So we had a presence at the opening ceremony at 4.00 pm, and the very moving candle lighting ceremony at 8.00 pm just on the fall of darkness and at the conclusion on Sunday.

Special mention to Andrew Donald who walked many laps when the rest of us were all horizontal.

The whole effort would not happen without enthusiasm and commitment of Noel Halford who delivered, installed and then dismounted the marquis we borrowed gratefully from Glenferrie and the tables, chairs etc.

As a preliminary thought for next year, we should consider making RFL into a more structured fellowship event and perhaps having our own BBQ etc. as a focus.

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