ISSUE 902 - Wednesday, October 6, 2021 | THE LIMESTONE COAST AND SOUTH WEST VICTORIA | 08 8724 7111 | www.lifestyle1.net
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Deciding to pay it forward Windfall for community groups A group of six charity auction bidders have not only added to the coffers of the Mount Gambier Racing Club, who facilitated the fundraising auction, but also three community groups, by paying their auction prize forward to three
worthy local causes. The community minded group included Al Lamond, Steve Bell, Troy Bell, Milton Bignell, Peter Creek and Mark Somerfield and after successfully bidding on a lamb on the spit and drinks package, the
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sextet decided their prize could be value added for other community groups in need of a windfall. They hatched their fundraising plan with well known Mount Gambier philanthropist Bill Burley from the Blue Lake Golf Links and a delicious dinner was served to more than 60 people, with $1200 raised from the proceeds of the dinner and a raffle, also held on the evening. Three community groups were earmarked as benefactors from the night, with the funds recently handed to the Mount Gambier Breast Cancer Awareness Group, Limestone Coast Prostate Cancer Support Group and Mount
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Gambier Riding for Disabled (RDA). Mount Gambier Riding for Disabled (RDA) spokesperson Natalie Zwar welcomed the unexpected cash injection. “This generous donation will benefit our participants as we can now progress an outside boarding ramp to make it easier for our riders,” she said. The Limestone Coast Prostate Cancer Support Group and the Mount Gambier Breast Cancer Awareness Group said the donation was timely with both organisations having their annual national awareness months during September and October. “I was more than happy to
support such a generous initiative which ultimately benefited three charity groups in our region,” Bill said. SHARING THEIR GOOD FORTUNE: Limestone Coast Prostate Cancer Support Group president Malcolm Porter, Steven Bell, Mount Gambier Breast Cancer Awareness Group’s Shelley Jevtic, Key 2 Sale’s Al Lamond, Mount Gambier Breast Cancer Awareness Group’s Loraine Baron, Troy Bell, Mount Gambier Riding for Disabled’s Natalie Zwar & Bill Burley, from the Blue Lake Golf Links.