BALAKLAVA GOLF CLUB – SPECIAL FEATURE, PAGES 14 & 15
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KEITH APPRECIATED HIS COMMUNITY SO MUCH, HE SAID ...
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KEITH Mogridge outside his Riverton home and left, symbolically hands over the keys to Gilbert Valley Senior Citizens Homes board chairman, Brian Kemp.
What is your idea of real “community spirit?” Riverton local, Keith Mogridge, is the epitome of community spirit, for a recent remarkable act of generosity to his district, one that ensures the long term future of one of the most important organisations in the area – Gilbert Valley Senior Citizens Homes.
Louise Michael reports: Keith, 87, has lived in Riverton for the past 20 years, and decided last year to “gift” his house and five acres of land to GV Senior Citizens Homes. Here’s how it came about: In August 2012, GV Senior Citizens Homes CEO, Graham Ackland, received a call from Keith, asking him to call in.
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“I didn’t know Keith prior to this, and when he gave me a letter detailing his wish to “gift” his home and land to the Homes, I couldn’t believe it,” said Graham. Chairman of GV Senior Citizens Homes, Brian Kemp, said when the letter was tabled at the next Board meeting, everyone there was gobsmacked. “We are just so grateful to Keith for his
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generosity and for choosing the Homes, which is a community managed facility owned and managed by the community,” said Brian. In October last year, the deal was signed and sealed, in a “Granny Flat” arrangement, allowing Keith to continue living in his home for as long as he desires. n Continued Page 4
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