Wonderful Support for Santa Sleigh!

Thank you to the residents of The Gap and St John's Wood who generously donated to the Rotary Santa Sleigh in the first week of December last year.

We are thrilled to announce we slightly exceeded our target of $5,000. Not only did we raise much needed funds to use on Rotary and local Community Projects but we also had fun. Santa and his helpers enjoyed seeing all those happy excited faces of all ages and having the opportunity to wish you all a Merry Christmas.

This success is not possible without the help of many people. Our deepest thanks go to:

• Eagers Nissan Newstead for the use of a tow vehicle;

• Subway, The Gap for the generous donation of supper to all our volunteers each night;

• Mick Duggan, Altas Traffic, for ensuring the safety of the Santa Sleigh volunteers and the residents of The Gap and St John’s Wood;

• Cr Steven Toomey, The Hon Jonty Bush, Member for Cooper and Elizabeth Watson-Brown, MP, Member of Ryan for their assistance as collectors;

• Clare Dover for updating our maps every year;

• Amanda Ahmet and Jon Williams for the loan of their trailer;

Newmarket VIEW Club provides a place for women to connect in the community, enjoy social activities and develop lasting friendships – all while supporting the work of the children’s educational charity – THE SMITH FAMILY

Meetings commenced on 23rd January, 2023, with our AGM and election of Committee members. This year we will again be having a lunch meeting at the Alderley Arms Hotelthe meeting commencing at 11.00 am and continuing to lunch at 12 noon. Visitors are welcome to attend and “view” how VIEW works. Our President will be only too pleased to hear from you. Roslyn can be contacted on 0417 569 547.

If you wish to know more about the Newmarket VIEW Club, you can also email us on newmarketview@gmail.com.

• St Johns Wood Rovers for volunteering their time as collectors each night

A big thank you goes to all the Rotarians and friends who have helped in someone to ensure the week was a success.

It takes a team to ensure something like Santa Sleigh can happen and we have been lucky to have a great team behind us every year. Francine Hinton - Santa Sleigh Co-ordinator