{"id":65518,"date":"2019-11-21T08:19:14","date_gmt":"2019-11-20T21:19:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/goldenplains\/?p=65518"},"modified":"2019-11-21T08:19:14","modified_gmt":"2019-11-20T21:19:14","slug":"springfest-beneficiaries-ready-for-sunday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/goldenplains\/news\/springfest-beneficiaries-ready-for-sunday\/","title":{"rendered":"SpringFest beneficiaries ready for Sunday"},"content":{"rendered":"

FIVE local groups are especially energised for SpringFest Market Sunday, having been chosen as the fundraiser\u2019s community partners, benefiting from money raised.<\/p>\n

Phoenix P-12 Community College, Ballarat Chinese Dragon Boat Club, along with Mount Egerton, Bungaree and Miners Rest primary schools will all receive funds generated from the annual Rotary Club of Ballarat event, this year presented by Optus<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Mount Egerton Primary School and Bungaree Primary School joined forces to be eligible for SpringFest funds, both very small schools. They\u2019ve even created some scarecrows together, ready to welcome visitors to the Market Sunday.<\/p>\n

Principal of Mount Egerton, Tegan Bell is excited to be a beneficiary, to get her school\u2019s name out into the wider community and involve more people in her students\u2019 education.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re going to be putting the funds raised towards next year\u2019s school camp, helping parents financially and subsidising some of the camp for them,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll have a little bit of money left over which we\u2019ll use where we find a need next year.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"With nine students and six families in 2019, Ms Bell said it can be \u201creally difficult\u201d to fundraise for things the school needs.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt feels like you\u2019re constantly asking those same people for money, so to go outside of our small community, that\u2019s going to really positively impact our school.<\/p>\n

\u201cParents and staff have all volunteered their time to SpringFest, so it\u2019s great for them to be involved in a school event as well, but in a larger setting,\u201d Ms Bell said.<\/p>\n

A SpringFest beneficiary in the social sporting space, Ballarat Chinese Dragon Boat Club will be able to buy more equipment.<\/p>\n

President, coach and sweep, Georgia Parry said the club\u2019s \u201creally lucky\u201d to be receiving part of money generated this year.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re all really excited to be involved. We\u2019ve done SpringFest for the last few years, but this year, with the opportunity to be a beneficiary, we\u2019re really looking forward to it,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re very lucky where we\u2019re sitting with our equipment, but buying lighter paddles is something we need to do for training.\u201d<\/p>\n

A popular sport throughout Australia, there are three dragon boat clubs in Ballarat. BCDBC is looking to run some special programs to boost the activity\u2019s local profile.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt might be with upper primary school aged kids, trying to get some more school kids involved in dragon boating. It\u2019s not a huge thing here, but it is everywhere else,\u201d Ms Parry said.<\/p>\n

Wendouree-Ballarat Rowing Club will have dragon boat \u2018come and try\u2019 sessions running throughout SpringFest Market Sunday.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe social aspect is fantastic, but it\u2019s catered for every ability, whether you\u2019ve never been out on the water before or you\u2019ve done a lot of rowing at school,\u201d Ms Parry said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll the knowledge, you\u2019ll get in the training sessions. It crosses ages from 10 years old, right through to however old, so it\u2019s great to be a part of it.\u201d<\/p>\n

SpringFest is this Sunday, 24 November. Visit ballaratspringfest.com.au<\/strong><\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

FIVE local groups are especially energised for SpringFest Market Sunday, having been chosen as the fundraiser\u2019s community partners, benefiting from money raised. Phoenix P-12 Community College, Ballarat Chinese Dragon Boat Club, along with Mount Egerton, Bungaree and Miners Rest primary schools will all receive funds generated from the annual Rotary Club of Ballarat event, this […]<\/p>\n

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