THOUGH the Good Friday Appeal is still many months away, one branch is already working to revive their annual offering after two years of cancellations.<\/p>\n
The Inverleigh and District Good Friday Appeal is seeking committee members to help organise their family fun day and fun run for the 2023 appeal, which is the district\u2019s main fundraising contribution to the Royal Children\u2019s Hospital cause.<\/p>\n
Their last events took place in 2019, and area manager Daniel Symons said it\u2019s essential the team is formed immediately.<\/p>\n
\u201cNext year, April 9, is Good Friday. We start now for that year. There\u2019s a big process we have to go through and so we need the people to be ready for that,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cCOVID has just wrecked us, and then for this year and last it was very hard for us to ask businesses to donate with how much they were struggling too.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have people to help on the day, which is great. But we need people for that managerial role, to organise stallholders, rides, auction items, everything that goes into operating this.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Inverleigh and District Good Friday Appeal has a core team of about six, and Mr Symons said they\u2019ll need 10 to 15 committee members to help run next year\u2019s events.<\/p>\n
With an average of 3000 to 4000 attendees, in 2019 the group raised more than $37,000, with nearly $50,000 the year before.<\/p>\n
A smaller event was held for last year\u2019s Appeal at the Inverleigh Bowls Club, which raised about $10,000.<\/p>\n
Mr Symons said though they could do a similar effort next year, it\u2019s \u201cextremely important\u201d their regular offering continues.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy youngest daughter spent four or five weeks at the Royal Children\u2019s Hospital when she was born,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf it wasn\u2019t for them, she may not be here so I owe them everything.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, we do it to raise money for the Good Friday Appeal but also to bring everyone together on the day and into our community to showcase what Inverleigh has to offer.\u201d<\/p>\n
To express interest, visit facebook.com\/ihdgfa.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
THOUGH the Good Friday Appeal is still many months away, one branch is already working to revive their annual offering after two years of cancellations. The Inverleigh and District Good Friday Appeal is seeking committee members to help organise their family fun day and fun run for the 2023 appeal, which is the district\u2019s main […]<\/p>\n