	{"id":63127,"date":"2022-01-19T04:00:35","date_gmt":"2022-01-18T17:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/?p=63127"},"modified":"2022-01-12T13:54:58","modified_gmt":"2022-01-12T02:54:58","slug":"the-torquay-tiger-drop-is-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/news\/the-torquay-tiger-drop-is-back\/","title":{"rendered":"The Torquay Tiger Drop is back"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>TORQUAY\u2019S football cricket and netball clubs have teamed up again for the fifth Torquay Tiger Drop fundraiser, to be held next month.<\/p>\n<p>Entry is free to the family fun day of festivities at Spring Creek Reserve, with food stalls, live music, a petting zoo and more.<\/p>\n<p>The main event of the day is the Tiger Drop raffle, with the 1,000 available tickets being sold at $100 each.<\/p>\n<p>At 3pm, 1,000 numbered golf balls representing each raffle ticket will be dropped out of a helicopter over a golf pin.<\/p>\n<p>The ball that lands closest to the golf pin wins $15,000, with second- and third-closest balls winning $3,500 and $1,000 respectively.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30038\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30038\" style=\"width: 317px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30038\" src=\"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/IMG_6429_83154.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"317\" height=\"423\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Organisers check to see which ball has landed closest to the pin.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Torquay Netball Club president Meagan Mifsud said the clubs were looking forward to finally being able to host the Tiger Drop in person for the first time in three years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s really about the community. After the year that we\u2019ve had, everyone\u2019s trying to get back and socialise, meet up with family and friends \u2026 it\u2019s a beautiful day, you can just put the picnic rug down on the oval and listen to music and watch the kids have a bit of fun, it\u2019s really nice,\u201d Ms Mifsud said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019d love to see lots and lots of people there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Torquay Cricket Club president Rob Dunne said the day was the perfect way to build relationships across sports clubs and in the wider community, as well as provide a place for members to come and see the funding going back into the community.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s music, kids\u2019 activities, as much as it\u2019s an opportunity to fundraise, it is to get the community together with the three clubs,\u201d Mr Dunne said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is a day that anyone can come down to, it\u2019s not just if you\u2019re a football affiliate or play cricket or netball, but an opportunity to come to a community event \u2026 it\u2019s an opportunity to be able to see that the fundraising we do is for the community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said the cricket club\u2019s share of the funds this year would be going towards a new roller and experiences for the junior cricketers.<\/p>\n<p>The Torquay Tiger Drop will be held at Spring Creek Reserve, Torquay, on February 20, between noon-5pm.<\/p>\n<p>To find out more about the day or to purchase raffle tickets, head to torquaytigers.com or torquaycricketclub.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TORQUAY\u2019S football cricket and netball clubs have teamed up again for the fifth Torquay Tiger Drop fundraiser, to be held next month. 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