Yarrawonga CFA and SES crews will again team up with a band of young volunteers to take to local residential streets rattling tins to raise funds for the Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal this Friday. Getting ready for the big day is Sadie and Ruby Phillips with their father and Lieutenant with Yarrawonga Fire Brigade, Laurence along with Hudson Crawford and his father Simon who is a Senior, 1st Lieutenant with Yarrawonga Fire Brigade.
With Good Friday the primary day for raising money for the Good Friday Royal Children’s Hospital Appeal, many towns in our region are hosting different events to provide support for this very worthwhile cause.
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This Friday, April 7 the following events will be held around the region.
There is also a great number of events held right across the Easter long weekend so check out what is on around the region this weekend.
Yarrawonga
The Good Friday Appeal is on this Friday with the Yarrawonga CFA and SES again conducting the street drive. Starting at 8/8.30am volunteers will be visiting each area of Yarrawonga in the fire trucks with sirens resounding while members will be walking the streets rattling tins.
The CFA and SES ask residents to come out of their homes into the streets as the vehicles pass to meet them and donate to this worthy cause.
Volunteers will also head down to the river and caravan parks at some point throughout the day to visit people who are camping in the area that may also want to donate.
Any children or parents that would like to get involved in the tin rattling, meet at the CFA station (Woods Road) at 8am on Good Friday morning.
The Yarrawonga Yacht Club is also raising funds from 2pm – 8pm where there will be fantastic live music from the famous Bali Band as well as an Easter egg hunt, woodfire pizza, food vans, and a big Easter raffle from 3pm.
There will also be a silent 'Sports Memorabilia' Auction with viewing and bids to occur at the Yacht Club on Thursday from 5.30pm - 7pm and Good Friday from 2pm - 6.59pm (no bids after 7pm).
In the meantime, a number of businesses around Yarrawonga including CMCU, which has been heavily involved in the appeal for many years, are collecting donations for the Good Friday Appeal with collection tins aligning front counters.
Easter
The well attended Annual Easter Tennis Tournament at the Yarrawonga Lawn Tennis Club and JC Lowe oval will be held from Thursday, April 6 to Monday, April 10.
There will be a great number of donating options to the Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal this Good Friday, April 15. The Yarrawonga CFA and SES will team up to take to residential streets rattling tins to raise funds.
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Mulwala
Mulwala Fire and Rescue will again be taking part in the annual Good Friday Appeal for the Royal Children’s Hospital.
Donations can be made at the station from 9am on Good Friday and everyone is most welcome.
The Mulwala Football Netball Club will also be playing against traditional Easter rival Congupna at Lonsdale Reserve on Good Friday with tins/buckets to be going around the ground giving the crowd the chance to donate to the cause.
Tungamah
CFA will be running their usual tin collection run on Good Friday morning.
After this is completed, the Tungamah Social Club will hold a fundraiser for the Good Friday Appeal Royal Children’s Hospital, from 11am onwards at the Tungamah Hotel.
The day includes; a car rally; yabby races, raffles with over 50 prizes valued at $50+, auction of goods and services, plenty of things on offer for the kids including mini golf, Easter egg hunt, ‘kid’s corner, craft and cake stalls and fresh produce just to name a few.
Meals are available at the hotel all day with the chef also putting together some fairy bread for the day.
Everyone is welcome so come along and join in the fun and help to raise money for a very worthy cause.
All money raised goes to the Royal Children’s Hospital to help sick children.
Bundalong
Every year the Bundalong Tavern along with some dedicated locals from the Bundalong Tavern Assist Committee get together and raise money for the Royal Children’s Hospital.
This year the tavern is going to donate to the Good Friday Appeal, Variety Bash and the Bundalong Community Assist to assist those children suffering with illnesses as well as helping their hometown.
From 4pm a family fun day will be held with pig races to kickstart the day before a sportsman’s night is held with AFL footy legends Dane Swan, Wayne Carey, Billy Brownless and Ricky Nixon to tell all of their inside stories about life as an AFL player while audiences get the chance to ask questions.
The night will be hosted by John Rombotis and will start at 5:30pm with tickets just $15 (kids under 12 free).
Tickets can be purchased at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/good-friday-evening-with-dane-swan-and-billy-brownless-tickets-577752552437
In recent years, Bundalong has raised well over $75,000 so make sure to head out to the Tavern and “come along for a full day of entertainment on Friday, April 7.
Devenish/ Dookie
After claiming fifth spot on the regional tally board after raising a whopping $100,000 last year, the Devenish-Dookie Good Friday Appeal is once again going above and beyond for the Royal Children’s Hospital.
The DDGFA annual online auction proudly sponsored by Kevin Hicks Real Estate was completed last week with the committee hosting their annual event, a Show 'n' Shine this Friday at the Gladstone Hotel/ main street of Dookie.
There will be activities for the whole family including raffles, auctions, kids train rides and most importantly plenty of live music.
Come along and enjoy an afternoon of fun and laughter for the whole family to help raise much needed funds for the Royal Children’s Hospital.
