im so sorry to blog again so late...it feels like its forever between blogs now, but rest assured, we are keeping ourselves PLENTY busy...
A few things that have happened over the past month have included selling raffle tickets for our angel ball, rattling tins for Challenge at the MCG and holding our 2nd Angel Ball!
So, i will start at the start!
in early july, pete and i did our 'turn' at selling raffle tickets for the Angel Ball. We set up at the metung market which proved to be really good...we ended up selling around 2.5 books (around $125 worth)...we were stoked because it really was an awful day weather wise! The beautiful 'chooks' have been selling the tix, with all proceeds going to Angel Flight...Just remember, that if you know someone who is travelling to melb from the country, Angel Flight might just be able to help you out with a trip! They are a fantastic mob to work with...very very positive!
Anyways...i think we raised around $2000 from our raffle (major thanks to Travelscene in Bairnsdale for donating 1st prize, Dahlesens for 2nd prize, Terry white's chemist for 3rd prize, RACV for 4th and Bairnsdale Fine Jewerllry for 5th)...all of our local businesses around bairnsdale have done a fantastic job yet again with their donations...awesome...without them, we wouldnt have been able to do what we did!
So, we held our Angel Ball last weekend and raised just over $5,000 all up...it was a terrific night. Lots of fun, dancing and frivolity...cant wait to hand over the final cheque for angelflight, thats for sure...we had a wonderful 'christmas in july' theme, and were really lucky to have a few grabs on the radio and lots of coverage in the newspaper...i will try and put some pic's on a bit later (as they filter through).
A massive thanks to Darren Chester MP who mc'd our night, and of course to Angel Tony who is a pilot for angel flight and has flown many missions...we had a great time!
the other thing pete and i have been involved with is raising money for challenge - supporting kids with cancer. We took up the offer of 'rattling' tins outside the MCG just before the Collingwood/St Kilda match...im not sure yet what the total was that was raised, but geez it was fun (and a bit cold)...Challenge are spruiking their "Great Aussie Pie Night". If you would like to know a bit more about challenge, or would like to get a team organised for their great aussie pie night, head to: www.challenge.org.au...just take the time to have a look at their website...they really do a fantastic job.
When melon's cottage is up and running, we are planning to work closely with Challenge and the Leukaemia Foundation to work the booking system to get families down to stay...we hold both these organisations in high regard...
Our house is slowly coming along...we are hoping like crazy we are at the 'pointy' end of it all...we are almost through council planning, and are waiting on a quote from our builder which is only a few days off...then the fun will begin...and we can get started on the good stuff for melon's cottage...
anyways..best fly...am planning on spending some time with my nephews, Blake and Connor and my gorgeous sister Hayley today...thinking about heading to the movies!
enjoy your day...and i will be on again shortly for all the pic's
luv and hugs
the simpsons
xooxoxox
