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20th February 2008
RATTLING UP SOME COMMUNITY SPIRIT
Want to meet your neighbours and raise money for a great cause at the same time?
The Point Cook CFA brigade is coordinating a "tin rattle" collection for the Good Friday Appeal, and hope to raise community spirit in the process.
"We are putting the call out to everyone in Point Cook to doorknock their area, and help raise $15,000 for the Royal Childrens Hospital," said Michael Piscopo from Point Cook CFA.
"The appeal ensures that all children with life-threatening illnesses receive the best possible clinical and medical care", he said.
"There are a lot of fundraisers for this cause in the Wyndham area, but not much in Point Cook."
"So because there are so many new residents in Point Cook we wanted to create someithing that would create a sense of community," he said.
The CFA Brigade will be out collecting all day on Good Friday and would like residents and businesses to donate money or their time to this worthy cause.
The Good Friday Appeal was first established in 1931, when a group of Herald and Weekly Times Journalists organised a sports carnival in aid of charity.
Last year, the appeal raised over $11 million, with fundraising events such as the Easter Egg Hunt and Werribbee Park, through to a Line-Dance-a-thon and golf days.
For further information please contact:
Michael Piscopo, Point Cook CFA, on (03) 9395 3827 or register your interest using the RCH - Good Friday Form |
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