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FUNDRAISING AND EVENTS 2010

 

Mothers’ Day Dream Getaway Raffle!

1st prize - $20,000 Overseas Holiday experience plus $5,000 spending money 

 

2nd prize -  $5, 000 Australian Holiday experience plus $1,000 spending money

 

3rd  prize  $2,000 Tasmanian Holiday experience plus $500 spending money

 

ALL PRIZES HAVE BEEN SUPPLIED THROUGH THE KIND SUPPORT

OF ANDREW JONES TRAVEL, HOBART

 

Tickets are $2.50 each in a book of 10.

 

To purchase tickets phone 6220 1111.

 

Event:        High Tea over the Harbour – Chocolate Indulgence

Date:             Sunday 21st March, 2010

Venue:             Harbour View Room,  Hotel Grand Chancellor, Hobart

Time:               3pm

Cost:               $38.50 per person (incl. GST)

Details:            Get a group of friends together and come along and celebrate Easter with this yummy chocolate indulgence.  Hear from

someone living with MS while you enjoy a relaxing afternoon of high tea and scrumptious treats – there is also a lucky door prize and a

great raffle.  Go on – you deserve it!

Bookings:       Ph Di or Jane on 62201111 by Friday 12th March

Event:        High Tea on the Tamar

Date:             Sunday 28th March, 2010 (TBC)

Venue:             James Hardy Room, Tamar Yacht Club. Launceston

Time:               3pm

Cost:               $38.50 per person (incl. GST)

Details:             Get a group of friends together and come along to support MS and celebrate the Easter break.  Hear from someone living

with MS while you enjoy a relaxing afternoon of high tea and scrumptious indulgence – there is also a lucky door prize and a great raffle. 

Go on – you deserve it!

Bookings:       Ph Di or Jane on 62201111 by Friday 19th March

 

 

 
 
 

 

 

2009 CHRISTMAS RAFFLE WINNERS ARE:

1st Prize:  Toyota RAV 4 CV 2.34L Petrol Manual 5 Door Wagon fully registered including on-road costs PLUS $1,000 Fuel Card and

$2,500 Outdoor/Camping Package valued at $41,700 GOES TO D. WALTERS, HOWRAH

2nd Prize:  $3,000 Travel voucher RACT Travel GOES TO N. RYAN, HUONVILLE

3rd Prize:  $1,500 Xmas Essentials Package ($500 Groceries, $500 Off Aurora Account and $500 Off Phone Account) GOES TO G. DUGGAN, KINGSTON

PLUS Quickback Incentive Prize:  (to be eligible fully sold books must be returned within 10 days of allocation or pay via credit card over the phone at the

time of accepting a book and be automatically eligible) $1,000 Bartercard Account  GOES TO F. LEMON, EXETER

5 x Consolation Prizes of a $200 Christmas Hamper GOES TO P. LOCKETT, ROSS - S. GLOVER, KINGSTON - S. KEATS, PENGUIN - N. CLARKSON, HOWRAH

and J. LEHNER, ANSONS BAY

Drawn:  1.00pm Thursday 17th December 2009 at 15 Princes St., Sandy Bay

 

MS Readathon

 

2009 Results

So far in Tasmania 1653 generous and community spirited participants have returned $137 585 in sponsorship money.

What a fantastic effort! Here are our great results for this year:

Top ten Tasmanian schools for highest number of participants completing the program and for highest fundraising

total.

 

School

2009 Amount

School

2009 Completers

Tarremah Steiner School

$5,511

Sacred Heart College

53

The Friends School

$5,100

The Friends School

48

Hellyer College

$4,350

Tarremah Steiner School

38

Mt Carmel College

$3,527

Cambridge Primary School

31

Sacred Heart College

$3,384

St Helens District High School

31

Cambridge Primary School

$2,430

Summerdale Primary School

27

St Helens District High School

$2,132

Exeter Primary School

26

Launceston Christian School

$2,128

Miandetta Primary School

24

Cygnet Primary School

$2,104

Cygnet Primary School

23

Princes Street Primary School

$2,042

East Launceston Primary School

23

 

Special Achievements in 2009

 

Highest Fundraising School

The Friends School

2009 Highest Fundraising School in TAS, $4662.45

Highest Number of Completers

The Friends School

2009 School with the Highest Number of Completers in TAS, 41

Special Achievement Award

Christopher Oakley

Outstanding seven year contribution to the MS Readathon

 Team Effort

Grade 5/6 Niebuur

Outstanding Team Effort (Launceston Christian School)

21 team members raised $579

States Highest Fundraiser

Sarah Dixon

Highest Fundraiser in Tasmania $4160

Reader Leader Award

Sue Wilton

Cygnet primary School, Top Reader Leader

 

Top Fundraisers 2009

 

2009 Amount

First Name

Age

School Name

$4,160

Sarah

16

Hellyer College

$2,756

Lily

12

Mt Carmel College

$2,268

Harry

68

 

$1,226

Christopher

11

Bowen Road Primary School

$801

Joanna

6

Evandale Primary School

$781

Alex

11

Albuera Street Primary School

$746

Emily

9

Sacred Heart - Ulverstone

$576

Poppy

6

Princes Street Primary School

$545

Jack

8

The Friends School

$523

Ruth

11

Waimea Heights Primary School

It’s not too late to return your sponsorship money and receive your certificate and reading rewards. Return

your completion form or log on to www.msreadathon.org.au today!

For all MS Readathon enquires please contact me in the Tasmanian office on 1300 677 323 or email me at

readathon@mstas.org.au

Thanks for all your support of the program in 2009. I’m looking forward to a successful 2010!

Contact the Tasmanian state office for any queries:

 

Stacey King

MS Readathon Tasmania Coordinator

Ph: 1300 677 323

Fax: (03) 6224 4222

Email: readathon@mstas.org.au

 

 

Celebrating 30 years of reading to help people with MS. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For more information please contact

MS Society of Tasmania
15 Princes Street
SANDY BAY TAS 7005
Phone: (03) 6220 1111
Fax: (03) 6224 4222

Email: aboutus@mstas.org.au
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