The successful fundraising collaboration between the Quairading Hospital Auxiliary and the Quairading Golf Club continued on Friday, May 18 as the Golf Club welcomed many visitors for both golf and lunch over the day. It is a long lived partnership formed to successfully raise funds for our local hospital and the Royal Flying Doctor Service. Having a field of 68 golfers and 37 for lunch, it was a mighty effort towards fundraising this year.
The Quairading Hospital Auxiliary were well represented and made an amazing contribution to the fundraising effort. The donations of home cooked food to the stall, luncheon and afternoon tea and raffles were very generous. The raffles were spectacular and work entertaining the townsfolk who came up for a leisurely lunch was much appreciated. The Auxiliary has supported the purchase of equipment and other needs for our local hospital over many years.
The Royal Flying Doctor Service celebrated its 90th birthday with a flight re-enactment of the first flight on May 17, 1928, the day before our event. It would be fair to say there are not many country folk who don’t have a story about how the RFDS has positively assisted someone in their lives. The fundraising efforts for the RFDS are essential.
We welcomed 24 of our friends from Royal Perth Golf Club who have travelled up in force for the day. Other clubs represented were Bruce Rock, Kondinin, Corrigin, Wandering, Ardath, Surfside, Mt Lawley, Maylands and of course many local ladies including future golfers whom we always embrace.
The golf was played on a dry course in warm conditions although the scores didn’t reflect this. The course has been cleaned up and maintained beautifully by our members with newly oiled greens and many freshly sanded challenging bunkers. The winners were Natalie Kilminster, Bruce Rock and Tammy Wilkins, Kondinin with Sharon Richards and Robyn Dall runners-up.
Well done to the new captaincy team of Barb Bond as captain and Di Wallwork as vice captain and your continued mastery of the new computer system. The game flowed smoothly and was a great social day out.
The catering convener for the day was Maggie Hadlow, with all the club members cooking, working and donating with their usual generosity. It was a huge effort. Pauline Richards, Fay Minchin and Phyl Brown supplied beautiful flowers and greenery for the clubhouse and special mention was made to Sharon Richards in her new role as florist. Anne Johnson and her bar helpers provided cool relief during and at the end of a gruelling day. The event raised $3,500 which was split evenly between the Hospital Auxiliary and the RFDS. An awesome result.
