July 2008 <strong>Kangaroo</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> <strong>Voice</strong> Page 6Community CornerTHE 50 TH BIRTHDAYPARTY FOR CMRIMembers, past members and interestedsupporters of Children’s MedicalResearch Institute are cordially invitedto attend the 50th year Celebration ofthe foundation of this notable charity.The special occasion will be marked by aDinner at the Jing Jo Thai Restaurant –Moss Vale Rd <strong>Kangaroo</strong> <strong>Valley</strong>On Saturday August 2 nd .Cost ---$50 per personThis includes complimentary champagne onarrival, wine with dinner and a very specialBirthday Cake.Dress: as this is Jeans for Genes weekend youhave the option of choosing to wear yoursmartest denim attire!There will be entertainment by the <strong>Kangaroo</strong><strong>Valley</strong> School Award winning PercussionBand and a fun Auction of Jeans decorated bytalented local artists.The evening will commence with a welcome at6.30 pm, followed by the entertainment anddinner at 8 pm.RSVP by Monday 21 st JulyPlaces are limited so please book early.Acceptances with cheques to Joan GoodPO Box 6233<strong>Kangaroo</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> 2577Tel. 4651166Joan BrayWingecaribee WIRESRescue number4862 1788Country Womens Association<strong>Kangaroo</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> BranchDue to the death of our dear friend andformer member Gloriel Knox, therewas no meeting held in June.The date clashed with the funeral and severalmembers wished to attend.We paid our respects to Gloriel at St. Jude’sAnglican church in Bowral and it was obviousthat we were only a few of the people who hadbeen touched by this kindly god fearingwoman. Gloriel will be missed by many.Her quiet good humour, her beautiful smile,her unswerving faith were an example and joyto us, and her great eccentricity a source ofloving amusement as she pottered through ourlives.I know I shall miss the talks that we had andthe debates on aspects of women’s equalitywith men.Not women’s lib, but Gloriel’s ideas on theworth of the persons, male and female, madefor good deep conversations.The next CWA meeting will be July 1 st whenthe craft group will begin making drawstringbags for children with cancer.The bags are to hold the beads that the childrenreceive each time they have a treatment. Weare grateful to Gale Harvey’s mother for thematerials to do thisYou will be pleased to know that GwenNelson, our President, is out of hospital andstaying with her daughter for the next coupleof months so we will be missing her at ourmeetings.It will be great to have her back fully mobileand well. She tells me that she is well on theway to recovery. It will be good to have herback as we miss her cheerfulness at meetings.Till next month-watch this space!Win PalmerPublicity Officer.ELLEISHA’S Cleaning Services“Time is money & we will save you both”CleaningServicing <strong>Kangaroo</strong> <strong>Valley</strong>4464 2688KIM: 0425 809 797 ~ LISA 0430 484 776Specialising in all areasDomesticCommercialHoliday RentalsEnd of LeaseBuilders / Renovation CleansServicing Helensburgh to NowraReferences availableFully InsuredFree quotes availableElleishascleaning2@bigpond.comPO Box 52 Gerringong NSW 253474 Borrowdale Close BerryFax: 4464 2699VIEW ClubexplainedPeople often ask what VIEW is allabout.The essence of VIEW is that it seriouslycommits to educational opportunities forAustralian children by actively workingwith The Smith Family and its Learning forLife programme, and it is a supportnetwork for women.At a recent meeting of VIEW clubs in theShoalhaven zone, our Club President, ElaineRiedel gave a brief talk on the <strong>Kangaroo</strong> <strong>Valley</strong>Club and I think it epitomizes much of what wedo.I would like today to talk about ‘F’ words.So let’s start with a good old-fashioned ‘F’word.Fun, an important ingredient in all VIEW clubs.With fun included in the format a club remainsharmonious; it will retain existing membershipand encourage others to join in the good times.My congratulations to all Programme Officersand Assistant Secretaries who work so hard tomake this happen.My second ‘F’ word is friendship. Friendshipis the glue which binds a club together. Somany of us have moved to this area inretirement and VIEW has been the place weturned to, to meet and become part of our newcommunity. In this warm environment manystrong and lasting friendships have beenformed.My third is fundraising, one of our reasons forbeing. Without the structure and ideals of VIEWand The Smith Family our clubs would notexist.In this third age of retirement there is a strongurge to ‘give something back’ to society andthrough The Smith Family’s Learning for Lifewe are helping future generations out of thepoverty trap.Finally flexibility. Perhaps the most importantof all.All clubs have unique challenges andcircumstances which need to be dealt with in amanner best suited to that particular club. Noone solution fits all.<strong>Kangaroo</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> has an active membership ofabout 15 including the committee, and all ourmembers need to wear many hats.For this reason the one ‘F’ word we don’tembrace is formality. At the end of the dayinformality and flexibility equals fun andfriendship.Our guest speaker at our June lunch wasMargaret Jones, a resident of the <strong>Valley</strong>, whospoke about her years serving in the WRAN.Thank you, Margaret, for a very interesting talk.In July our speaker will be another local, DavidShort, who will speak about his involvement inthe rescue of a QANTAS jumbo.David travelled to London and helped bring theplane back to Australia, where it is now in theLongreach Hall of Fame.Some members have invited their husbands tothe lunch, which will once again be held in the<strong>Kangaroo</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> Hall. Jenelle BrangwinPublicity Officer
July 2008 <strong>Kangaroo</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> <strong>Voice</strong> Page 7BejingOlympicsbeckonShane Rose, once a long time <strong>Valley</strong>resident and son of John and Penny Roseis literally on the edge of his seat as heawaits announcement of the AustralianEquestrian team for the Bejing Gamesdue on July 4.Shanes recent performances after a nervetesting series of injuries and setbacks includingthe Equine Influenza epidemic last year isfavoured for selection this time after many yearsof effort and development of his all roundhorsemanship.His performance at the Werribee Park selectiontrials in April was excellent, giving the Rosefamily plenty of cause for confidence that thistime Shane will make the team which willcompete in Hong Kong due to quarantine issueson the Chinese mainland.Regarded as the equine equivalent to a triathlon,the MelbourneInternational Three DayEvent tests the courageand endurance of theequine athlete over threedays of intensecompetition, across threedisciplines -dressage,cross-country and showjumping.Rose’s star horse AllLuck appears recoveredfrom a series of recentsetbacks including hiscontraction of equineinfluenza last year anddisqualification from amajor selection event inSydney after failing totrot up.Call for nominationsfor community grantsShoalhaven City Council is calling fornominations for its Community Grantsprogram.Community groups or associations cangain grants of up to $2,000 through theprogram which provides grants eachfinancial year on 30 June and 30November.The Community Grants Program enablescommunity groups and organisations to design,implement and complete projects that supportand enhance the lives of residents of theShoalhaven.There will be two rounds of Community Grantseach financial year.The first round of grants will be distributed inSeptember 2008 and the second round in March2009.The Community Grants program aims to:(Continued on page 50)
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