There will be a plenty of donating options to the Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal this Good Friday, April 18 with the Yarrawonga CFA and SES to team up as well as the Mulwala Fire and Rescue to take to residential streets rattling tins to raise funds.
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With Good Friday the primary day for raising money for the Royal Children’s Hospital, many towns are hosting different events to provide support for this very worthwhile cause.
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There is also a great number of events held right across the Easter long weekend so check out what is on around the region.
Yarrawonga
The Yarrawonga CFA and SES are again conducting the street drive. Starting at 8/8.30am volunteers will be visiting each area of Yarrawonga in fire trucks with sirens resounding while members will be walking the streets rattling tins.
The CFA and SES ask residents to come out of their homes into the streets as the vehicles pass to meet them and donate to this worthy cause.
Volunteers will also head down to the river and caravan parks at some point throughout the day to visit people who are camping in the area that may also want to donate.
Any children or parents that would like to get involved in the tin rattling, meet at the CFA station (Woods Road) at 8am on Good Friday morning.
The Yarrawonga Yacht Club is also raising funds from 1pm – 8pm where there will be fantastic live music from the famous Bali Band as well as an Easter egg hunt, food vans, fun for the kids, a silent auction alongside Easter raffles from 3pm.
In the meantime, a number of businesses around Yarrawonga including CMCU, which has been heavily involved in the appeal for many years, are collecting donations for the Good Friday Appeal with collection tins aligning front counters.
Easter
The ever popular and well attended Annual Easter Tennis Tournament at the Yarrawonga Lawn Tennis Club and JC Lowe oval will be held from Friday, April 18 to Monday, April 21.
Lonsdale Reserve will also host cross town and cross league neighbour Yarrawonga for their Easter Sunday clash against the Wangaratta Magpies.
Mulwala
Mulwala Fire and Rescue will again be taking part in the annual Good Friday Appeal for the Royal Children’s Hospital.
Donations can be made at the station from 9am on Good Friday with everyone most welcome.
The Mulwala Football Netball Club play against traditional Easter rival Congupna at Lonsdale Reserve on Good Friday with tins/buckets to be going around the ground giving the crowd the chance to donate to the cause.
Tungamah
CFA will be running their usual tin collection run on Good Friday morning starting from 9.30am
After this is completed, the Tungamah Social Club will hold their major fundraiser of the year for the Good Friday Appeal from 11am onwards at the Tungamah Hotel.
The famous and much-loved Car Rally around the district will take place first with registration between 11am and 12 noon at the front of the Tungamah Hotel with a prize up for grabs for first and second place. Follow the course, clues and answer questions along the way. Entry fee of $10 per adult and a gold coin donation per child.
After the car rally, make your way back to the Tungamah Hotel for raffles from 12 noon onwards with 50+ draws valued at a minimum of $50.
There is also stalls, the ever-fun yabby races, a goods and services auction and food and drinks available all day with grab and go and full menu available as well as so much fun for the kids.
The Tungamah Social Club has been raising funds for this cause and others for nearly 20 years so come along on Good Friday and assist them to raise funds for a very worthwhile cause.
Bundalong
The Bundalong CFA will again be conducting its street drive. Starting at 9am the fire truck will be driving along the streets of Bundalong with sirens resounding while members will be walking the streets rattling tins.
The CFA asks residents to come out of their homes into the streets as the vehicles pass to meet them and donate to this worthy cause.
After a big Australia Day Rodeo event the Bundalong Tavern will this Good Friday have live music with donations to be made to the Good Friday Appeal.
Musicians and times still to be confirmed.
Devenish/ Dookie
The Devenish-Dookie Good Friday Appeal will once again hold their successful Good Friday events, including the Show n Shine, with something for everyone.
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After claiming the third position on the regional tally board for raising a whopping $193,240 last year, the Devenish-Dookie Good Friday Appeal is once again going above and beyond for the Royal Children’s Hospital.
The DDGFA annual online auction proudly sponsored by Kevin Hicks Real Estate was completed on April 3 with the committee hosting their annual event, a Show 'n' Shine on Good Friday on the main street of Dookie.
There will be activities for the whole family including raffles, ticket draws, fun for the kids and most importantly plenty of live music.
Come along and enjoy an afternoon of fun and laughter for the whole family to help raise much needed funds for the Royal Children’s Hospital.
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