Marykirk Raft Race 2009 Presentation

MARYKIRK RAFT RACE ‘09 Presentation Night 26th June 2009

SO WHAT’S IT ALL ABOUT • We raise money for Charity by: • Having a good fun day • Racing rafts down the river • Goingto the Marykirk Park afterwards for more fun Note: Not connected with the raft race in any way

GUEST OF HONOUR Tommy Gemmell

ANDREW CLARK Did an excellent job piping the start and the ﬁnish

THERE ARE TROPHIES FOR • 1st, 2nd and 3rd • The Wooden Paddle • Best Dressed Raft • Best Dressed Crew • Most Sponsored

WE HAD TEAMS FROM EVERYWHERE Even the Police! Note: Not an actual Marykirk Policeman

ITS IN FANCY DRESS Cops and Robbers anyone?

WE HAD A WEB SITE THIS YEAR Note: Not connected in any way to the raft race

LETS TALK ABOUT RAFTS • Rafts are: • Powered only by human effort • Float • Crewed Note: Not connected in any way to the raft race

RAFTS SHOULD FLOAT This year, they all did. Mostly. Note: Not connected in any way to the raft race. But it is watertight.

16 RAFTS ENTERED • All Rafts made it home • Mostcrew members were on the rafts at the end • Most rafts came back in one piece

AND THE WATER WAS COLD very very cold

1: THE PIRATES OF ST CYRUS 24 minutes and 50 seconds

2: POLICE SQUAD 27 minutes and 22 seconds

3: HILLSIDE HOUSEBREAKERS 28 minutes and 3 seconds

4: MPCC RAFT 28 minutes and 28 seconds

5: THE TWISTED FOUR 29 minutes and 34 seconds

6: THE NEPTUNE SEA GODS 32 minutes and 15 seconds

7: HOWE O’THE MEARNS YFC 32 minutes and 44 seconds

8: HOT ROD 33 minutes and 42 seconds

9: THE DRAGON SLAYERS 33 minutes and 49 seconds

10: YABBA DABBA DO 34 minutes and 30 seconds

11: HILLSIDE HELLO’S 34 minutes and 59 seconds

12: SLEASYJET 36 minutes and 30 seconds

13: WATERSKIERS 37 minutes and 19 seconds

THE DUMMY BEAT THEM

14: THE SINKIN’ PINK-UN 39 minutes and 10 seconds

15: PIKEY PIRATES 43 minutes and 34 seconds

16: SMURFY MCSMURF SMURF 1 hour, 12 minutes. A new record!

ITS A LOT OF WORK! • Building a raft • Taking it to the bank • Hauling it out of the water • Paddling it • Carrying it over rocks

SO A VERY BIG THANK YOU! • To all the raft race teams, for all their hard work! Note: Not a picture of a raft race member

RAFT RACE PRIZES! • 1st Place: The Pirates of St Cyrus • 2nd Place: Police Squad • 3rd Place: Hillside Housebreakers • Wooden Paddle: Smurfy McSmurf Smurf • All trophies sponsored by Frank Walker Joiners Ltd, Marykirk.

RAFT RACE PRIZES! • Best Dressed Raft: Water Ski-ers • Best Dressed Crew: Sinkin’ Pink-un • Most Sponsored Raft: Sinkin’ Pink-un

MARYKIRK PARK EVENTS • Dog Obedience Display • Highland Dancing • Line Dancing • Youth Group • Bands! Note: This dog was not involved

CHARITY DISBURSEMENT • We raise money for Charity • And then we give half each to: • CHAS - Childrens Hospice Association Scotland • Local Charities and Groups

CHAS • Children’s Hospice Association Scotland (CHAS) is a Scottish charity established to provide hospice services in Scotland for children and young people with life-limiting conditions. • A children’s hospice offers professional care, practical help and emotional support to the whole family usually from the day of acceptance, to the death of their child, and beyond. • Rachel House in Kinross, Scotland’s first children’s hospice, opened in March 1996. Robin House in Balloch opened in August 2005. Both hospices are purpose-built and each can provide ongoing support for up to 200 families across Scotland each year. • The CHAS at Home Team offers support to families across Scotland by providing a home care service to families in their own homes when they need it. • More at: http://www.chas.org.uk

CRAIGHALBERT • The Scottish Centre for Children with Motor Impairments, based at the Craighalbert Centre, is one of Scotland's Grant Aided Special Schools. It provides day school education for nursery, pre-school and school age children with motor impairments (for example, cerebral palsy). The Centre also provides outreach services, family support and periodic placements to children from across Scotland, as well as those who have attended the Centre and are making the transition to mainstream schooling. • They directly support one family in the village • More information at: http://www.craighalbert.org.uk

THE RED CROSS • The Red Cross are a volunteer-led humanitarian organisation that helps people in crisis, whoever and wherever they are. • They have always attended Marykirk Raft Race • They have always been a beneficiary of the Marykirk Raft Race • More information at: http://www.redcross.org.uk

ALZHEIMER STONEHAVEN • Alzheimer Scotland helps people with dementia, their carers and families. Our members include carers, relatives, people with dementia, professionals, groups and organisations. • Directly helping families in the village • More information at: http://www.alzscot.org

MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS • In honour of a local MS Sufferer • Scotland has more MS than anywhere else in the world •A regular beneﬁciary of the Raft Race

ROYAL BRITISH LEGION MONTROSE • Many local Legion members • Support many local causes

CANCER LINK ABERDEEN AND NORTH • CLAN is an independent charity for anyone affected by any type of cancer at any time from diagnosis onwards. Whether affected personally, as a carer, family member or close friend, our services are available to you. • Based at CLAN House in Aberdeen, we cover the whole of Grampian, Orkney and Shetland. Some of our services are available to people living outside these areas, speciﬁcally CLAN Haven and the CLAN Holiday Home. • Directly helping a family in the village • More information: http://www.clanhouse.org

MACMILLANS • Macmillan Cancer Support improves the lives of people affected by cancer. • One in three of us will get cancer. • We are all affected by cancer. We can all help. We are Macmillan. • Macmillan Nurses operate in Marykirk • We specifically donate to the MacMillan Strathcathro Hospital. • More at: http://www.macmillan.org.uk

MARIE CURIE CANCER CARE • Marie Curie Cancer care helps with: • Nursing • Hospices • The Marie Curie Research Institute • Pallitive Care Research. • More information at: http://www.mariecurie.org.uk

SCOTTISH WOMENS RURAL INSTUTE • Local branch assisted on Raft Race day • More information at: http://www.swri.org.uk/

MARYKIRK • Marykirk Pensioners Club • Marykirk Lunch Club • Marykirk Football Club • Bumps, Babes and Toddlers • Marykirk Bowling Club

TOTAL FUNDS RAISED • 2009: £4,180 • 2002: £8,000 • 2001: £4,200 • 2000: £9,400

DISBURSEMENT 2009 Childrens Hospice Association Scotland £2,090.00 Craighalbert £261.25 Red Cross £261.25 Alzheimers Stonehaven Branch £261.25 Multiple Sclerosis £261.25 Royal British Legion Montrose £261.25 Cancer Link Aberdeen North £261.25 Macmillian Strathcathro £130.62 Marie Curie Cancer Care £130.62 WRI £43.54 Pensioners Club £43.54 Lunch Club £43.54 Marykirk Football Club £43.54 Bumps, Babes and Toddlers £43.54 Marykirk Bowling Club £43.54

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING • An AGM will be held soon, all invited •A new committee elected • Date to be published on the web site • We NEED people to help on the committee: • Lots of hard work, but lots of fun • Please continue to support your local raft race

AUDITED ACCOUNTS • Will be made available to all via the web site: • Once the accounts are complete. • At this point in time, the bank holds • £4.00 !

THANK YOU! • John Mears - Insurance • Marykirk Football Club Marshalls and timekeeping • Clair Gillespie - CHAS Tommy Gemmell • Doug Mitchell Judges Band Trailer • Joe Wishart • Warren and Kitty Elsmore An amazing MC Walkie Talkies, Stage PA • Helenafrom Johnshaven • JohnStewart & Jim Rae Running the bands Safety Boats

THANK YOU! • Neil & Helen McDonald • Andy Nelson Helping out in the Park Billy Dodds Hugo Greaves • Frank and Iain Walker The strimming team Building the stage • Colin Frew • Alison Thomson Water Support Jack and Findlay Eeles Saturday Setup • All the bands for sharing equipment

THANK YOU! • Security at housing estate • Marykirk Lunch Club Pallets and Steps Marykirk Primary School Marykirk Bowling Club • Pensioners and WRI Bumps, Babes and Toddlers Rafﬂe Assistance Contributions and Participation on the day • Young Farmers Last out of the Marquee • Olive Hendry and helped move furniture Marykirk Hall Committee Loan of Tables and Chairs

THANK YOU! • MarykirkPrimary School • BarbaraOfﬁcer Spongeboard Helping out in the Park Organising the Childrens Petshow • Clarkand Rose Aberdeen Transporting Tables and • Jacksons Tool Hire, Chairs Laurencekirk Generator for Band, • Derek Milne Truck for moving Tattie Boxies Bandstand, Operator for Generator, Driving • Anne Buchan Safety Diver

THANK YOU! • The TwistedFour • All Band performers Organising and fundraising the Twisted Ceilidh in • David Skinner January Skinner Photography Video of the event • PC Stuart Akers All the assistance during the • Barry Christie day Projector and Screen • The Camera Club • And you all All these amazing pictures For contributing and supporting!

SAME AGAIN NEXT YEAR? • Remember • Its your raft race • Join the committee to help • Lets make next year even better!

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