Marykirk Raft Race Agm

MARYKIRK RAFT RACE ‘09 Annual General Meeting 28th August 2009 Wednesday, 21 October 2009

AGENDA • The Day • The Rafts • Charities • Thank-yous • Accounts • Recommended Constitutional Changes • Voting Wednesday, 21 October 2009

WELCOME TO THE AGM • First Annual General Meeting • First time the Raft Race has presented accounts Wednesday, 21 October 2009

5 POINTS • We ran a successful raft race this year and we invite all present to acknowledge this! • After a lapse of ﬁve years, and virtually no documentation - from scratch • Nothing is set in stone and can always change. • We’ve not full time - we don’t have the resource to solicit applications for funding. Tell us about yourselves! • Everything is a learning curve. Its easy to criticise with hindsight. Wednesday, 21 October 2009

GOING FORWARD • We can see ways in which things will improve - of course. • This requires continuity! • Legislation has changed dramatically. • Its far harder now. • We encourage debate, of course. • Lets do it in a constructive manner! Wednesday, 21 October 2009

THE DAY Wednesday, 21 October 2009

GUEST OF HONOUR Tommy Gemmell Wednesday, 21 October 2009

ANDREW CLARK Did an excellent job piping the start and the ﬁnish Wednesday, 21 October 2009

THERE WERE TROPHIES FOR • 1st, 2nd and 3rd • The Wooden Paddle • Best Dressed Raft • Best Dressed Crew • Most Sponsored Wednesday, 21 October 2009

WE HAD TEAMS FROM EVERYWHERE Even the Police! Note: Not an actual Marykirk Policeman Wednesday, 21 October 2009

WE HAD A WEB SITE THIS YEAR Note: Not connected in any way to the raft race Wednesday, 21 October 2009

THE RAFTS Wednesday, 21 October 2009

LETS TALK ABOUT RAFTS • Rafts are: • Powered only by human effort • Float • Crewed Note: Not connected in any way to the raft race Wednesday, 21 October 2009

RAFTS SHOULD FLOAT This year, they all did. Mostly. Note: Not connected in any way to the raft race. But it is watertight. Wednesday, 21 October 2009

16 RAFTS ENTERED • All Rafts made it home • Most crew members were on the rafts at the end • Most rafts came back in one piece Wednesday, 21 October 2009

1: THE PIRATES OF ST CYRUS 24 minutes and 50 seconds Wednesday, 21 October 2009

2: POLICE TEAM 27 minutes and 22 seconds Wednesday, 21 October 2009

3: HILLSIDE HOUSEBREAKERS 28 minutes and 3 seconds Wednesday, 21 October 2009

4: MPCC RAFT 28 minutes and 28 seconds Wednesday, 21 October 2009

5: THE TWISTED FOUR 29 minutes and 34 seconds Wednesday, 21 October 2009

6: THE NEPTUNE SEA GODS 32 minutes and 15 seconds Wednesday, 21 October 2009

7: HOWE O’THE MEARNS YFC 32 minutes and 44 seconds Wednesday, 21 October 2009

8: HOT ROD 33 minutes and 42 seconds Wednesday, 21 October 2009

9: THE DRAGON SLAYERS 33 minutes and 49 seconds Wednesday, 21 October 2009

10: YABBA DABBA DO 34 minutes and 30 seconds Wednesday, 21 October 2009

11: HILLSIDE HELLO’S 34 minutes and 59 seconds Wednesday, 21 October 2009

12: SLEASYJET 36 minutes and 30 seconds Wednesday, 21 October 2009

13: WATERSKIERS 37 minutes and 19 seconds Wednesday, 21 October 2009

14: THE SINKIN’ PINK-UN 39 minutes and 10 seconds Wednesday, 21 October 2009

15: PIKEY PIRATES 43 minutes and 34 seconds Wednesday, 21 October 2009

16: SMURFY MCSMURF SMURF 1 hour, 12 minutes. A new record! Wednesday, 21 October 2009

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 Wednesday, 21 October 2009

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 Wednesday, 21 October 2009

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. Wednesday, 21 October 2009

RAFT RACE PRIZES! • Best Dressed Raft: Water Ski-ers • Best Dressed Crew: Sinkin’ Pink-un • Most Sponsored Raft: Sinkin’ Pink-un Wednesday, 21 October 2009

THE CHARITIES Wednesday, 21 October 2009

CHARITY DISBURSEMENT • We raise money • And then we give half each to: • CHAS - Childrens Hospice Association Scotland • Local Charities and Groups Wednesday, 21 October 2009

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 Wednesday, 21 October 2009

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 Wednesday, 21 October 2009

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 Wednesday, 21 October 2009

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 Wednesday, 21 October 2009

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 Wednesday, 21 October 2009

ROYAL BRITISH LEGION MONTROSE • Many local Legion members • Support many local causes Wednesday, 21 October 2009

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 Wednesday, 21 October 2009

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 Wednesday, 21 October 2009

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 Wednesday, 21 October 2009

SCOTTISH WOMENS RURAL INSTUTE • Local branch assisted on Raft Race day • More information at: http://www.swri.org.uk/ Wednesday, 21 October 2009

MARYKIRK • Marykirk Pensioners Club • Marykirk Lunch Club • Marykirk Football Club • Bumps, Babes and Toddlers • Marykirk Bowling Club Wednesday, 21 October 2009

TOTAL FUNDS RAISED • 2009: £4,180 • 2002: £8,000 • 2001: £4,200 • 2000: £9,400 Wednesday, 21 October 2009

THANK YOU! Wednesday, 21 October 2009

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 Wednesday, 21 October 2009

THANK YOU! • John Mears - Insurance • MarykirkFootball 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 • Helena from Johnshaven • JohnStewart & Jim Rae Running the bands Safety Boats Wednesday, 21 October 2009

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 Wednesday, 21 October 2009

THANK YOU! • Marykirk Primary 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 Wednesday, 21 October 2009

THANK YOU! • The Twisted Four • 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! Wednesday, 21 October 2009

THE ACCOUNTS Wednesday, 21 October 2009

ACCOUNTS PRESENTATION • Accounts are prepared to a standard comparable to OSCR standard • OSCR - The Ofﬁce of the Scottish Charity Register • If we were a charity, this is the level we would have to work to • Independently audited and signed off Wednesday, 21 October 2009

INCOME Income Outgoings Race Night £573 Raft and Stalls Entry Fees £595 Twisted Celidh £423 John Mears - Sponsorship - Insurance £265 Raft Race Day - rafﬂe, donations £670 Sponsorship £2,630 Bar Proﬁts £1,000 Committee Donation £4 Total £6,162 Wednesday, 21 October 2009

INCOME 0% 11% 18% 8% 5% Raft and Stalls Entry Fees Twisted Celidh 12% John Mears - Sponsorship - Insurance Raft Race Day - rafﬂe donations 47% Sponsorship Bar Proﬁts Committee Donation Wednesday, 21 October 2009

RAFT SPONSORSHIP Sponsorship Income Outgoings Sinkin Pinkun £691 Pirates of St Cyrus £125 Yabba Dabba Dos £100 Marykirk Primary School £486 Waterskiers £180 Mearns Young Farmers £34 Twisted Four £120 Police Team £193 Smurfy McSmurf £166 Pikey Pirates £145 Scouts £109 Gary £80 Ross Deeptech £200 Wednesday, 21 October 2009

EXPENSES Income Outgoings Stamps and Ink £24 Marquee £755 Toilets £258 Printing £240 Wood for Dance Floor £69 Lunches for work party £89 Judges Gifts £24 Bands £150 PA System £50 Insurance £255 Total £1,917 Wednesday, 21 October 2009

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 Wednesday, 21 October 2009

RECOMMENDED CONSITUTIONAL CHANGES Wednesday, 21 October 2009

DATES • We need to change the dates for: • Accounts Presentation • AGM • 8 Weeks from Raft Race is Holiday Season • Extend this to 14 weeks Wednesday, 21 October 2009

RESIGN MEANS RESIGN • When someone resigns from a committee • They resign for the rest of the year. • You cannot use resignation as a threat Wednesday, 21 October 2009

CONFLICTS OF INTEREST • This is not intended to accuse any other committee • One member: • Threats being made • Inappropriate promises being made • No members of the Raft Race committee should be a member of another fund raising committee within 5 miles of Marykirk Wednesday, 21 October 2009

VOTING Wednesday, 21 October 2009

VOTING • The Vote is to join the committee • Positions are decided once the committee is elected • The existing committee wish to continue • Anyone else is more than welcome to join • Within reason Wednesday, 21 October 2009

VOTING • To be voted in, • Someone has to Propose you • Someone has to Second you • Listen to objections Wednesday, 21 October 2009

AND FINALLY... • Thank you very much for coming • Lets make next year even better! Wednesday, 21 October 2009

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