MARYKIRK RAFT RACE 2010Presentation Night

18th June 2010

SO WHAT’S IT ALL ABOUT

• We raise money for Charity by:

• Having a good fun day

• Racing rafts down the river

• Going to the Marykirk Park afterwards for more fun

Nibbs - The Three Masketeers

WE’VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR A WHILE

• Ran since the mid-nineties

• Second year since the hiatus

Note: Note a member of the committee

THERE ARE TROPHIES FOR

• 1st, 2nd and 3rd

• The Wooden Paddle

• Best Dressed Raft

• Best Dressed Crew

• Most Sponsored

ITS IN FANCY DRESSOne word: Brave

WE HAD A NEW START

• Easier to get to

• Another half-mile of river!

THE COASTGUARD HELPED

• Montrose Coastguard station sent a team of eight

21 RAFTS ENTERED

• 20 Rafts made it home...

• Most crew members were on the rafts at the end

• Most rafts came back in one piece

1. MAYHEM28 minutes and 21 seconds

2: SOMALI PIRATES36 minutes and 24 seconds

3: PIRATES OF ST CYRUS37 minutes and 18 seconds

4: STEAMING FLOATER39 minutes

5: THE THREE MASKETEERS39 minutes and 59 seconds

6: YOUNG FARMERS40 minutes and 18 seconds

7: BOOZE BROTHERS40 minutes and 45 seconds

8: NEPTUNE43 minutes and 15 seconds

9: THE VIKING MOB45 minutes and 18 seconds

10: SCOUTS SUPER VILLAINS45 minutes and 45 seconds

11: ASH BASH46 minutes and 32 seconds

12: THE TRAWLERMEN46 minutes and 44 seconds

13: THE CLARK PIRATES47 minutes and 02 seconds

14: SCOUT SUPER HEROS49 minutes and 48 seconds

15: THE BRICK51 minutes and 33 seconds

16: BEACH BOYZ56 minutes, 16 seconds

17: PURPLE HEADED WARRIORS56 minutes, 30 seconds

18: STRONG BOW58 minutes, 32 seconds

19: FLOATSOME AND GET SOME56 minutes, 16 seconds

20: BADGERHEED1 hour, 7 minutes, 5 seconds

21: THE GO-FAHR1 hour, 9 minutes, 21 seconds

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

• 1st Place: Mayhem

• 2nd Place: Somali Pirates

• 3rd Place: Pirates of St Cyrus

• Wooden Paddle: The Go Fahr

• All trophies sponsored by Frank Walker Joiners Ltd, Marykirk.

RAFT RACE PRIZES!

• Best Dressed Raft: Ash Bash

• Best Dressed Crew: Somali Pirates

• Most Sponsored Raft: The Brick

RAFT RACE PRIZES!

CHARITY DISBURSEMENT

• We raise money for Charity

• And then we give half each to:

• CHAS - Childrens Hospice Association Scotland

• Charities which support families in the area

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

ST ANDREW’S AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION

• St Andrew’s Ambulance Association are a voluntary organisation

• They have always attended the Marykirk Raft Race

• They have always been a beneficiary of the Marykirk Raft Race

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

• Founded in 1916, Erskine has provided nursing and medical care for former members of our Armed Forces through two world wars and the more recent conflicts and peace keeping initiatives of the twentieth and twenty first centuries. Re-building shattered lives, restoring dignity and providing first class care to ex-Service men and women both young and old have been the cornerstones on which Erskine has built an unrivalled reputation

TOTAL FUNDS RAISED

• 2010: £4,750

• 2009: £4,180

• 2002: £8,000

• 2001: £4,200

• 2000: £9,400

DISBURSEMENT 2010Childrens Hospice Association Scotland 50% £2,375

Craighalbert 5.5% £263.88

St Andrew’s Ambulance Association 5.5% £263.88

Alzheimer’s Stonehaven Branch 5.5% £263.88

Multiple Sclerosis 5.5% £263.88

Royal British Legion Montrose 5.5% £263.88

Cancer Link Aberdeen North 5.5% £263.88

Macmillan Stracathro 5.5% £263.88

Marie Curie Cancer Care 5.5% £263.88

Erskine House 5.5% £263.88

100% £4,750

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

• The AGM will be on Friday August 27 at the hall - all invited

• A new committee elected

• We NEED people to help on the committee:

• Lots of hard work, but lots of fun

• Please continue to support your local raft race

THANK YOU!

• John Mears - Insurance

• Helena from JohnshavenRunning the bands

• Stonehaven CoastguardTeam of 8 lifeguards

• Doug MitchellBand Trailer

• Warren and Kitty ElsmoreWalkie Talkies, Stage PA

• John Stewart & Jim RaeSafety Boats

THANK YOU!

• Neil & Helen McDonaldHelping out in the Park

• Frank and Iain WalkerStart Line Marshalls

• Neil, Fraser, Derekhelped move furniture

• Olive HendryMarykirk Hall CommitteeLoan of Tables and Chairs

• Billy DoddsHugo GreavesThe strimming team

THANK YOU!

• Jacksons Tool Hire, LaurencekirkGenerator for Band, Truck for moving Bandstand, Operator for Generator, Driving

• And you allFor contributing and supporting!

• Barbara OfficerHelping out in the Park

• Ronnie ReidTattie Boxies

• Anne BuchanSafety Diver

SAME AGAIN NEXT YEAR?

• Remember

• Its your raft race

• Join the committee to help

• Lets make next year even better!