MARYKIRK RAFT RACE 2014Presentation Night 22nd August 2014

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

WE’VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR A WHILE

• Ran since the mid-nineties

Note: One is 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: Fabulous

THE COASTGUARD HELPED

13 RAFTS ENTERED

13 Rafts made it home...

1. STEAMING FLOATERS 31 minutes and 37 seconds

2: THE THREE NATIONS32 minutes and 6 seconds

3: NUNS ON THE RUN32 minutes and 38 seconds

4: SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT33 minutes 27 seconds

5: MEARNS YOUNG FARMERS33 minutes and 43 seconds

6: THE REDNECKS34 minutes and 22 seconds

7: THE BAY CITY RAFTERS37 minutes and 2 seconds

8: THE MIGHTY MINIONS37 minutes and 58 seconds

9: MPCC38 minutes and 26 seconds

10: PIRATES OF THE

CARRON-BEAN

40 minutes and 18 seconds

11: NAE HORSIN ABOUT40 minutes and 40 seconds

12: CASTAWAY51 minutes and 38 seconds

13: SPLASHBACK53 minutes and 57 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

ANDY AND BRUCE DROVE..

• 1st Place: The Steamin’ Floaters

• 2nd Place: The Three Nations

• 3rd Place: Nuns on the Run

• Wooden Paddle: Splashback

RAFT RACE PRIZES!

• Best Dressed Raft: Three Nations

• Best Dressed Crew: Castaway

• Most Sponsored Rafts: Bay City Rafters & Smoky and the Bandit

RAFT RACE PRIZES!

CHARITY DISBURSEMENT

• We raise money for Charity

• And then we give a quarter to:

• CHAS - Childrens Hospice Association Scotland

• Carronhill School

• The rest to charities and groups 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

CARRONHILL SCHOOL

• There are several children in the area who attend Carronhill school

• They are raising funds for a new bus and running costs

• Our support will help them significantly

TOTAL FUNDS RAISED• 2014: £7,110

• 2013: £5,020

• 2012: £7,100

• 2011: £6,170

• 2010: £4,750

• 2009: £4,180

DISBURSEMENT 2014Childrens Hospice Association Scotland £1,650Carronhill School £1,650Craigo Village Hall £235M.P.C.C. £335RNLI £235Macmillian Nurses Strathcarthro £235Howe of the Mearns Pipe Band £235Laurencekirk District Nurses £235St Andrew’s First Aid £235Juvenile Diabetes Research £235First Responders £235Marykirk Lunch Club £235Marykirk Hall £235Marykirk Bowling Club £235Marykirk Pensioners Club £235Vaults Football Team (J Miller) £235Carried forward for next year £320

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

• The AGM will be on Friday August 29th at the Marykirk Hotel - all invited. 7 for 7:30

• 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!• The Marykirk Hotel

• Montrose Coastguard

• Ferrus Caine Loan of PA Equipment

• Dave Cummings Gardening6 Bottles of Brandy

• Brian MitchellBand Trailer

• Warren and Kitty ElsmoreStage PA, Power

• Mearns Hardware LtdMarquee

THANK YOU!• Neil & Helen McDonald

Helping out in the ParkStart Line timing

• Gordon & Matthew Robbie Stage Steps

• Howe of the Mearns Pipe BandPiping

• Marykirk Hall CommitteeLoan of Tables and Chairs

• Ian OgilvieGrasscutting

• John Leith-McGaw Official Race Starter

• MSG Events Bar services

THANK YOU!

• Marykirk.ComEvent Insurance

• And you allFor contributing and supporting!

• Barbara OfficerHelping out in the Park

• Ronnie ReidTattie Boxes & Piano Supply, Disposal

THANK YOU!• Blaize

• Blaze

• Newlife

• Smarta Driva

• Dave Cummings

• DC Gardening Services

• Clarence Murray

• Mr Henderson

• Maurice Meikle (Pert Fishing) 2 Rods Days Fishing Donation

• Ferus Caine

• Colin Clyne

• Calum Campbell

SAME AGAIN NEXT YEAR?

• Remember

• Its your raft race

• Join the committee to help

• Lets make next year even better!