Businessman calls on his peers to join long-term giving for Goulburn
In the 1980s a visionary Goulburn businessman Dick Howe, who had earlier established an importing business, founded the Pilgrim Clothing
Emma McColl loves the role she plays at the Goulburn Soldiers Club. She well knows that many of the regulars see the staff as part of their circle of friends. Even family. The thing is the staff see them in the same light.
Part of Emma’s job is to promote the weekly raffles and other prizes. Last month the club gave away an MG3 Hybrid worth more than $44,000. For one member, John Davey, the gleaming MG has been the best return from swiping his membership card.
Emma presents a variety of sought-after prizes for the Thursday night and Sunday raffles, including meat trays, petrol vouchers and hampers. (Winning a petrol voucher could not come at a better time.)
The Soldiers Club snapped up and raffled several Goulburn Monopoly Board Games, which are a collector’s item these days because the entire production run of 1500 has been sold.
Sunday’s raffles are popular because they coincide with lunch time.
Emma says talking to members and getting to know them brings everyone together in a community. “It’s always good to catch up with them,” she said.
The club supports athletics, hockey, cricket, social golf, fishing and snooker through 10 intra clubs and a broad cross section of community organisations through its ClubGRANTS funding.
In the 1980s a visionary Goulburn businessman Dick Howe, who had earlier established an importing business, founded the Pilgrim Clothing
Endeavour Industries receives $500 grant from the first round of the Gunlake Quarries & Southern Tablelands Community Foundation Grants Program.
Goulburn Monopoly board game sponsor Community Bank BDCU swung into action when it came to sell the popular games, using