Tickets for race day galloping off
THE TOOWOOMBA Hospice has sold more than 130 tickets for next month’s race day to be held in the Clive Berghofer Atrium at Clifford Park.
Chairman of the Toowoomba Hospice Association Graham Barron OAM said he was happy with the response so far to the hospice’s 15th annual race day on September 8.
“We hope to have 300 attending on the day to make it a successful event,” he said. This year we have made a couple of changes in the hope to entice everyone to dig a bit deeper to help us raise $20,000.”
The race day is one of the hospice’s major fundraising/social events, with the money raised used to assist the daily operations of this important community facility providing free palliative care for adults.
Mr. Barron said tickets were only $85 and could be purchased from the Toowoomba Hospice in O’Quinn St, by phoning during normal business hours on 4659 8500 or emailing events@toowoombahospice.org.au. The ticket price includes entry to the races, a complimentary drink upon arrival, canapes and a delicious twocourse meal.
There will be prizes for best hat, best dressed female and best dressed male. There will also be a ballot box silent auction and a live auction.
“We have been donated a ‘Baby-Q’ from Top of the Range Heating and BBQs (thank you) so if there are any other businesses who would like to donate a prize(s) they can contact our administration and fundraising manager Mark Munro at the hospice,” Mr Barron said.
He wanted to reassure all those who donated money to the hospice that it stayed in our region.
“The hospice is a local charity and I am very proud to say that the money raised locally stays locally to support local businesses, companies, families and individuals.”