IT’S MORE NOBLE….
I can remember being told as a young bloke that it
was, ‘more noble to give, than to receive’. I must admit that at the time of having this
valuable information passed to me that I couldn’t really embrace it, after all
what kid would. When offered a choice of
spending one’s hard earned pocket money on someone else or receiving bucket
loads of presents yourself.... get real there is absolutely contest as to which
option was more appealing!
But, as time passed I have managed to understand the
wisdom of what I was told way back then.
Actually my wife must also understand the meaning of this wisdom. There isn’t a day go past where she doesn’t
manage to give..She gives her opinion on everything I do, she gives me
critisism at a moments notice, she even gives me a tongue lashing highlighting
my numerous failings, and all without being asked. She’s a kind lady my wife!
We at the Best Western Mallee Classic also
understand the importance of giving.
Since it’s inception the Classic has made an effort to support a variety
of charitable causes and I’m not talking about Allen Wilmott or the rest of the
Newcastle mob…I’m talking real charities with real needs! In the nine years that the race has been held
we have donated in excess of $20,000.00 to a number of charities and will
continue to do so.
We have also aligned ourself to a variety of
organisations such as the Shane Warne Foundation and a number of service groups
who, themselves, do great work within communities. One such service group is the Apex Clubs of
the Ballarat region who over recent years have held the catering and licensing
responsibilities on the race days.
Actually it is commendable that enthusiasts attending the race have made
such a concerted effort to buy, especially the liquid refreshments, from the
Apex and provide funds for their projects within the immediate Ballarat
community.
In 2007, our tenth year, we will again be supporting
the McCallum Disability Services Group (Ballarat). The McCallum people offer a range of services,
workshops, drop in centres etc. etc., to people with varying degrees of
impairment. They also provide much
needed support and respite for the families of their clients. Due to the previous success of the Auction
format we will again be following the same course, i.e.; commencing the auction
on the Internet and then finalising bids in the physical auction on the race
day.
Although the race is still six months away we want
to make our TENTH YEAR something special and it’s with this in mind we
are asking for expressions of interest with regards to donations of birds for
the auction.
Now that the ‘Mallee Classic Market Place’
has proven so successful we will be able to place your ‘special birds’
before the fanciers of Australia in order to raise much needed funds for
these ‘special people’.
If you feel that you would enjoy helping others by
donating birds for the sale then please contact me,
Who knows what we can do in 2007 if we put our mind
to it, let alone 2008 when the Best Western Mallee Classic expands to include
the Best Western Mallee Classic (New South Wales) and the Best
Western Mallee Classic (Queensland).
Oh, I was only joking about my wife, she also likes
to receive presents!