Maurie Pawsey

KELLOCK LODGE APPEAL
CONTINUES – CONGRATULATIONS TO ALEXANDRA & DISTRICT

When this town and district voted to pay – from Kellock Lodge funds – $3.5 million, to buy back Kellock Lodge, nearly 400 residents put their hands up to support the decision.

Thank you to those who have already donated to provide Kellock with some reserves, to replace the payment.

The up-to-date report on donations received at the end of last week sees the total has moved up steadily; as follows:
Cash in Hand ………………………… $283,800
Pledges to be received
over 2019/ 2020 ……………….,……….. $75,000

During last week, we were also advised of another $16,000, which we expect to receive over the next month.

As mentioned last week, we are well over half way to our target of $500,000 cash which we hope to receive this year, to reinforce Kellock’s financial reserves.


Over 80 individual donations have been received in that total of $283,800, a substantial proportion of the 378 people who agreed to the buy-back of Kellock Lodge from the Diocese at a meeting in the Shire Hall last year.

The Committee noted that there are many ways to make a donation: n Cash or cheque direct to Kellock Lodge n Direct deposit to Kellocks Appeal Account BSB 063-628, Account number 10167775

Please send your Bank Receipt by email to: wecare@kellocklodge.com.au, so that we can send you a tax receipt.

Depending on your online banking system, you may also be able to set up a monthly Direct Deposit to take away some of the impact of an immediate donation in full. This has already been chosen as an option by one resident.

– Credit card or PayPal. Visit our web page www.kellocklodge.org.au/
we-care-appeal

The Appeal will continue into 2020, with events planned for 2019 and 2020. So, our plea is to ask this great community to keep contributing.

Leaflets are available from Kellock Lodge or Convenor Maurice Pawsey on 5772 2157.

Donations are tax deductible, can be made, that is . as a bequest or a donation to name a wing of Kellock, or a dining room or one of several courtyards.

We remind you of the Gala Ball to be held on Saturday, May 11 at the Alexandra Shire Hall.

The event of the year – fundraising for the We Care Appeal. We will advise when and where tickets, at $80 per person, will be available in coming weeks

A Major Raffle will be held to be drawn on the night. The prize is a generous travel voucher for $1250 to be used as you wish. Tickets will be available soon in Grant St and at a Food Stall at Easter in Grant St .

Friends of Kellock will receive, shortly, an invitation and a Newsletter. The invitation will be for an Open Day for Friends of Kellock, to be held at Kellock Lodge on Sunday, March 3.

There will also be a Wood Raffle in late May.

• Maurie Pawsey