The Marykirk Raft Race 2010 Presentation night - showing the race positions, sponsorship raised, and charity disbursements

1. MARYKIRK RAFT RACE 2010
Presentation Night
18th June 2010

2. SO WHAT’S IT ALL ABOUT
• We raise money for Charity by:
• Having a good fun day
• Racing rafts down the river
• Goingto the Marykirk Park
afterwards for more fun
Nibbs - The Three Masketeers

3. WE’VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR A WHILE
• Ransince the mid-
nineties
• Second year since the
hiatus
Note: Note a member of the committee

4. THERE ARE TROPHIES FOR
• 1st, 2nd and 3rd
• The Wooden Paddle
• Best Dressed Raft
• Best Dressed Crew
• Most Sponsored

5. ITS IN FANCY DRESS
One word: Brave

6. WE HAD A NEW START
• Easier to get
to
• Another
half-mile of
river!

7. THE COASTGUARD HELPED
• Montrose Coastguard station
sent a team of eight

8. 21 RAFTS ENTERED
• 20 Rafts made it home...
• Mostcrew members were
on the rafts at the end
• Most rafts came back in one
piece

9. 1. MAYHEM
28 minutes and 21 seconds

10. 2: SOMALI PIRATES
36 minutes and 24 seconds

11. 3: PIRATES OF ST CYRUS
37 minutes and 18 seconds

12. 4: STEAMING FLOATER
39 minutes

13. 5: THE THREE MASKETEERS
39 minutes and 59 seconds

14. 6: YOUNG FARMERS
40 minutes and 18 seconds

15. 7: BOOZE BROTHERS
40 minutes and 45 seconds

16. 8: NEPTUNE
43 minutes and 15 seconds

17. 9: THE VIKING MOB
45 minutes and 18 seconds

18. 10: SCOUTS SUPER VILLAINS
45 minutes and 45 seconds

19. 11: ASH BASH
46 minutes and 32 seconds

20. 12: THE TRAWLERMEN
46 minutes and 44 seconds

21. 13: THE CLARK PIRATES
47 minutes and 02 seconds

22. 14: SCOUT SUPER HEROS
49 minutes and 48 seconds

23. 15: THE BRICK
51 minutes and 33 seconds

24. 16: BEACH BOYZ
56 minutes, 16 seconds

25. 17: PURPLE HEADED WARRIORS
56 minutes, 30 seconds

26. 18: STRONG BOW
58 minutes, 32 seconds

27. 19: FLOATSOME AND GET SOME
56 minutes, 16 seconds

28. 20: BADGERHEED
1 hour, 7 minutes, 5 seconds

29. 21: THE GO-FAHR
1 hour, 9 minutes, 21 seconds

30. 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

31. RAFT RACE PRIZES!
• 1st Place: Mayhem
• 2nd Place: Somali Pirates
• 3rd Place: Pirates of St Cyrus
• Wooden Paddle: The Go Fahr
• All trophies sponsored by Frank Walker Joiners Ltd, Marykirk.

32. RAFT RACE PRIZES!
• Best Dressed Raft: Ash Bash
• Best Dressed Crew: Somali Pirates
• Most Sponsored Raft: The Brick

33. CHARITY DISBURSEMENT
• We raise money for Charity
• And then we give half each to:
• CHAS - Childrens Hospice Association Scotland
• Charities which support families in the area

34. 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

35. CRAIGHALBERT
• The Scottish Centre for Children with Motor Impairments, based at the Craighalbert
Centre, is one of Scotland's Grant Aided Special Schools. It provides day school
education for nursery, pre-school and school age children with motor impairments (for
example, cerebral palsy). The Centre also provides outreach services, family support
and periodic placements to children from across Scotland, as well as those who have
attended the Centre and are making the transition to mainstream schooling.
• They directly support one family in the village
• More information at: http://www.craighalbert.org.uk

36. ST ANDREW’S AMBULANCE
ASSOCIATION
• St Andrew’s Ambulance Association are a voluntary
organisation
• They have always attended the Marykirk Raft Race
• They have always been a beneficiary of the Marykirk Raft
Race

37. ALZHEIMER STONEHAVEN
• Alzheimer Scotland helps people with dementia, their
carers and families. Our members include carers,
relatives, people with dementia, professionals, groups and
organisations.
• Directly helping families in the village
• More information at: http://www.alzscot.org

38. MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
• In honour of a local MS Sufferer
• Scotland has more MS than anywhere else in the world
•A regular beneficiary of the Raft Race

39. ROYAL BRITISH LEGION
MONTROSE
• Many local Legion members
• Support many local causes

40. CANCER LINK ABERDEEN
AND NORTH
• CLAN is an independent charity for anyone affected by
any type of cancer at any time from diagnosis
onwards. Whether affected personally, as a carer,
family member or close friend, our services are
available to you.
• Based at CLAN House in Aberdeen, we cover the whole of Grampian, Orkney and Shetland.
Some of our services are available to people living outside these areas, specifically CLAN Haven
and the CLAN Holiday Home.
• Directly helping a family in the village
• More information: http://www.clanhouse.org

41. MACMILLANS
• Macmillan Cancer Support improves the lives of people affected by
cancer.
• One in three of us will get cancer.
• We are all affected by cancer. We can all help. We are Macmillan.
• Macmillan Nurses operate in Marykirk
• We specifically donate to the MacMillan Strathcathro Hospital.
• More at: http://www.macmillan.org.uk

42. MARIE CURIE CANCER CARE
• Marie Curie Cancer care helps with:
• Nursing
• Hospices
• The Marie Curie Research Institute
• Pallitive Care Research.
• More information at: http://www.mariecurie.org.uk

43. • Founded in 1916, Erskine has provided nursing and medical
care for former members of our Armed Forces through two
world wars and the more recent conflicts and peace keeping
initiatives of the twentieth and twenty first centuries. Re-
building shattered lives, restoring dignity and providing first
class care to ex-Service men and women both young and old
have been the cornerstones on which Erskine has built an
unrivalled reputation

44. TOTAL FUNDS RAISED
• 2010: £4,750
• 2009: £4,180
• 2002: £8,000
• 2001: £4,200
• 2000: £9,400

45. DISBURSEMENT 2010
Childrens Hospice Association Scotland 50% £2,375
Craighalbert 5.5% £263.88
St Andrew’s Ambulance Association 5.5% £263.88
Alzheimer’s Stonehaven Branch 5.5% £263.88
Multiple Sclerosis 5.5% £263.88
Royal British Legion Montrose 5.5% £263.88
Cancer Link Aberdeen North 5.5% £263.88
Macmillan Stracathro 5.5% £263.88
Marie Curie Cancer Care 5.5% £263.88
Erskine House 5.5% £263.88
100% £4,750

46. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
• The AGM will be on Friday August 27 at the hall - all invited
•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

47. THANK YOU!
• Doug Mitchell
• John Mears - Insurance
Band Trailer
• Helenafrom Johnshaven • Warren and Kitty Elsmore
Running the bands
Walkie Talkies, Stage PA
• Stonehaven Coastguard • JohnStewart & Jim Rae
Team of 8 lifeguards
Safety Boats

48. THANK YOU!
• Neil
& Helen McDonald
Helping out in the Park • OliveHendry
• Frankand Iain Walker Marykirk Hall Committee
Start Line Marshalls Loan of Tables and Chairs
• Billy
Dodds
• Neil, Fraser, Derek
helped move furniture Hugo Greaves
The strimming team

49. THANK YOU!
• Jacksons Tool Hire,
Laurencekirk • BarbaraOfficer
Generator for Band, Helping out in the Park
Truck for moving
Bandstand, Operator for • Ronnie Reid
Generator, Driving Tattie Boxies
• And you all • Anne Buchan
For contributing and Safety Diver
supporting!

50. SAME AGAIN NEXT YEAR?
• Remember
• Its your raft race
• Join the committee to help
• Lets make next year even better!