Club Rivers Magazine October 23 to January 24

Hello again fellow members and friends and welcome to your latest edition of the Club Rivers News. As always, this edition is jam packed full of member information, covering and including many community stories, exciting new promotions as well as all your favourite, entertainment and raffles that you have come to love at Club Rivers occurring from October through to January.

The ClubGRANTS year ended on the 31st August 2023 and it is with great pleasure that I announce your club, Club Rivers contributed almost $500,000.00 into supporting local community groups, charitable organisations and sporting clubs in this ClubGRANTS year. (Full details on page 10 and 11).

We are also extremely proud to announce as part of our total funding is a $50 000 grant in support of Georges River Life Care’s Case Management service supporting the most vulnerable in our community. The announcement was made during the Sleeping Rough fundraiser an event that has been held annually at Club Rivers over the last 10 years. (Further details available on page 8).

On Thursday 25th May 2023, our Club suffered a terrible loss with the passing of long-time Director Bruce Egenton. The Board and Management would like to thank the late Mr. Egenton for his invaluable contribution to Club Rivers during his tenure of service and expresses the deepest condolences to his family.

By the time this edition reaches you our latest stage of refurbishments will be almost complete. Soon Club Rivers will boast a revamped gaming room along with a refurbished dining area, plus a new style kids play area specially designed to keep the little ones entertained. The renovation will be completed before December, in time for the school holidays and busy Christmas and New Year trading.

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There are many new promotions and fantastic events coming up this spring including our popular Christmas Ham and Seafood raffles with further details throughout this edition of Club Rivers News.

If you’re looking for a place to meet family and friends in the lead up to and over Christmas, don’t look past our great places to dine in Mikes Grill, Red River House and our own Rivergum Café. At any of these outlets you will definitely be spoilt for choice with new menu items, delicious meals on offer, fantastic customer service and of course beverage specials to match.

Keeping in mind our Clubs heritage, please see further details below on the Remembrance Day Services. November 11th is one of the most important dates on our Clubs calendar and we encourage you all to join us to commemorate Remembrance Day.

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Lara Mina as our newest board member. Lara has a long history of involvement in the local sporting community. On behalf of the Board I’d like to extend my warmest welcome and best wishes.

On behalf of the Board of this great Club, thankyou again for your patronage and the positive feedback we receive. I assure you that together with Management we will continue looking at ways to improve your facilities.

As the festive season rapidly draws near, I would like to take this opportunity on behalf of our Management team, to sincerely thank all our loyal members for your continued support and patronage in 2023, we wish you and your families a very Merry Christmas filled with prosperity and joy.

KIDS Toy Raffle

SUN 3 DECEMBER

$5K in PRIZES

Draw from 2pm

New kids playground

Coming late 2023!

FREE SANTA PHOTOS

12-2PM

Toy Appeal

Once again, Club Rivers will be collec�ng gi�s to donate to Georges River Life Care as part of a gi� appeal for disadvantaged families in the Riverwood area. We will be collec�ng toys for children of all ages.

Simply label your gi� with the age and gender of the intended recipient and place it under the Gi�mas tree in our Thurlow Street Recep�on area.

ALL DONATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY WEDNESDAY

13DECEMBER 2023

Raffles Christmas

over $37,000 IN PRIZES TO BE WON!

100 Hams to be won each night

WEDNESDAY 6th DECEMBER

MONDAY 11th DECEMBER

WEDNESDAY 13th DECEMBER

MONDAY 18th DECEMBER

FRIDAY 22nd DECEMBER

$3K Meat Raffle + 10 Hams

SATURDAY 23rd DECEMBER

$3K Seafood

On the 30th of June, over 85 business leaders and community members supported the Georges River LifeCare Sleeping Rough. This annual event aims to increase awareness of the issues surrounding homelessness, poverty, and domestic and family violence.

“Our Sleeping Rough fundraiser was very special this year and a huge success largely due to the generosity and hospitality from the team at Club Rivers” said Georges River LifeCare Operations Manager, Karen Power.

“We had a wonderful night in the club’s new Alfresco area, The Canopy with stunning ambience and great food. The event was hosted by award winning writer Lisa Shanahan and amongst the many highlights was a performance from ARIA nominated and The Voice winner, Bella Taylor Smith. The night was topped off by Club Rivers CEO, Paul Millar announcing a $50,000 grant to go to supporting Georges River Life Care’s Case management service, to support the most vulnerable in our local community.”

“More than 70 people slept rough in Club Rivers car park. Over $55,000 was raised that will go towards the services Georges River Life Care provides to support victims of family violence in our local community.A huge thanks to the team at Club Rivers for supporting this event year after year,” said Karen.

Club Rivers CEO Paul Millar said, “Club Rivers was honoured to be a Major Sponsor of the Georges River LifeCare Sleeping Rough, along with myself and staff from Club Rivers getting to experience a night of sleeping rough for a great cause. I am grateful to have joined many others and help raise awareness for such a cause that is desperately needed”.

“We like to be closely involved with our partners and support their core purpose and taking part in this year’s Sleepout has been a fantastic experience. We look forward to continuing this important work with Georges River Life Care.”

COMMUNITY FUNDING CAT 2

St George Little Athletics

Koori Kids

Ultimate Twirling

The Rotary Club Of Hurstville

Sponsorship 2023 Season

Sponsorship ANZAC school & Speak Up Road Safety initiative

Fundraising donation team representation at International Baton Twirling World Championships

Sponsorship Hurstville World of Magic show

Georges River Life Care 2023 School Backback & Christmas Hamper initiative

Padstow Heights Public School Parent and Citizens Association

Lugarno Lions

Padstow Community Care

Riverwood Community Centre

Hannans Road Public School

Riverwood Punchbowl Anglican Church

Georges River College Peakhurst P & C Association

Riverwood Junior Rugby League – 2023 Sponsorship

Lions Club of Oatley

Peakhurst United Football Club

St George District Rugby League Football Referees Assn Inc

Beverley Hills Cricket & Sports Club

RSPCA

St George- Sutherland Women’s Cricket Club

ST GEORGE DISTRICT CRICKET CLUB INC

St George District Cricket Charity Walk

St George & Sutherland Medical Research Foundation

Shopfront Arts Co-op

Club Rivers Ladies Social Golf Club

St Christophers Catholic Primary School

Peakhurst South Public School

St George Junior Rugby League

Peakhurst Amateur Swimming Club Inc

Bankstown Harness Racing and Agricultural Society

Salvation Army

Oatley Rugby & Sporting Club

Fiestaville Multicultural Choir

Vinnies CEO Sleepout

Australias Biggest Morning Tea

3 Bridges

Kogarah Concert Band

Immune Deficiencies Foundation of Australia

Narwee Baptist Community Broadcasters

Sponsorship Christmas Fair

Support Lions Community Christmas Raffle

Sponsorship Christmas Day Lunch

Donation Christmas Toy Appeal / Sponsorship of Riverwood Community Family Festival

Sponsorship Fit Body Fit Mind Colour Run, Breakfast Club & P&C fundraising Easter Raffle

Sponsorship Community Christmas Carols

Sponsorship STEM Science student program /Donation for replacement of oven for TAS facility

Sponsorship 2023 season

Sponsorship of Annual Charity Golf Day

Sponsorship of 2023 Season, Pink Sock Day & Donation for fundraising Trivia Night

Sponsorship of 2023 Season

Sponsorship of 2023 Season & Donation fundraising golf day

Sponsorship of Riverwood Healthy Pet Day

Sponsorship of 2023 Season

Sponsorship of 2023 Season

Donation to support fundraising efforts

Donation to support fundraising efforts

Donation to support fundraising efforts

Sponsorship of 2023 Season

Donation in support of Fundraising Easter Raffle

Sponsorship of 60th Anniversary fundraising fete

Sponsorship of 2023 Season

Sponsorship open swim meet

Sponsorship Treuer Memorial Race Day

Donation Hurstville Red Shield Appeal

Sponsorship of 2023 Season & Donation for fundraising raffle

Sponsorship to assist development of choir

Donation in support of Sleepout

Donation in support of Cancer Council Biggest Morning Tea

Sponsorship of NAIDOC Week Youth & Family Day 2023

Donation for participation in ANZAC Day services

Sponsorship of Circus Quirkis 2023 Sutherland Project

Sponsorship of Community Broadcasting Network

$498 342

Donated to your Community in 2023!

Club Rivers takes great pride in being able to con�nue its ongoing support of our local community. During the 2023 ClubGrant year we have provided almost $500 000 in funding to community and spor�ng groups in support of projects to help build a stronger community. Through cash dona�ons or in-kind support, we have been able to support the fantas�c work these groups are doing for our local area.

COMMUNITY FUNDING CAT 1

Morris Childrens’ Fund Incorporated

Foster Care Angels Inc

The Shepherd Centre for Deaf Children

Georges River Life Care

Riverwood Punchbowl Anglican Church

RSL & Services Clubs Assoc

Girl Guides Assoc NSW

Learning Links

Little Wings

Autism Community Network

Raise Foundation

Sailability -Kogarah Bay

Macular Disease Foundation

Disaster Relief Australia

Sir Roden & Lady Cutler Foundation Inc

Fairfight Foundation

Music Therapy for Children with a disability & Grants for Good

Mental Health and Resilience App

Kidscape Program developing the communication & social skills of children with hearing loss in Georges River

Artslife Kids

Student Welfare Program

Case Management Pathways

Riverwood Mental Health Support Program (Riverwood Lunch & Leisure Program)

Veterans Benevolent Fund

Youth Mental Health First Aid Training for Girl Guide Leaders

Psychology in Schools – Learning Links’ in-school Mental Health and Wellbeing Program

Counting for Life – Supporting Disadvantaged Children with their Numeracy

Little Wings Children's Hospital Flight Program - Georges River Council

ACN's Carers Bootcamp and Mindful Support Program

Youth Mentoring Program - Georges River College Peakhurst

Rent Assistance and replace boat trailer

Macular Disease Foundation - Check My Macula

Emergency Flood Relief Fundraiser

Free Patient Transport

Supertee

Coming very soon! New Kids Area

Two new indoor play areas for kids will be unveiled very soon to compliment the family-friendly vibe at Club Rivers. The brand-new spaces will comprise two age-specific playscape areas located adjacent to the dining space and will offer fun and engaging areas for kids to play.

The junior area for kids of younger ages will feature a toddler slide, tunnels andother ac�vi�es. In the main area for the slightly older kids, crawl tunnels, mul�ple slides, climbing equipment along with many other ac�vi�es specifically selected to facilitate sensory play, cogni�ve skills and fine motor development will be featured.

Paul Millar CEO of Club Rivers said: ”We are thrilled, once again to see further investment to make Club Rivers a real des�na�on for families by adding these play areas. An offering that we have recently lacked. “It will offer new areas for kids to have fun while adults can relax and enjoy their dining experience”.

MEMBERSHIP PROMOTION

Expressions of interest

Club Rivers is calling for expressions of interest from young men and women between 17 – 24 years of age to participate in the 2024 Kokoda Youth Leadership Challenge. The program takes young community leaders on a 10 day trek across the 155km Kokoda Trail in Papua New Guinea. Overseen by the RSL & Services Clubs Association, KYLC is aimed at young people at school with natural leadership skills or disadvantaged or unemployed young people in the community who are having difficulty in finding their way in society.

The objectives of the program are to:

• Create an awareness of the campaigns in Papua New Guinea during WW11;

• Foster an understanding of the cultural diversity and environment of our nearest neighbour,Papua New Guinea;

• Provide an opportunity to trek the Kokoda Trail to experience the conditions under which our Diggers fought and died for our freedom in 1942;

• Prepare participants for future leadership roles within our Australian community.

• Encourage a commitment to community service;

• Develop adventure-based skills;

• Enhance the personal development of participants;

Club Rivers will sponsor one young local to participate in the 2024 trek and will cover the cost of their airfare, accommodation and food expenses. Applicants must be aged 17- 24 years of age, they must be physically fit and be available to complete the trek towards the end of September early October 2024.

Nominations for the KYLC scholarship will open early 2024. Further details will be available at our Remembrance Day Commemoration Service Saturday 11 November 2023.

WHATs ON PROMOTIONS & EVENTS

from 7PM Tuesday 24 Oct & 28 Nov

Entertainment EverySaturday 6-9pm Commencing

MEAT RAFFLE $2000 FRIDAY NIGHT

MEAT RAFFLE $1000 SUNDAY TRIVIA &

TICKETSON SALE

ALLDAY FROM10AM DRAWNAT 7PM

• $1fromeverytraywillbedontatedtoSoldierOn,anotforprofitorganisationsupporting currentandformerAustralianDefenceForcePersonnel,andtheirfamilies.

• JumbuckMeatsaGoldPledgeMemberofSoldierOnwillberecruitingreturnedVeterans foranyfuture rolesastheygrow.

OUT &AB UT

Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea held on Thursday 18th May with over 80 guests from our local Community, our Members, Community Groups, Community Partners in a�endance making it our biggest Morning Tea to date. $2,300 was raised on the day, plus $500 dona�on for ANZAC Day 2UP, brings the total $2,800, which was matched by Club Rivers. This bring total dona�on to $31,600 in the past 11 years.

5th July

Our CR team a�ended this event as Major Sponsors to engage with the community, handing out Free Pop Corn and we conducted a colouring compe��on for the kids. This event was even more popular than last year.

A huge thank you to our CRCommuniTEAM, our CR Members and members of our local community, without your help we would not have been able to pack 300 Supertee medical garments . These garments are not just medical but also magical as they li� the spirits of kids that are sick in hospital. CR will have the privilege of delivering these Supertees to the St George Hospital paediatric dept. Again thank you to all involved. Know that the few hours you sacrificed are going to a very worthy cause.

Our CR crew turned up in droves today to help out at Lugarno Progress Associa�on - LPA Planet Ark Tree Plan�ng Day. We all thoroughly enjoyed doing our bit for the environment on such a beau�ful day.

Together with SGCH we have started a Hot Breakfast Club at Riverwood Public School every Tuesday morning. We have cooked eggs, sunny side up which brightened everyone’s day. Pancakes, that went like hotcakes. Fancy French toast and spiraled fruit that put a spring in everyone’s step. We are so happy to see all the smiley faces and how excited the children are about our Hot Breakfast Club.

3 Bridges NAIDOC Week, youth and Family Day – Wednesday

NSW Premier Chris Minns a�ended the Au�sm Community Network Adults Social held at Club Rivers in early September. The Premier is pictured with Vanessa Gauci CEO of ACN along with Club Rivers CEO Paul Millar.

Spotlight

May

In the SAMARA

The Easter show, I worked at cheese on a stick soo

2.What fashion trend do you regret?

Anytime my hair wasn’t a middle part

3.Who would you invite onto your talk show? I would probably invite my dog

4.What’s the most embarrassing thing to ever happen to you?

Every time someone tells me my face is going red I get really embarrassed

5.What is your guilty pleasure? Guilty pleasure snack ? Straight olives.

June

6. What do you pretend to hate but actually love? Any sort of family outing

7. What would your autobiography be? Probably just my autobiography and I would be the author so it would be obvious who it’s about

8. What’s the weirdest fact you know? Lemons float and limes sink

9. What is something most people don’t know about you? I was given glasses when I was two.

$13 Membersprice

GreenLantern$15

Midori, Vodka, orange Juice, pineapple

Juice, lemon Juice

StrawberryKiss$15

Vodka, strawberry liqueur, soda water

Dark’n’Stormy$15

Kraken spiced Rum, lime juice, ginger ale

EspressoMartini$15

Vodka, Kahlua, Espresso, Creme de Cacao

PinaColada$15

Malibu, coconut cream, pineapple juice

ClassicMargarita$15

Tequila, lime juice, triple sec Mojito$15

Bacardi Rum, lime juice, sugar syrup, fresh mint, soda water

CranberryFizzMocktail$7

Cranberry juice, lime juice, soda water

Live entertainment 3 - 6pm featuring ROD JAMES Raffle

$3K Meat & Seafood Draw 7pm

Tickets available all day

Members Promo $5K swipe runsallweekend

Cocktail Special Blue Steel $13

Cafe Special Lamington & Coffee $7

Beer special

MOUNTAIN GOAT

SUMmER ALE

Rural Fire Service

Sausage Sizzle 12 - 2pm