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AFS meeting attracts local interest ROXBY DOWNS… The Roxby Downs branch of Australian Field Services (AFS) held a general meeting on March 17, 2004, in the council boardroom, to give local youth more information about the exchange programs that AFS Australia coordinates. We had four new students and one current applicant attend the meeting along with a parent of an interested student, who heard information from past and present students, families with students currently away and who have had children away in the past, former host families and committee members. The committee were extremely impressed with the current level of interest at the Roxby Downs Area School in overseas exchanges, as interest has been low in the past couple of years. Roxby Downs has a long-running history of sending and hosting record over the past thirteen years, and we encourage anyone interested in participating on an exchange to give one of the local members a call. Or speak to Helen Bennie or Bev McKenna at Roxby Downs Area School. Teto Jessica McKinnon, one of our students who is currently overseas in the United States. Jessica has been living in Medford, Oregon since August 2003, and has been competing in a public speaking tournament on behalf of her school. The Roxby Downs girl has won both her local and state titles and will soon represent her state against the rest of the United States of America. The speech that has catapulted our young local to this national competition is an eight minute speech that she prepared on ‘the stolen generation’. We wish Jessica all the best in the national competition. Mandie Arnold, AFS Reporter.
ROXBY DOWNS…St Barbara’s Parish School Parents and Friends will host a Fashion Show Fundraiser on Friday, April 30, from 7.30pm. St Barbara’s and Rockmans Fashion will team together to provide a show of clothes and accessories for all sizes. Buy your ticket before Wednesday, April 28, and they will cost $10 for adults – including a glass of champagne - and $5 per child. Tickets on the night will cost $15 per adult – with just 80 tickets available for sale. The show will be held at the Roxby Downs Golf Club with raffles and spot prizes including a voucher for two nights accommodation at the Adelaide Hyatt, a $100 Rockmans voucher and a voucher for the Oasis Restaurant to the value of $80.
Bingo proceeds go to Andamooka playground ANDAMOOKA…Therese Schofield was at Andamooka’s Sunday bingo last week to thank bingo-players, APOMA, and Country Women’s Association volunteers Margit McLean and Bev Burge for a donation of $5000 to the Andamooka Recreation Reserve. Money raised from bingo is funnelled into a variety of projects through APOMA and the CWA every year. Bingo is played at the Andamooka Tuckerbox every Sunday, 1pm start for eyes down at 1.30pm.
Welcomes Andrew Tyler to Roxby Downs as a full time, locally based Technician. For any pest related problems give Andrew a call any time on
Support available for local families ROXBY DOWNS… Local residents who have suffered the loss of a baby through stillbirth, miscarriage or neo-natal death have been invited to join a support group in Roxby Downs. “Many families suffer the loss of one or more of their babies in silence and for many years after the loss,” group organiser
Kathy Hoffmann told The Monitor. “All of us, no matter what our situation, need the support and understanding that only those who have suffered such a loss can understand,” she said. Families seeking support are invited to a coffee morning to talk freely and informally about their loss in a relaxed and sup-
portive environment. The first meeting will be held on Thursday, April 15, from 10am to noon, at 96 Stuart Rd, Roxby Downs. For more information, call Kathy Hoffman – 8671 1236.
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Mums on the cutting edge HANDY MUMS...A handful of local mums joined dance teacher Frankie Wilson last week in creating more than 150 costumes for the 80+ dance students at Outback Tap and Jazz. Some of the volunteer mums include, from left, Wendy Moy, Tracey Lepinath, Frankie Wilson, Heather Harvey and Yvette Mooney who volunteered their time to help cut literally hundreds of metres of fabric in preparation for the upcoming children’s concert on Saturday, May 29, 2004.
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