Daffodil Rally for Cancer. SUNDAY, AUGUST 27TH In March the Executive committee of the VCC decided to start an annual national rally to promote the club and fund raise for a charity. The Cancer Society was selected for the first five years. The Rally would take the form of the local branches running rallies that would suit their area on the same day at the same time. The National Office would provide guidance and promotional materials endorsed by the Cancer Society. Our branch was already talking to North Shore about the annual Triple Combined Rally which is usually about the same time. So we decided to collaborate, and this year replace it with this new rally. The rally is open to anyone. Club Eligible, modern, car, motorcycle, hotrod – anything. We hope that the public will come to either the start or finish where the cars will be on display. The Cancer Society will provide all their usual balloons, stickers etc, and we will have collection buckets. There is a donation of $10 to do the rally. Our Rally will start on the North Shore at the Caffeine and Classics display (which happened to be on the same day) arriving at 10.00 am. Colin Marshall who organises their meet has been very helpful. Then after registering, including the donation, they will be given a route guide, vehicles will set off on the route from 11.15 am. They will travel on tar sealed roads (50 miles) to Warkworth town centre for display. One Business Warkworth are arranging the parking, local publicity, prizes for “peoples’ choice “etc. For those who want to participate, just arrive at Smales Farm, and enjoy the display, take the route and display in Warkworth. You will be directed to the Wharf or Queen St when you arrive. For those who will offer help-PLEASE At Smales Farm; we will need parking marshals, registration people, cancer bucket people to collect donations. On route; Tail end Charlie.
At Warkworth; we will need cancer bucket people, branch stand to give information, helping put up a gazebo and handouts, liaison with marshals and probably more we haven’t thought of yet!
For those who would like to bring their car for display in Warkworth, please do, but we would like a donation too please. For everyone else, just park up where you can, the Baxter St car park above the New World is usually empty on Sundays, and join in the fun. This is a very different, and big event for us as a club, so we really need your support and forbearance if we make mistakes. Any advice now will be well received. Every cent/dollar we collect will go to our local Cancer Society area. This is Auckland and the North. Anne Richardson, 021 277 9010/09 425 6298.
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