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The Combined Services Meeting is an annual event in Liverpool both motivated and organised by June Young (OAM), currently President of the Rotary Club of Greenway and brings together many Service type Clubs in our area. This Year a crowd of 140 gathered to hear from Major Paul Moulds (AM) of the Salvation Army and the night was used by to launch the Red Shield door Knock Appeal to take place on Sunday 29 May, with the honours of the launch carried out by Harry Hunt (OAM) as District Co-ordinator for the appeal.
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Clubs and persons brought together by this night included members of the Rotary Club of Liverpool, the Rotary Club of Liverpool Greenway, The Rotary Club of Liverpool West, the Rotary Satellite Club of Liverpool West, the Rotary Club of Cabramatta, The Inner Wheel Club of Liverpool Combined, Liverpool Lions, Liverpool Lionesses, Quota, LYNCS, SWNG, the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce, Vietnam Vision Project Members, the Autism Advisory & Support Service, Break Thru, Rotary District 9690 representatives, District Governor Elect David and Carolyn Cook, Assistant District Governor Veronica Necyporuk, Liverpool Mayor Wendy Waller, Board members of the Liverpool Catholic club and Liverpool RSL and of course members of the Salvation Army, as well as others, including renowned Artist Pamela Rodoreda.
Mayor Wendy Waller was presented with a portrait painted by renowned artist Pamela Rodoreda of Governor Lachlan Macquarie, who founded Liverpool on 7 November 1810 and named it after the Earl of Liverpool. The painting is a result of proceeds of last years Combined Services Dinner and will be housed at the New Liverpool Council Chambers once established.
The proceeds from this year’s Combined Services Dinner will appropriately go to the Salvation Army as part of the launch of the Red Shield Appeal. The raffle this year was run by the Rotary Club of Liverpool West with over $1,000.00 of prizes donated by Rob Griffiths of Liverpool Fright night Comedy Theatre Restaurant, an LCD TV to the value of $400.00 and other prizes donated by Inner Wheel, The Rotary Club of Liverpool West and the Rotary Club of Liverpool Greenway. Together with donations including $1,200.00 from Mr Anonymous, proceeds of the night were $2,196.00. The raffle was competently run and handled by President Peter Beadle, President Elect Ted Mlynarz, Liverpool West Satellite Club member dr Le-Duc Hong and our bulletin editor.
Many of the countless services provided by the Salvation Army are well known to most and too many to mention here. In general terms they spend annually $97 million on social programs, $65 million on Aged Care and $56 million on Employment and Youth Training. Their Fact File tells us that in the last 12 months they have helped provide shelter to 5,447 people facing homelessness and offered welfare support to 232,434 people in the Australian Eastern Territory (NSW, ACT & QLD)
Importantly the Salvation holds one appeal being the Red Shield door Knock Appeal ran annually on the last Weekend in May from which they hope to raise at least $37 million
A link for those reading online to Major Paul Moulds (AM) biography is offered here;
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Congratulations to June, who greatly appreciated the support of all who were there on the night.
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