Hall recognised for generosity
Sep 7, 2009
The generosity of residents of Hall has been officially recognised with the community receiving the first ever Community Spirit Award from the Leukaemia Foundation.The award was presented at the Leukaemia Foundation’s World’s Greatest Shave Top 30 Fundraisers awards night on Tuesday, June 23.
Leukaemia Foundation NSW/ACT general manager Stuart Allen said the foundation decided to introduce the award so it could highlight a community that had continued to support it throughout the years. “The Hall’s Greatest Shave was the top fundraiser in the ACT last year and in the last six years they have raided in excess of $110,000. “Each year the Hall community gets behind the shave and this, their seventh year, was even better.”
Organiser Craig McKinnon said this year the ACT’s World’s Greatest Shave was launched at The Wood Duck Inn in Hall, the centre of Hall’s Greatest Shave. “With the help of the Hall Bushfire Brigade, players from the Canberra Raiders, and staff from The Wood Duck Inn, the local community had a fantastic fun filled day on Saturday, March 14 where they raised about $17,000 for the Leukaemia Foundation,” he said.
Source: The Northside Chronicle – 7 July 2009.
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