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Fire brigade benefits from bowls day

 

The Umina Beach Women's Bowling Club held its annual charity day on Tuesday, August 13.

The day raised $3200 for the Patonga Rural Volunteer Fire Brigade.

Deputy captain and brigade president Colin Zwan spoke to the members on the day.

He said that the funds raised would go towards upgrading equipment and buying a new dinghy for the brigade.

Secretary of the Umina Beach Women's Bowling Club, Lesley Swales, said that the rural fire brigade was chosen for this year's charity day as it had been sometime since they had benefited form the annual event.

"With all those bad fires over Christmas this year, we decided to give to them this year," she said.

Raffle tickets, cake stalls, the day's entry fee and a pick a box competition were used to raise money on the day.

The day involved 40 teams from bowling clubs across the Peninsula and Central Coast

"They thoroughly enjoyed themselves. It was great," said Lesley.

In previous years, the charity day has raised money for father Chris Riely's Youth Off The Sreets, Camp Quality, Woy Woy Hospital Auxiliary and Childflight.

Alison Branley, September 13