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Huge Thankyou’s for 2008 Contd.

• To Tim Brown, Rod Hopkins, Alex Byrne and all the players who helped contribute to the
home game preparation.

• To the Old Bar and Manning community for supporting our annual Christmas Wheelbarrow
raffle. We also thank Bunnings for their generous donation of the wheelbarrow. Another
fantastic fundraising effort by our club. We raised $5250. Get ready for this years raffle and
please ask Crooksy for a book of tickets to sell, any sales helps us.

• To Nigel Hoy for making himself available for so many club activities amidst his
employment and studies.

• To Laura Silcock for assisting at our home matches as our Club Medico.

• To all the ladies who have to be incredibly patient while their partners enjoy the spoils of
rugby. Ladies, the best way to cope with this is to join in the activities with The Club and get
involved. It makes a very happy club and the guys appreciate all the help you give. A big
thanks to Di Farrar, Judy & Terry Yates , Carolyn Kohlman, Ardis Emmerton, John Scott,
John Bowraville & others for their huge help in our canteen.

• To Chris Mylonas at Classic Design Jewellery for his sponsored support with Pewter Mugs.
Go our jeweller Georgie!!

• To all our players for making this season possible.

• To all our supporters who gave us encouragement.

• To Andrew Ellem for his assistance whenever he was available to run the water at matches

• To all our wonderful helpers at ‘The Old Bar Idol’. Particularly our judges, Leigh
Woodhouse, Adam Gregory, Matt Thompson, Pam Johnson , Jules Zaas & Nichole Turner.
Our fantastic MC - Andy Ellem, our vote counters, Di Farrar, Judy & Terry Yates, Justin
Corben , Carolyn Kohlman, Laura Silcock , Jo Turner & Others .A very thanks to our
sponsors Bass & Blues Music Taree and Turnaround Music Recording Studio, Taree.

• To Maurie Thompson, Andrew McDermott, Jack Mundey & Crooksy for bus driving
throughout the year.

• To Norm & Chris Rowsell and Brian Ricketts for bus driving to Forster for Grand Final Day.

• To The Sheather family for looking after our Club throughout the year with ice and raffles.
Thankyou Wayne.

• To all concerned with selling tickets for the Club Old Bar ‘Golf China Raffle’ Well done

• To Kev Heaslip & Lee Hinton (Old Bar Pirates) for their help and generosity at home games.

• To Wayne Sinclair & Jack Mundey for website updates and write ups during the year.

To all our Club & Players Sponsors. Without your financial help and assistance we
would not be able to exist and grow. We’re proud of what we can offer you with our
advertising and we look forward to a continuing association.

• Finally, If there is anybody not mentioned above who has contributed to The Club during
the last twelve months, we thank you sincerely.

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