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    UNITED: Blue Ribbon Foundation Horsham Branch president Geoff Lord, left, and member Dale Russell thank Woolworths Horsham staff, from left, Tanya Jakobi, Tracey Jarrod and Raeleen Krause for helping to raise about $5000 for the foundation. Woolworths staff thank Annette and Ross Eldridge for helping co-ordinate the community barbecues at Woolworths. Picture: PAUL CARRACHER

Blue ribbon branch hits funding goal

26 February 2020

Victoria Police Blue Ribbon Foundation Horsham Branch has all but reached its $100,000 money-raising target for Wimmera Cancer Centre.

The branch closed off the three-year money-raising campaign by generating almost all of the remaining $20,000 required to complete the project through a dinner and gala ball.

It generated $15,000 from the Commissioner’s Dinner in Horsham and about $5000 through 2019 barbecues in collaboration with Woolworths supermarket in Horsham.

The dinner and gala ball at Coughlin Park Community Centre featured Police Assistant  Commissioner and Commander in Charge of Operations for Western Region, Victoria, Deb Roberts, APM, as guest speaker. The event attracted 150 people from across Horsham district.



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Event spokeswoman Kelly Schilling said the dinner was a great success.

“We had double the number of patrons than we did at a similar event in 2019,” she said.

“Our popular Bubbles for Bling Champagne raffle sponsored by Skillinvest was again a hit for the annual gala event.

“We also had a new addition to the night with an Elders Whiskey Experience for after-dinner entertainment, which produced fantastic feedback.

“It was a great event and we look forward to 2021.” 

The Blue Ribbon Foundation raises money for community projects while acknowledging police officers who have died in the line of duty.

Planning is underway for a memorial at the Constable Edward James O’Neill Memorial Treatment Room at the cancer centre, recognising Constable O’Neill, who died after falling from a horse while on duty near Nhill in April, 1922.

Const O’Neill had won a commendation for ‘promptness to duty’ in the arrest of a thief who had stolen money from Nhill’s Union Hotel before his fatal accident.

The Horsham branch is now planning for its annual Inside Story night, formerly known as Crime Night, on July 15.

Inside Story will involve a mystery guest speaker and all proceeds will go to Wimmera Health Care Group and its projects.

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