Fires, Floods, Fevers.
Friends,
Your welfare is always of utmost importance to us, as is our entire community. Hence why we raise money for mental health and wellbeing through organisations such as MOSH Australia.
Our initial reaction to COVID-19 was to ensure our fundraising event continued and that our supporters and suppliers were not impacted. It soon became evident, due to the announcements from the PM restricting events of over 100 people indoors, that we would regrettably need to postpone the Vintage Ball. This we did.
Onwards. I am immensely proud to announce the Committee isnāt one to rest on their corks. After all, like the wine group, corks have a history! Our ethos is to support those in our community.
You may say that I’m a dreamer
But I’m not the only one
I hope someday you’ll join us
And the world will live as one
We are action orientated people who love to socialise.
Letās unpack COVID in this way:
(C)ompassion, (0)riginality, (V)aliant, (I)mpact and (D)efiance.
Thereās a lesson in each of these words. In everything we do, we have compassion for our community. Our events have always focused on originality ā as you donāt need a bunch of volunteers running a social club doing what you can do at your local pub or through a major event organiser, but you do need us to inspire you to fundraise for our favourite charities and to look at wine socialising in a new light. Itās what weāve always done best. To boldly goā¦ itās our original tag line, written by the one and only Steve Davis ā it inspires us to be valiant in our efforts.
Did you know that CorkĀ has been used for thousands of years as a stopper in bottles? It has even been found in the tombs dating back to ancient Egypt. Ancient Greeks and Romans also made good use of it, and it was found use as floats for fishing nets, sandals,Ā wineĀ bottle stoppers and even personal flotation devices for fishermen.
Itās a device we could all turn to for inspiration in times of COVID. Yes, the CORK!
After all, I reckon itās seen a few human plagues, fires and floods in its time. In a modern world of synthetic materials, cork continues to lead the way. This amazing and natural material has a wide range of applications far beyond the oft thought of wine bottle stopper. With new ways to use it being thought of all the time, it is sure to continue to be an environmentally friendly favourite for many years to come. As is our social group!
But I digress from the Vintage Ballā¦
To have impact with our fundraisingā¦ to not just follow the crowd, we must always look outside the square and consider āwhat else?ā.
So, itās with these sentiments of āwhat else?ā we will go forth in defiance against this disease and work with all to keep our friends and followers thriving.
You may say that I’m a dreamer
But I’m not the only one
I hope someday you’ll join us
And the world will be as one
We have a caterer who just postponed significant revenue for us (and all the meat/veg suppliers behind them), a club who is losing money from lost revenue, entertainers who, while they may love and support our charities, are losing money from their day job.
We are a community and itās times like these we need the originality of thought to inspire our next steps. So, the committee has produced a calendar of events to consider until our actual Vintage Ball takes place at Halloweenā¦ and if you are self-isolating..? Simply join us from home ā we will include pictures via Facebook so you donāt feel left out (hey, I may even video again).
Charlie-Helen Robinson 