A collection of donations raised at the City of Orange Eisteddfod in August and September has resulted in $2350 being given to the Country Women’s Association for drought relief.
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Eisteddfod publicity officer Meredie Wright said the money was raised by people dropping coins into a bucket but some entrants donated their $5 or $10 prize money.
“One of the big donations was put in from a dance school from Canberra, the Lisa Clark Dance Centre, and the principal put in their $320 [prize money],” Mrs Wright said.
Mrs Wright said it was the first time donation buckets were set up at the eisteddfod and the committee wanted to do something different to other drought fundraisers being run in Orange so the money was given to the CWA drought campaign to help farming families.
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Tanya Marschke
I am based at Orange and cover a wide range of subjects as well as the weekly business column. I've worked consistently in the the media industry since 2006 including the past seven years at the Central Western Daily. Before moving to Orange, I worked as a journalist at weekly newspapers the Beaudesert Times and the Gold Coast Sun in Queensland, as well as the Scone Advocate in the Hunter Valley. I started my career at the Ridge News in Lightning Ridge while I completed my journalism studies remotely at Charles Sturt University in Bathurst.
I am based at Orange and cover a wide range of subjects as well as the weekly business column. I've worked consistently in the the media industry since 2006 including the past seven years at the Central Western Daily. Before moving to Orange, I worked as a journalist at weekly newspapers the Beaudesert Times and the Gold Coast Sun in Queensland, as well as the Scone Advocate in the Hunter Valley. I started my career at the Ridge News in Lightning Ridge while I completed my journalism studies remotely at Charles Sturt University in Bathurst.
