Nationals 2010 - Perth

It's Nationals week again.  12 members of the Hornsby Rockets are in Perth to compete with teams from around Australia in this annual TBA event.

Good luck Tim, Karina, Kevin, Emma M, Emma C, Candice, Declan, Warren, Georgie, Simon, Mark and Peter.  Enjoy your week, and bowl well!

And thanks to Ron, Esther, Annette, Ian, Anna, Jo, Denis and Robyn who are travelling with them, providing the support needed for this adventure.

They return next Saturday, 5th June.

A reminder that Saturday bowling is suspended for three weeks, re-commencing on Saturday 19th June - see you then!

Trivia and Games Night 2010 - a great success!

A big thank you to Anna Peters and her band of helpers for organising  a wonderful Trivia and Games Night last Saturday,  and congratulations on the successful fund raising result. It was a lot of work, and you did a tremendous job.

The crowd arrived and found their seats, the room was ready ..... 

..... Brooke welcomed everyone and thanked them for coming. 

She introduced the MC, Mrs Wilson (who, like Anna, was too shy for a photo), and the games began.

The Rockets had collected the tickets for the lucky door prize draw, and were ready to help wherever they were needed.

Before the quiz started, our wonderful supporters bought their prize pins, and lined up to collect their wins - most bought more than one, and we could hardly keep up with them.

Esther started the trivia rounds, and everyone got thinking  ..... either of the answers, or ways to bribe them out of Denis and Ron.

In between trivia rounds, to rest our brains and open our wallets, we had games like Mr Squiggle (you remember him - he lived on the moon and travelled in a rocket .......

Everyone of these balloons contained  the name of a prize.  Our guests paid $1 to popthe balloons so they could collect their prizes.  It took no time to pop them all.

Mrs Wilson auctioned off larger donated items .....

And we sold table mascot challenge kits - the guests made a rocket from the various crafty items in the kit, and the winner was awarded a prize.

The entries were creative and fun ...

.... a bit bizarre ....  one included a rocket blast-off sound effect!

..... and personalised!  Karina's family put her in the rocket ....

Competition was fierce ....  here's the winner:

Musician Gary Wallace donated his talents - thanks Gary!

Long time supporters, Bendigo Bank ....

...... and the Rotary Club of Berowra were among the community groups who took tables.

Hunter's Playgroup had the best food!

And the quiz winner were .....

Table 9. Commonwealth Connection with 90 Points

2nd  were Table 2 - Mix 'n' Match with 85.75 points

3rd were Table No. 11 - Berowra Rotary with 78.50 points

Our thanks to all of our guests, supporters, donors and everyone who helped in the lead up, and on the night.  Thanks to Lucy and Anna who baked a delicious supper, Annette who looked after the money, Esther the Quizmaster, Robyn, MC, scorers John, Trish and Jill, Bribe Masters Denis and Ron, everyone who helped set up the hall and clean up afterwards.