RFDS Fundraising Winter Ball

The Social Dancing Group’s annual ball is a fundraiser for the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS). This year it is themed around a magical grotto and will be held on Saturday 29th August in Bridgetown Town Hall, doors open 7.15pm with dancing to start at 8pm.

It’s a glamorous night which sees those who attend dressed in cocktail or formal wear.

Everyone is welcome to attend and enjoy a wonderful evening. Those who come for the dancing will have their full measure of the night’s entertainment, some patrons come to sit and watch the dancing and marvel in the night’s theatre with all its glitz and glamour, a glimpse back in time, all contributing to a memorable evening.

All those attending get to participate in one of the best social activities of the year whilst raising money for the RFDS.

The RFDS has special significance for many people who live their lives in the rural and regional areas, who will never know when they may benefit from the service, but who will be glad the service is there when they or their family need it to be.

The social dancing group make sure that all the monies raised from the evening goes to the RFDS with any associated costs for the evening coming from the group’s other revenue.

The Social Dancing Group’s Annual Ball which raise funds for the Royal Flying Doctor Service has been run since 2011. The RFDS is a vital service for all rural and remote people, providing both general health care and emergency transport. The RAC helicopter is a perfect solution to capital city emergencies but just think how much of our vast state exists outside that boundary.

Over that time the Social Dancing Group has raised $32,098 for the RFDS from the annual ball.

The group also holds dances regularly at the Yornup Hall and from the monies these dances have raised they have also given a further $26,000 to the other charities they support; Beyond Blue, the Cancer Foundation, Perth Children’s Hospital and Men’s Health.

When getting ready for the Ball, yes, it is beneficial to know your way around the dance floor but not essential, and if you need to touch up your technique, the Social Dancing Group holds dance practice every Monday night at the Uniting Church Hall on Roe Street starting at 6pm. Of interest, as the Annual Ball is imminent, all the dance practice nights until then are being given over to learning the 21 or so dances that will feature at the Ball.

Patricia (Trish) Martin and Mick Blatch are the dance instructors for the group. Trish explains,

“Dance, of course, stimulates the mind as well as the body, dance is a gentle form of exercise which keeps the body supple, and learning the dance steps and remembering the sequence keeps the mind active plus attending dances is the very best social activity around.”

For further information on the Social Dancing Group or the Annual Ball you can call Tony on 0427 643 638, or Trish on 0897 611 946.